Department Administration | UW Pediatrics

Administration and Finance

	Name			Contact Information
	Erin E. Allen, BS, 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
	Lindy Downey		Faculty Affairs Specialist, Lead	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	carrie.hecker@seattlechildrens.org 206-987-4690
	Amy Kelsey		Faculty Recruitment 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

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		Manager of HR Operations	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
	Amelia Apfel		Communications Specialist Lead	arapfel@uw.edu
	Jaime Prosser, BS, MSE		Web Application Developer	prosser@uw.edu

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
	Amy Sun		Grants Manager	amsun@uw.edu 206.221.5465
	Hazel Wallin		Grants Manager	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

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

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
	Griffan Martin		Program Coordinator, WWAMI Medical Student, WRITE & LIC Programs	griffan.martin@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.2063
	My Linh Nguyen		Program Coordinator, WWAMI Resident and Visiting Professor Programs	mylinh.nguyen@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5869
	Scott Olson, MHA		Pediatric Residency Manager	scott.olson@seattlechildrens.org
	Sharon Whitson		Pediatric Fellowships Management Specialist	sharon.whitson@seattlechildrens.org 206.987.5870