Staff

Sebastião Edson Macedo

Graduate Advisor

PORTFOLIO: Graduate admission information and procedures, fellowships, student guidance, academic progress, exam assistance, degree completion, committees, Graduate Division policies and procedures.

Sebastiao Edson Macedo holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures with an emphasis on Luso-Brazilian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. MA in Portuguese and African Literatures at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. He has published translations of poetry, and articles on representations of marginality and poverty in Brazilian literature. As a...

Katie Oliver

Business Operations and Events Coordinator

PORTFOLIO: Event management, Purchasing, Reimbursements, Website updates, Accounting and Administrative Support

Jamila Leaks

Academic Personnel Coordinator

PORTFOLIO: Human Resources support for faculty and visitors, management of recruitments and advancements, GSI, lecturers & visiting professors appointments, coordination of visas, benefits, and payroll. HR policies and procedures.

Maxwell Moloney

Undergraduate Advisor

PORTFOLIO: Undergraduate student guidance and orientation; major, double major, and minor planning and declaration; study abroad course and requirements planning. Instructor support including enrollment management, course scheduling, room reservations. Course Catalog and Academic Guide updates.

Maxwell earned a B.A. in French and Spanish from Marquette University in 2018 and a M.A. in Spanish Literature From the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2020.

Gregory Pollet-Young

Department Manager

PORTFOLIO: Management of department staff, budget, accounting & finances, events, grants management, facilities, websites and general operations.

Gregory earned a master's degree in business administration from Montpellier Business School (France), in partnership with Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (Lima, Peru).