WPI - Key Persons


Adam Sears

Job Titles:
  • Director, WPI Innovation Studio Technical Operations

Afreen Anwar

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Technician / Biology & Biotechnology

Agata C. Lajoie

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director
  • Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions

Ahmet (Can) Sabuncu

Job Titles:
  • Named 2023 Engineering Unleashed Fellow, Joining 2022 Fellow Gbetonmasse Somasse

Akul Agarwal

Job Titles:
  • Temporary Research Assistant

Alan Baker

Job Titles:
  • Director, Network Architecture / Information Technology

Aleksandra V. Taraschansky

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager, Graduate Studies Online

Allyson Bernard

Job Titles:
  • Business / Systems Analyst II, Graduate Studies
  • Operations Specialist
As Operations Specialist, Allyson serves as the primary on-site expert and liaison for the career services management tool (CSM) and oversees all functions of the database. In addition, she manages the office's First Destination Report, summer internship survey, and is the primary contact for related data requests. In conjunction with the Operations Team, she supports employer recruiting activities like on campus interviews and information sessions. Lastly, Allyson leads several events and career fairs and meets with students regarding Handshake. Prior to this role, Allyson served as Senior ...

Amy L. Case

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant VI, Graduate Studies

Andrew Aberdale

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Anitha Alanthadka

Job Titles:
  • Post - Doctoral Fellow

Ardian Preci

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Business Development Lab

Aref Aasi

Job Titles:
  • Temporary Lab Technician

Beata Baclawska

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Benjamin Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Color Guard Instructor / Student Activities

Betsy Barr

Job Titles:
  • Professional Education
  • Program Manager / Online and Corporate Education

Boston Seaport

Job Titles:
  • Boston Seaport Manager, Advancement

Boynton Hall

Job Titles:
  • Financial Services
  • Foundation Relations
  • Procurement

Brian Beckwith

Job Titles:
  • Service Desk Student Supervisor, User Success and Experience

Brian D. Degon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Solution Architecture and Analytics, Graduate Studies

Brian O'Connell

Job Titles:
  • Production Manager

Caitie Reidy

Job Titles:
  • Boston Seaport Manager, Advancement
Caitie Reidy currently serves as the WPI Boston Seaport Office Manager for the Corporate Relations team. In her role Caitie oversees the facilities and operations of the office as well as serving as a liaison for WPI's partnership with the Innovation Studio and District Hall. In addition, Caitie serves as the face of WPI Seaport and is responsible for managing relationships with the WPI Seaport community and supporting strategic connections between Boston and Worcester. Caitie joined WPI in 2018 as a member of the Academic & Corporate Engagement team as the WPI Boston Seaport Office ...

Cathy L. Battelle

Job Titles:
  • Associate Registrar / Registrar

Christopher J. Bartley

Job Titles:
  • Associate Athletic Dir / Coach / Physical Education

Compaore Alassane

Job Titles:
  • International Non Degree Student

Curtis Allen Abel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Ad Interim

Cynthia Allegrezza

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Damien Arlabosse

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Marketing Operations / Marketing Communications

Daniel Richer

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Enrollment Strategy, Graduate Studies Online

Daniels Hall

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources

Darnell Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur - in - Residence, the Business School

David Ashworth

Job Titles:
  • 3rd Shift Custodial Supervisor

David Nathan Saul

Job Titles:
  • Business School 's Executive
  • Executive - in - Residence, the Business School
David Saul serves as the Business School's Executive-in-Residence. The Executive-in-Residence program leverages senior-leader experience in business to help the WPI community become the leading business school focused on research and education at the intersections of STEM, business, and human behavior to solve global problems. Executives-in-Residence hold office hours to meet with students, faculty, and staff for advising, coaching, and mentoring. They also serve as guest lecturers and panelists as requested and participate in the Business Dean's Council of Strategic Advisors (DCSA). ...

David Oluwasegun Afolayan

Job Titles:
  • Researcher

David S. Adams

Job Titles:
  • Radiation Safety Officer & Biological Safety Officer / Facilities Office

Deborah A Baron

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
  • Operations Manager, Graduate Studies

Deborah A. Ferrecchia

Job Titles:
  • Scheduling Coordinator, Graduate Studies Online

Diran Apelian

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Professor

Donna Severson

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant, Finance & Operations

Dr. Alexander M. Wyglinski

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Alexander M. Wyglinski is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at WPI since 2021. In this role, Dr. Wyglinski's activities primarily focus on devising sustainable, scalable, and innovative solutions for enabling individuals to pursue graduate degree programs in support of their professional development goals. Several of these activities include the creation of an Experiential PhD framework enabling full-time industry practitioners to simultaneously pursue part-time doctoral studies, implementation of interdisciplinary PhD programs focused on emerging areas involving cross-cutting ...

Dr. Tony Laing

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Talent & Inclusion
Dr. Tony Laing is a K-12 and higher education scholar-practitioner. He teaches and writes in the area of gender, sexuality and youth studies. Specifically, his scholarship and publications lie at the intersection of youth studies, gender studies (constructions of masculinities), single-gender schools, queer theory, and African American Studies. Dr. Laing serves as the Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging within Talent and Inclusion at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Previously, he served as K-12 Wayland METCO Director which provides educational ...

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East Hall

Job Titles:
  • IT Infrastructure & Operations

Eli Harrison Beberman

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor, Campus Visits

Elizabeth Alletto

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Women 's Impact Network & Student Engagement Center

Elizabeth Giangrande

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Success, Graduate Studies Online
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Interactive Media & Game Development
  • Learning Sciences & Technology
  • Medicinal Plant Chemistry
  • Science & Technology for Innovation in Global Development
Once you begin your journey, your Student Success Manager will remain with you throughout the duration of your program and work closely with you to ensure you are provided with all the information and tools needed for your program. Elizabeth works with the following programs: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Media, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Interactive Media & Game Design, Interactive Media & Game Development, Learning Sciences & Technology, Management, Marketing & Innovation, Medicinal Plant Chemistry, Neuroscience, Physics, ...

Emilyann Ashford

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Volleyball Coach / Physical Education

Emmanuel Baffour Asare

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Eric Lincoln Beattie

Job Titles:
  • VP, Campus Planning and Facilities Management / Facilities Management

Frankson Arthur

Job Titles:
  • POP Intern

Gennavieve Adair

Job Titles:
  • Community Director

Geoffrey Webb

Job Titles:
  • Business / Systems Analyst I, Graduate Studies

George C. Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Library

Grace Wang

Job Titles:
  • Named 17th President
Grace Wang, PhD, a materials scientist and highly accomplished and collaborative leader in higher education, government, and industry, has been selected as the 17th president of WPI. Elected by the WPI Board of Trustees after an extensive national search, President-elect Wang will join the community on April 3, 2023.

Greg Cesar

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies, Graduate Studies Online
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Analytics
  • Community Climate Adaptation
  • Financial Technology
  • Management
  • Marketing and Innovation
  • Master of Science in Mathematics for Educators
  • Supply Chain Management

Gregory P. Aubin

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Heidi Walker

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager, Graduate Studies Online

Higgins House


Hillary Lyons

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Enrollment, Graduate Studies Online
Looking for more information on one of our graduate programs?Please contact Hillary for the following programs: Fire Protection Engineering, Community Climate Adaptation and Science and Technology for Innovation in Global DevelopmentVisit my profile to schedule a time to talk. view profile

Ian Alexander Gallo Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Lab Manager and Advanced Machinist

Isaac Bates

Job Titles:
  • AV Systems Engineer I / Academic Technology Center

Jacob Ashworth

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Coach - Part Time / Physical Education

James Baum

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Janet M Zafiris

Job Titles:
  • Program Grant Operations Manager, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jeannine Cantwell

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Trade Show Specialist, Graduate Studies Online

Jessica Denton Adams

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Graduate Studies Marketing
  • Assistant Director, Graduate Studies Marketing, Graduate Studies Online

Joellen Andrews

Job Titles:
  • Director of Benefits and Wellness

John Adjah

Job Titles:
  • International Visiting Scholar

John Bacon

Job Titles:
  • Network Engineer I / Information Technology

Joseph Martin Banach

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Joseph N. Asafu-Adjaye

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Joseph Sarkis

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Management in the Business School
Joseph Sarkis, professor of management in The Business School, explains in this WCVB video report, how consumers may be affected by the expanding United Auto Workers strike, which is now targeting parts distribution, in addition to new vehicle manufacturing.

Joshua Liu

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant, Finance & Operations
Joshua Liu is responsible for student payroll and web time entry.

Justin Amevor

Job Titles:
  • Web Developer II / Information Technology

Kaitlin M. Badjo

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Gift Management

Kanan Alhassani

Job Titles:
  • Instructor - Prof Ed

Katherine Ducharme

Job Titles:
  • Sponsored Guest, the Business School

Kelly Cristina Barroso

Job Titles:
  • Post - Doctoral Fellow

Kim Marie Adams

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant I

Kira Clary

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Success, Graduate Studies Online
Once you begin your journey, your Student Success Manager will remain with you throughout the duration of your program and work closely with you to ensure you are provided with all the information and tools needed for your program. Kira works with the following programs: Business Analytics, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Medicinal Plant Chemistry, Power Systems Engineering.

Kola Akindele

Job Titles:
  • Associate VP - External Relations & Partnerships

Kristen O'Reilly

Job Titles:
  • Executive Editor

Kristie Lynn DeJesus

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, I & E Programs and Academic Integration

Kristin S Marengo

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Tech Specialist, Graduate Studies Online

Lakeya Almeida

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Advising

Lauren Turner

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Talent & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Talent & Inclusion
  • Senior Vice President of Talent and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
Since January 2022, Lauren Turner has served as senior vice president of talent and inclusion and chief diversity officer at WPI. Reporting directly to the President, she oversees all aspects of WPI's human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) functions, including compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, performance management, learning and development, organizational development, employee engagement, labor relations, and employee relations, HR information systems, data and analytics, DEI, and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME). WPI ...

Leslie Mora

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director - Academic Services, Graduate Studies Online

Levi Prudhomme

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions

Linda G. Warner

Job Titles:
  • Assoc Technology Specialist, Graduate Studies

Lindsay Baker

Job Titles:
  • Office Services Coordinator / Center for Well - Being

Lindsay Bohigian

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Director of Graduate Studies Marketing, Graduate Studies Online

Lindsay Danielle Beaulieu

Job Titles:
  • Senior Digital Marketing Specialist / Marketing Communications

Lisa D. Atwell

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager / Information Technology

Lori Kendall-Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Success, Graduate Studies Online
  • Data Science
  • Operations and Supply Chain Analytics
  • Robotics Engineering
  • Supply Chain Analytics
  • Systems Engineering Leadership
Once you begin your journey, your Student Success Manager will remain with you throughout the duration of your program and work closely with you to ensure you are provided with all the information and tools needed for your program. Lori works with the following programs: Data Science, Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering Leadership, Supply Chain Analytics, Supply Chain Essentials, and Robotics Engineering.In addition, Lori is an Academic Coach for masters and PhD students in all programs helping them to set goals, plan action steps, and make habitual changes.

Louis Alix-Garth

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Desktop Services, Information Technology

Lusine Baghsarian

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Lynn Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Design & Creative

Margarita Alicea

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Executive Projects, Advancement Division

Martin E Lentz

Job Titles:
  • Network Engineer I, Information Technology

Marty P Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Teaching Professor, the Business School

Matthew Anderson

Job Titles:
  • AFROTC Assistant Professor

Matthew R Barry

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Student Development and Counseling / Student Development & Counseling Center

Meghan Sweeney

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Success, Graduate Studies Online

Melissa E. Arndt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Graphic Designer / Marketing Communications

Melissa Terrio

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Executive Director of Grad Recruitment and Adm, Graduate Admissions
Melissa is responsible for enrollment activities for all BS/MS and PhD graduate programs at WPI, as well as admissions for graduate studies and graduate student success. With over twenty years of experience in recruiting and admissions, Melissa has worked at universities across the United States and in France. Melissa holds an MEd from Northeastern University and a BA in History and French from Boston University.

Micah Chase - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • Adjunct Instructor / Lecturer, the Business School
Micah Chase has been a founder and CEO for over 25 years successfully growing several startups into multi-million dollar companies. Experience in all phases of an enterprise, B2B, B2C, managing P&L, setting strategic direction, change management, product development, multichannel marketing, business development, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and M&A. • Checkerboard Ltd (1992-2017) is a leader in the design and manufacturing of fine social stationery. As CEO, Chase selected the strategic direction to navigate a mature industry resulting in consistent double-digit year ...

Michael Aspinwall

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Michael John Aghajanian

Job Titles:
  • Armenia Project Center Co - Director

Michael Navarrete

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Enrollment, Graduate Studies Online

Michelle Pickett

Job Titles:
  • Senior Treasury Analyst, Finance & Operations

Mitra Varun Anand

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, WPI Makerspace - I & E Integration

Mohammad Asadikiya

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Research Associate

Nahum Minott

Job Titles:
  • IT Support Analyst, User Success and Experience

Neel Wadhwa

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Specialist - Corporate Learning, Graduate Studies Online

Nelson Barnett

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Nicholas Robert McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Service Desk, User Success and Experience

Nicole Michelle Anterni

Job Titles:
  • Dir of Sponsorships & Events

Nomarfo Agyekum

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Orla Baxter

Job Titles:
  • Director Sponsored Programs / Research

Patricia A Barrows

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Endowment Accounting / Finance & Operations

Paul Rummel

Job Titles:
  • Sponsored Guest, the Business School

Poorya Aghdaie

Job Titles:
  • Post - Doctoral Fellow

Quintyn Alan Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Talent Operations and Benefits Specialist

Rachel Riley-Schafer

Job Titles:
  • Cloud Systems Administrator II, Information Technology

Richard C. Beaulac

Job Titles:
  • Utility Worker / Physical Education

Ronald Bashista

Job Titles:
  • Emergency Preparedness Director

Rory Joseph Flinn

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies

Rosanna Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Business School
I love teaching entrepreneurship because of the amazing innovations that students ideate and then create businesses around. I like the quote attributed to both Homer (the philosopher, not the father of Bart) and Steve Jobs, "The journey is the reward." I'm honored to be able to guide the WPI students through their journeys of not only learning about business ownership, but also actually building something - whether it's a prototype, a minimally viable product (MVP) or a company. Being in a university setting provides students with a safety net to fail fast and pivot their ideas. No ...

Rosemarie Adelaide Alicea

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant VI / the Global School

Sabrina Carreira

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Assistant Director of Operations, Graduate Admissions

Sam Doherty

Job Titles:
  • Construction Project Management
  • Fire Protection Engineering
  • Life Science Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Process Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Sam Herren

Job Titles:
  • Desktop Support Technician, Information Technology

Samantha Allen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Women 's Soccer Coach / Physical Education

Samantha Doherty

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Success, Graduate Studies Online
  • Biology & Biotechnology
  • Bioscience Management
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Innovation With User Experience
  • Power Systems Engineering
Once you begin your journey, your Student Success Manager will remain with you throughout the duration of your program and work closely with you to ensure you are provided with all the information and tools needed for your program. Samantha works with the following programs: Aerospace Engineering, Biology & Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Bioscience Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Project Management, Fire Protection Engineering, Innovation with User Experience, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Sandhya Balasubramanian

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Business Programs, the Business School
As Assistant Dean of Business Programs, Sandhya spearheads efforts aimed at strengthening all aspects of the WPI Business School Student life cycle including strategic recruitment, retention, program development, partnerships, student engagement and career development. Sandhya leads the WBS Programs Team that advises students on curricular selection and academic progression. The Programs team develops long-term advising relationships with students and counsel's learners on academic, administrative, professional, and disciplinary issues. Furthermore, the Programs team provides instructional ...

Sarah Danielle

Job Titles:
  • Systems Analyst - Graduate Admissions, Graduate Studies

Scott Butler

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Program Delivery and Strategic Partnerships, Graduate Studies Online

Scott N. Streeter

Job Titles:
  • Senior Desktop Services Engineer, Information Technology

Shima Azizi

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Research Scientist

Stratton Hall

Job Titles:
  • Student Health Center

Susan Elias Hicks

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Academic Programs, Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies Online

Tabiri Asumadu

Job Titles:
  • International Visiting Scholar

Teagan Bate

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Research Associate / Physics

Terri Anne

Job Titles:
  • Dean of Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies
Terri A. Camesano has been the Dean of Graduate Studies at WPI since 2014, and was the inaugural full-time Dean of Graduate Studies. In her current role, she oversees Graduate Admissions, Graduate Student Professional Development, Online Graduate Education, and Professional Education. Dean Camesano is also the primary advocate for our 2000+ graduate students, and oversees Master's, PhD, and Certificate programs in all areas of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Business. Dean Camesano is also faculty in Chemical Engineering, and has been at WPI since 2000.

Terry Adams

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Todd Verlander


Tom Bolio

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Enrollment, Graduate Studies Online
Looking for more information on one of our graduate programs? Please contact Tom for the following programs: Applied Physics, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology & Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (MEng), Bioscience Management, Computer Science, Computer Science (MCS), Cybersecurity, Data Science, Learning Sciences & Technologies, Life Science Management, Mathematics for Educators (MME), Mathematics for Educators (MMED), Neuroscience, Physics, Physics for Educators.Visit my profile to schedule a time to talk. ... view profile

Unity Hall

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable
  • Residential Services

Veronica Arciga

Job Titles:
  • Leave Specialist

Vivian A. Asimah

Job Titles:
  • Custodian / Facilities Office

Wayne W. Atchue

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Shift Custodial Supervisor

William L. Appleyard

Job Titles:
  • Electronics Technician III

William W. Battelle

Job Titles:
  • Events Director / Facilities Management