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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Tampa campus

Name	Description of Duties
Karissa Valine-Plaza Operations Manager kvalineplaza@usf.edu	Manages IB office and supervision of staff Department HR representative for hiring, recruitment, and appointments Oversight of department operating budgets Faculty assignments, T&P, and annual evaluations General office questions Travel arrangements for university guests Travel and purchasing training
Jessica Wilson, MS Unit Research Administrator normanj@usf.edu	Grants administrator (federal, state, student, private and international fund sources) Pre- & Post-award support Grant proposals USF sponsored research liaison Grant funded travel Research appointments
Christine Brubaker, BA Academic Systems Administrator – Graduate Programs brubaker@usf.edu	Graduate program administrator Graduate admissions Graduate program support Committees Recruitment events Onboarding Training Graduate student timeline guidance Graduation processes Tuition waivers TA appointments
Ben Peoples Academic Program Specialist – Undergraduate Programs bpeoples@usf.edu	Academic course schedule Undergraduate research permits Graduate course permits Course syllabi Room bookings Purchasing of textbooks and office supplies Enrollment reporting
Mary Mangiapia, MS Laboratory Manager mangiapia@usf.edu 813 974 5059	Laboratory curriculum development and TA supervision of BSC2011L – Bio II Laboratory purchasing for teaching labs Specimen collection and tank maintenance Teaching laboratory safety officer
Richard Romeo “Romeo” Research Engineering Technologist rromeo1@usf.edu 813 974 2667	Maintenance of research and teaching laboratory equipment Department vehicle and vessel maintenance Autoclave maintenance and safety training Environmental chamber and greenhouse
Clare Dennison, PhD Microscopy Core Facility Manager cldennison@usf.edu	Manager of the Microscopy Core Facility Internal and external client consultation and bookings Supervision and training in TEM, SEM and fluorescence microscope imaging technniques and sample preparation Full service sample preparation and imaging services Facility equipment maintenance Integrative Biology Department website developer Integrative Biology key requests processing

St. Petersburg campus

Name	Description of Duties
Reid Lesperance Administrative Specialist lesperance@usf.edu	Administrative Specialist
DEBORAH L. HOWARD, Ms, MA Teaching Lab Manager dhoward5@usf.edu 7279734380	Teaching Lab Manager
Catherine Koziol, MBA Internship Coordinator cjk@usf.edu	Internship Coordinator
MAHMOUD MOHAMMED, PhD Research Lab Manager mahmoud5@usf.edu	Responsible for all St. Petersburg research labs (Biology, ESP, and Chemistry) Repairs and maintains research instrumentation Troubleshoots, and handles research lab prep for hurricanes Training of grad students, and maintains boat and jeep.