Dean's Office

Alyssa Crittenden

Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Dean of the Graduate College
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Office: GTW 213
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-0225

Heather Nepa

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate College 
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Office: GTW 213
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-0446

Welcome Center

Karen Diaz

Interim Administrative Assistant
Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-4070

Academic Affairs

Emily Lin, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
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Office: GTW 212
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-1039

Student Services

Valarie Burke, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Services
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Office: GTW 211
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-5773

Retention, Progression, Completion

Tracy Johnson, M.A.

Director of Retention, Progression, and Completion
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Office: GTW 204
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-4836

Lucas Graff

RPC Coordinator
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Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-2702

Carlena Pablo

Admissions & Records Evaluator
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Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-2702

Megan Wilson

Retention, Progression, & Completion Coordinator
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Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-2702

The Grad Academy

Nevena Cvijetic

Executive Director of Leadership, Professional, and Career Development
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Office: GTW 209
Phone: 702-895-2744

Marlena Gatlin

Senior Event and Program Manager
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Office: GTW 210
Phone: 702-895-2319

Jessica Soria

Instructional Technologist & Content Developer
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Office: GTW 223
Phone: 702-895-5980

Graduate Financial Services

Ashlyn Gray

Director of Graduate Financial Services
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Office: GTW 205
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-3970

Cathy "CC" Dyer

GA Program Coordinator
Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-4273

Cristina Correa

Graduate Assistant & Fellowship Program Coordinator
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Office: GTW 200

Development

Katherine Freund

Director of Development
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Office: GTW 209
Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-3429

Communications & Marketing

Vaneh Darakjian

Director of Communications & Marketing
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Office: GTW 217
Phone: 702-895-1698

Graduate & Professional Student Association

Virginia Smercina

GPSA Manager & Advisor
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Office: LLB 2141
Phone: 702-895-2315

Graduate Enrollment Management

Graduate Enrollment Management reports directly to the Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost - Academic Affairs.

Recruitment & Admissions

Elizabeth Jost

Director of Admissions
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Office: GTW 202
Phone: 702-895-3367

Lori Filippo

Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions
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Office: GTW 200
Phone: 702-895-3367

Graduate Systems

Janine Holsapple

Executive Director of Graduate Systems and Operations
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Phone: 702-895-3346

Payam Ezatpoor

Director of Business Applications
Phone: 702-892-1100

Samantha Simmons

Senior Application Administrator
Phone: 702-895-2915

Graduate Data Analysis & Assessment

Nikolina Pender

Director of Data Analysis & Assessment
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Office: GTW 216
Phone: 702-895-0219