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UW Pediatrics

Department Administration

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 Mail Stop
McKenna Pho
Manager, Executive Administration 		mckenna.pho@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2732; 206.987.2150

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401
Natacha Afeiche
Senior Executive Assistant 		natacha.afeiche@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401
Eric Allen
Senior Executive Assistant 		eric.allen@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401
Melanie Miller
Program Coordinator II 		melanie.miller@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.1751; 206.987.2150

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401
Sophie Whitsett
Program Coordinator II 		sophie.whitsett@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2961; 206.987.2150

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401

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 Mail Stop
Christina Woodruff
Faculty Affairs Manager 		christina.woodruff@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2364

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Joanna Baylon
Faculty Affairs Specialist 		jbayavit@uw.edu

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Lindy Downey
Faculty Affairs Specialist 		lindy.downey@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.8411

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Sherry Elwell
Faculty Affairs Specialist, Lead 		sherry.elwell@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.8422

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Amy Kelsey
Program Operations Specialist 		Amy.Kelsey@seattlechildrens.org
Lola Lomothey Okoye
Faculty Affairs Specialist 		lola.lomothey@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.8418

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Zach Melapioni
Faculty Affairs Coordinator 		zach.melapioni@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.5896

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Jenny Nakahara
Faculty Promotions Specialist 		jennak@uw.edu

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Gloria Walker
Faculty Affairs Specialist, Lead 		gloria.walker@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.4690

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100

Administration and Finance

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Erin E. Allen, MHA
Vice Chair, Administration and Finance 		eeallen@uw.edu

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S RB.2.401
Timothy Appel
Associate Director, Department Finance 		timothy.appel@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.1392

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Maria Zontine, MPA, SHRM-SCP
Associate Director of People and Workforce 		maria.zontine@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Emily Allen, MPA
Associate Director, Department Operations 		emily.allen@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.5554

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100

Staff Human Resources PedsHR@uw.edu

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Maria Zontine, MPA, SHRM-SCP
Associate Director of People and Workforce 		maria.zontine@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Julie Arenivar, BA, SHRM-CP
Human Resource and Equity Specialist 		juliea4@uw.edu

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Isabel Campos, MBA, SHRM-CP
Human Resource Assistant SR. 		icampos2@uw.edu

UW Box 356320

 
Sidney Helsten, MS, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Specialist 		sidneyh4@uw.edu

UW Box 356320
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 Mail Stop
- Vacant -
Communications Manager 		--

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Cinderella Amir
Communications Specialist 		cindyam@uw.edu

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Jaime Prosser
Web Application Developer 		prosser@uw.edu

Financial Accounting pedorder@uw.edu 206.616.4670

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Rose O. Rulloda
Finance Manager 		rulloda@uw.edu
206.616.4670

UW Box 356320
Doha Ashmawi
Business Manager 		doha98@uw.edu

UW: Box 356320
Stefanie Hensley
Business Manager 		shensle1@uw.edu
206.616.4670

UW Box 356320
Mai Yia Lee
Fiscal Specialist 2 		leem17@uw.edu
206.616.4670

UW Box 356320
Ariel Wu
Fiscal Specialist 2 		achouwu@uw.edu

UW Box 356320

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

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Patrick Lennon
Research Administrator 		plennon@uw.edu
206.221.1461

UW Box 356320
Eileen Chin
Grants Manager Lead 		eichin@uw.edu
206.685.8328

UW Box 356320
Brigidann Cooper, MBA
Grants Manager 		brigcoop@uw.edu
206.616.3398

UW Box 356320
Brian Leenhiavue
Grants Manager Lead 		brianlee@uw.edu
Donna Prybell
Grants Manager 		dprybell@uw.edu
206.221.3464

UW Box 356320
Amy Sun
Grants Manager 		amsun@uw.edu
206.221.5465

UW Box 356320

Facilities pedsfac@uw.edu 206.221.1333

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

UW Box 356320

Clinical Finance pedsclinicalfinance@seattlechildrens.org

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Travis Ewing
Manager, Clinical Finance 		travis.ewing@seattlechildrens.org

UW: Box 354905
SCH: M/S CSB-100
Kim Gu
Financial Analyst 		kim.gu@seattlechildrens.org

UW: Box 354905
SCH: M/S CSB-100
Tia Pangwi
Financial Analyst 		chaldria.pangwi@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Nancy Reim
Financial and Reporting Analyst 		nancy.reim@seattlechildrens.org

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100
Melissa Strom Legoh
Financial Analyst 		Melissa.StromLegoh@seattlechildrens.org

UW: Box 354905
SCH: M/S CSB-100

Payroll PedsPayroll@uw.edu

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
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

UW Box 354905
SCH M/S CSB-100

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

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Tom Ruddle
IT Manager 		truddle@uw.edu

UW Box 356320
Greg Farneth
Systems Engineer 		gfarneth@uw.edu

UW Box 356320
Michael Kortas
Technical Operations Lead 		mkortas@uw.edu
206.685.4205

UW Box 356320
Mark Ledesma
Systems Engineer 		ledesmam@uw.edu

UW Box 356320
Jaime Prosser
Web Application Developer 		prosser@uw.edu
Daniel Stepanek
Senior Computer Specialist 		daest@uw.edu

UW Box 356320

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

Name Contact Information Mail Stop
Kari Dietrich
Director, Graduate Medical Education, WWAMI, and Medical Student Programs 		kari.dietrich@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2527

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830
Chris Pendergrass
Associate Director, Finance and Operations 		chris.pendergrass@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.0670

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830
Sara Fear
Manager, WWAMI Medical Student Programs 		Sara.fear@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2008

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830
My Linh Nguyen
WWAMI Programs Coordinator: WWAMI Resident, WRITE Students, Clinical Faculty and Visiting Professor Programs 		mylinh.nguyen@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.5869

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830
Scott Olson, MHA
Pediatric Residency Manager 		scott.olson@seattlechildrens.org
WWAMI Programs Coordinator
WWAMI Programs Coordinator 		medical.students@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.2063

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830
Sharon Whitson
Pediatric Fellowships Management Specialist 		sharon.whitson@seattlechildrens.org
206.987.5870

UW Box 359300
SCH M/S OC.7.830