Department Administration | UW Pediatrics

Administration and Finance

		Name	Contact Information
		Erin E. Allen, MHA Vice Chair, Administration and Finance	eeallen@uw.edu
		Timothy Appel Director, Finance	timothy.appel@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.1392
		Maria Zontine, MPA, SHRM-SCP Director, People and Workforce	maria.zontine@seattlechildrens.org
		Emily Allen, MPA Director, Operations	emily.allen@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5554

Faculty Affairs UWPedsFA@seattlechildrens.org

Primary point of contact for: Faculty recruitment, offer letters, and new appointment initiation; Annual and 2nd term reappointments, and promotions including faculty promotion clock stop and track change requests; Merit implementation; Medical staff appointments; Department orientation sessions; FTE changes; Resignation letters
		Name	Contact Information
		Christina Woodruff Faculty Affairs Manager	christina.woodruff@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2364
		Joanna Baylon Faculty Affairs Specialist	jbayavit@uw.edu
		Lindy Downey Faculty Affairs Specialist	lindy.downey@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.8411
		Sherry Elwell Faculty Affairs Specialist, Lead	sherry.elwell@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.8422
		Carrie Hecker Faculty Affairs Specialist	heckec@uw.edu
		Amy Kelsey Program Operations Specialist	Amy.Kelsey@seattlechildrens.org
		Lola Lomothey Okoye Faculty Affairs Specialist	lola.lomothey@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.8418
		Zach Melapioni Faculty Affairs Program Specialist	zach.melapioni@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5896
		Jenny Nakahara Faculty Promotions Specialist	jennak@uw.edu

Executive Operations 206.987.2150

Primary point of contact for: Executive Committee (Chair and Vice Chairs) and Administrative Leaders (Associate Directors) of the department; Support in processing signature requests; Management of large departmental meetings and events.
		Name	Contact Information
		McKenna Pho Manager, Executive Administration	mckenna.pho@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2732; 206.987.2150
		Natacha Afeiche Senior Executive Assistant	natacha.afeiche@seattlechildrens.org
		Eric Allen Senior Executive Assistant	eric.allen@seattlechildrens.org
		Melanie Miller Program Coordinator II	melanie.miller@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.1751; 206.987.2150
		Sophie Whitsett Program Coordinator II	sophie.whitsett@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2961; 206.987.2150

Staff Human Resources PedsHR@uw.edu

		Name	Contact Information
		Maria Zontine, MPA, SHRM-SCP Director, People and Workforce	maria.zontine@seattlechildrens.org
		Julie Arenivar, BA, SHRM-CP Human Resource and Equity Specialist	juliea4@uw.edu
		Isabel Campos, MBA, SHRM-CP Human Resource Operations Specialist	icampos2@uw.edu
		Sidney Helsten, MS, SHRM-CP Human Resources Specialist	sidneyh4@uw.edu
		Julia Siegl, MM Human Resources Specialist	sieglj@uw.edu

Communications and Marketing pedsnews@seattlechildrens.org, pedweb@uw.edu

Serves as a partner for various communications, marketing, and strategic activities within the department.
		Name	Contact Information
		Taryn Essinger Communications Manager	taryne7@uw.edu
		Cinderella Amir Communications Specialist	cindyam@uw.edu
		Amelia Apfel Communications Specialist Lead	arapfel@uw.edu
		Jaime Prosser Web Application Developer	prosser@uw.edu
		Maddie Seid Student Assistant	Maddie.Seid@seattlechildrens.org

Financial Accounting pedorder@uw.edu 206.616.4670

		Name	Contact Information
		Rose O. Rulloda Finance Manager	rulloda@uw.edu 206.616.4670
		Doha Ashmawi Business Manager	doha98@uw.edu
		Stefanie Hensley Business Manager	shensle1@uw.edu 206.616.4670
		Richard Lee Contracts Analyst	rtlee@uw.edu
		Mai Yia Lee Fiscal Specialist 2	leem17@uw.edu 206.616.4670
		Ariel Wu Fiscal Specialist 2	achouwu@uw.edu

Research Administration (Grants & Contracts) pedsgrant@uw.edu

		Name	Contact Information
		Patrick Lennon Research Administrator	plennon@uw.edu 206.221.1461
		Eileen Chin Grants Manager Lead	eichin@uw.edu 206.685.8328
		Brigidann Cooper, MBA Grants Manager	brigcoop@uw.edu 206.616.3398
		Brian Leenhiavue Grants Manager Lead	brianlee@uw.edu
		Donna Prybell Grants Manager	dprybell@uw.edu 206.221.3464
		Amy Sun Grants Manager	amsun@uw.edu 206.221.5465
		Hazel Wallin Grants Management Assistant	wallihaz@uw.edu 206.221.0663

Facilities pedsfac@uw.edu 206.221.1333

		Name	Contact Information
		Neil MacLeod Facilities Operations Manager	nmacleod@uw.edu 206.221.1333

Clinical Finance pedsclinicalfinance@seattlechildrens.org

		Name	Contact Information
		Travis Ewing Manager, Clinical Finance	travis.ewing@seattlechildrens.org
		Kim Gu Financial Analyst	kim.gu@seattlechildrens.org
		Tia Pangwi Financial Analyst	chaldria.pangwi@seattlechildrens.org
		Nancy Reim Financial and Reporting Analyst	nancy.reim@seattlechildrens.org
		Melissa Strom Legoh Financial Analyst	Melissa.StromLegoh@seattlechildrens.org

Payroll PedsPayroll@uw.edu

		Name	Contact Information
		Elizabeth Kulessa Finance Manager - Payroll	ekulessa@uw.edu 206.987.8436
		Mario Cheung Payroll Coordinator	marioche@uw.edu
		Matthew A Hassall Payroll Coordinator	matthas@uw.edu 206.987.8421

Information Technology pedshelp@uw.edu, pedweb@uw.edu 206.543.7337

		Name	Contact Information
		Tom Ruddle IT Manager	truddle@uw.edu
		Greg Farneth Systems Engineer	gfarneth@uw.edu
		Michael Kortas Technical Operations Lead	mkortas@uw.edu 206.685.4205
		Mark Ledesma Systems Engineer	ledesmam@uw.edu
		Dani Stepanek Senior Computer Specialist	daest@uw.edu

Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education pedsresteam@seattlechildrens.org, Medical.Students@seattlechildrens.org, PediatricFellowshipPrograms@seattlechildrens.org

		Name	Contact Information
		Kari Dietrich Director, Graduate Medical Education, WWAMI, and Medical Student Programs	kari.dietrich@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2527
		Chris Pendergrass Associate Director, GME Finance and Operations	chris.pendergrass@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.0670
		Sara Fear Manager, WWAMI Medical Student Programs	Sara.fear@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2008
		My Linh Nguyen WWAMI Programs Coordinator: WWAMI Resident, WRITE Students, Clinical Faculty and Visiting Professor Programs	mylinh.nguyen@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5869
		Scott Olson, MHA Pediatric Residency Manager	scott.olson@seattlechildrens.org
		WWAMI Programs Coordinator WWAMI Programs Coordinator	medical.students@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2063
		Sharon Whitson Pediatric Fellowships Management Specialist	sharon.whitson@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5870