Staff

Administrative staff Academic services and advising Communications Computing Fiscal & grants Laboratory/technical staff Advancement Research staff Center staff

Administrative staff

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Bart Nijssen Department Chair More 201C nijssen@uw.edu
	Melissa L. Best Assistant to the Chair and Academic HR Specialist More 201B 206-543-8883 bestm2@uw.edu	Faculty/Outside Instructor Hiring / Academic HR Promotion & Tenure Postdoctoral Associate and Visiting Scholar/Scientist appointments Visiting Burges Professorship Program Visa processing Department Events (Endowed Lectures, Visiting Lectures) Chair's calendar Department Committees
	Hettie Scofield Administrator More 201 206-616-1667 hscofiel@uw.edu	Strategic planning Department operations and finance Human resources and employee relations Budgeting and projections (non-sponsored budgets) COVID-19 site supervisor Building Manager
	Jon Emard Operations Manager and Building Coordinator More 201 206-685-0326 jmemard@uw.edu	Department primary contact Facilities requests & space management Safety, security & key access Surplus, moves & relocations Event & lecture coordination Facilities purchasing & budget support

Academic services and advising

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Bryan Crockett Director of Academic Services More 201G 206-616-1891 bryantc@uw.edu	Direct CEE Academic Services and Advising Valle Program Adviser Graduate Advising: PhD MSCE – Thesis MSCE – Professional Master's Program Graduate Fellowships Academic Misconduct
	Anna Egeland Graduate Academic Adviser More 201F 206-543-5092 anegelan@uw.edu	Graduate Advising: PhD MSCE – Thesis MSCE – Professional Master's Program Graduate Fellowships Graduate Student Academic Misconduct
	Kimbo Smith Graduate Student Adviser More 201K 206-543-2574 kas3fs@uw.edu	Graduate Advising: Construction Engineering Energy Infrastructure Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Sustainable Transportation
	Anne Chi Professional Programs, Director More 306 annejchi@uw.edu
	Brian Kinnear Undergraduate Advisor More 201F 206-221-2181 kinnear@uw.edu	Undergraduate advising and student services BSCE & BSENVE Program Information CEE Student Groups & Organizations
	Marina Bydalek Undergraduate Academic Counselor More 201H 206-221-9165 mbydalek@uw.edu	Undergraduate advising and student services BSCE & BSENVE Program Information CEE Student Groups & Organizations

Communications

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Julia Davis Marketing & Communications Manager Engr Annex 206 jdaviskc@uw.edu	Bridge newsletter Web site content Departmental flyers and print pieces Story ideas (student features, innovative research, etc.) Photography
	Jonieth O'Neill Web Information Specialist ceewebhelp@engr.washington.edu	Web content development Website maintenance

Computing

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Nicholas Burmeister Computer Support Technician More 011 206-543-6314 nburm@uw.edu	OS & Software Deployment Computer Lab Management Building Access via Husky Card IT Support (Computers & Devices, RICOH copiers, Networking) Server Management

Fiscal, grants & HR

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Sandra Ngo Grants Manager More 309A 206-685-1024 slachan@uw.edu	Grants & Contracts Management Proposal Submissions Budget Reporting Salary Planning Cost Share Commitments
	Max Heimdal HR Manager More 214C 206-543-0350 heimdalm@uw.edu	Human resources Staff recruitment/hiring Student appointments and scholarship disbursement Payroll management Workday process management
	Chelsea McFarland Finance Manager More 201E 206-616-5338 cmcfar2@uw.edu	Reimbursements Purchasing ProCard administration Travel administration Budgeting and projections (non-sponsored budgets)

Laboratory/technical staff

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Vongsant (Vince) Chaijaroen Research Scientist Engineering II More 042 206-543-7433 vchaijar@uw.edu	Structures lab
	Jon Weiner Instructional Lab Manager More 129 206-543-4064 weiner@uw.edu	Geotechnical lab Construction materials lab Hydraulics lab

Advancement

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Sharon Dana Director of Advancement sdana@uw.edu	Corporate relations Foundation relations
	Emily Thurston Associate Director of Advancement Loew 351K 206-543-3140 ethurs@uw.edu	Gifts/Donations Alumni relations Planned giving
	Caitlin Bell Associate Director of Advancement bellcait@uw.edu	Gifts/Donations Alumni relations Planned giving

Research staff

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Bruce Godfrey Research Scientist/Engineer 2 206-616-7435 bgodfrey@uw.edu
	Tim Gould Research Scientist Wilcox 270 206-543-8195 tgould@u.washington.edu
	Mara Page Environmental Lab Manager mep38@uw.edu

Center staff

	Staff Member	Responsibilities
	Melissa Amrhein Assistant Director, Workforce Development Institute estudio@uw.edu
	Julie Angeley Program Operations Specialist, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) 206-543-3341 jcomiske@uw.edu
	Ryan Avery Deputy Director and Senior Research Engineer, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) 206-543-6261 rpavery@uw.edu
	Julian Yamaura Director, MSCE Energy Infrastructure and the MSCE Construction Engineering Programs 206-543-3040 yamauraj@uw.edu
	Jeffrey Berman Rapid Experimental Facility Site Operations Director Professor More 214C 206-616-3530 jwberman@uw.edu
	Karen Dedinsky Data Processing Specialist, RAPID Facility kdedinsk@uw.edu
	Julia Hutchins Program Operations Specialist, RAPID Facility jkhutch@uw.edu
	Anne Goodchild Founding Director, Urban Freight Lab Professor Wilson 111 206-543-3747 annegood@uw.edu
	Michael Grilliot Operations Manager, RAPID Facility grilliot@uw.edu
	Andrew Lyda Operations Engineer, RAPID Facility 206-616-3318 awlyda@uw.edu
	Edward McCormack Director, Master of Sustainable Transportation Program Research Associate Professor Researcher, Urban Freight Lab Wilson Ceramics Lab 109 206-543-3348 edm@uw.edu
	Stephen Muench Valle Program Director Professor More 133C 206-616-1259 stmuench@uw.edu
	Kristine Pham Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) kphams@uw.edu
	Amy O'Brien Technical Communications Specialist, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) 206-685-2644 amyo@uw.edu
	Malorie Stites Program Coordinator, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) 206-543-3337 malorie@uw.edu
	Shane Dang Systems Analyst, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) 206-543-6458 dangit17@uw.edu
	Vacant position Program Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)	PacTrans Budget reconciliation PacTrans Travel PacTrans Purchasing PacTrans Bpos PacTrans Reimbursements Misc PacTrans Administration
	Jaq Zdebski Operations Specialist, RAPID Facility 206-616-3318 jaqz@uw.edu
	Yinhai Wang Director, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Director, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) Professor More 121F 206-616-2696 yinhai@uw.edu
	Katie Ward Public Information Specialist, Urban Freight Lab and Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (MSCTL) Graduate Degree Program Wilson Ceramics Lab 105 206-221-6407 krw2@uw.edu
	Joseph Wartman Principal Investigator and Director, Rapid Experimental Facility H. R. Berg Professor More 132 206-685-4806 wartman@uw.edu
	Christina Yarbrough Finance, Grants, and Research Manager, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) 206-221-4145 crystina@uw.edu