Office of Finance and Administration
The primary goal of the office of finance and administration is to provide an administrative support structure that helps the School achieve its mission across research, education and impact. The finance and administration team is responsible for strategic planning, administration, finance, procurement, human resources, IT, and facilities, as well as advancing cross-functional projects and initiatives. The office also serves as a liaison with Central University departments to ensure that the Climate School is in compliance with University policy.
Login here to the Climate Connect intranet page for more information and resources. Use the login credentials below. If you cannot access the site, please reach out to the Climate School IT team at helpdesk@climate.columbia.edu.
- Username: youruni@adcu.columbia.edu
- PW: Your UNI password (You'll be prompted for multifactor authentication.)
The finance and budget team oversees financial planning, budget and finance operations, salary accounting, effort reporting, analytics and financial management, and procurement.
The goal of the Climate School's human resources team is to advance the careers and ambitions of the Climate School faculty, researchers and staff by providing an outstanding set of human resources and talent management services to the Climate School community. The HR team oversees personnel and talent management, new hires and onboarding, recruitment and promotion transactions, and offboarding and succession planning.
The administration arm of the team oversees strategic projects and planning and manages cross-functional administrative programs. The team also provides facilities/space planning and IT support on the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses.
Helpful contacts:
- For facilities requests in any of our Morningside or Manhattanville buildings, please reach out to Alejandro Vazquez, avazquez@climate.columbia.edu.
- If you need to book a conference room in Hogan or Interchurch, please reach out to Lydia Martinez, lmartinez@climate.columbia.edu.
- Inbox Support
- Directory and research database: directory@climate.columbia.edu
- IT Support (Morningside & Manhattanville): helpdesk@climate.columbia.edu
TEAM
| Name | Title | |
| Krishna, Adithya | Variable Hour Officer | akk2188@columbia.edu |
| Goldberg, Aileen | Talent Manager | apg2166@columbia.edu |
| Vazquez, Alejandro | Administrative Manager | av3046@columbia.edu |
| Roman, Alicia | Senior Associate Dean | aroman@climate.columbia.edu |
| Varjian, Anna | Coordinator, Financial Services | av2750@columbia.edu |
| Noori, Arif | Director of Technology Strategy & Software Engineering | an2205@columbia.edu |
| Alvarez, Bienvenida | Associate Manager, Human Resources | ba4@columbia.edu |
| Warner, Breana | Procurement Analyst | bmw2133@columbia.edu |
| Sprott, Dante' | Associate Manager, Human Resources | ds4181@columbia.edu |
| Rodriguez-Perez, Elizabeth | Director of Strategic Projects | er3154@columbia.edu |
| DeLeon, Frankely | Senior Financial Analyst | fd2406@columbia.edu |
| Dermakardijian, Gary | Procurement Coordinator | gd2519@columbia.edu |
| Kurian, Jiny | Associate Director of HR | jk3956@columbia.edu |
| Hoffer, Karen | Director of Procurement | kh313@columbia.edu |
| Lai, Karen | Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Analysis | khl2126@columbia.edu |
| Moore, Kari | Associate Director of Administration | kdm2162@columbia.edu |
| Schermerhorn, Kimberly | Assistant Dean of Sponsored Projects Finance and Business Services | khl2128@columbia.edu |
| Connolly, Lisa | Procurement and Risk Analyst | lac2224@columbia.edu |
| Rosario, Luz | Senior Administrative Manager | lr3040@columbia.edu |
| Martinez, Lydia | Administrative Coordinator | lhm2129@columbia.edu |
| Calungcagin, Maria Angelina | Accountant | mac139@columbia.edu |
| Miasoiedova, Mariana | Financial Analyst | mm6134@columbia.edu |
| Feliciano, Michael | Assistant Dean of Budget & Analytics | mf3493@columbia.edu |
| Rodriguez, Nilka | Associate Manager of Human Resources | nr2800@columbia.edu |
| Aguilar, Nina | Senior Manager, Sponsored Projects Finance | nma2134@columbia.edu |
| Delaney, Rebecca | Senior Manager of Human Resources & Academic Appointments | rk2880@columbia.edu |
| Ellis, Rodbert | Chief of Staff and Sen. Director, Strategic Planning | rde2123@columbia.edu |
| Vazquez-Pichardo, Saul | Talent & Inclusion Manager | srv2123@columbia.edu |
| Barber, Shawn | Assistant Manager, Information Technology | sb4216@columbia.edu |
| Mills, Shenell | Human Resources Manager | sm4836@columbia.edu |
| Bellamy, Stacey | Administrative Manager | sk5163@columbia.edu |
| Maher, Steven | Sponsored Projects Financial Specialist | sbm2186@columbia.edu |
| Oliver, Tanisha | Associate Dean, Human Resources and Academic Appointments | to2390@columbia.edu |
| Davidson, Verlene | Associate Director for Centers and Programs | vd2433@columbia.edu |
| Nazario, Victoria | Director of Sponsored Projects Finance and Reporting | vicky@ldeo.columbia.edu |
| Maher, Virginia | Director, Human Resources | vmm2110@columbia.edu |
| Capellan, Yesenia | Senior Manager of Financial Operations | yc3215@columbia.edu |