Who We Are

Thank you for taking the time to learn about the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Staff Council!

The Council provides a forum for staff to voice concerns, make recommendations, and propose new ideas.  Elected representatives act as liaison between staff and administration, to work together in addressing issues and developing best solutions for the majority.

The Council will focus our efforts in the following ways:

• Serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean.
• Enhance the exchange of information among staff, as well as between employees at the school.
• Examine and understand policies affecting staff and make recommendations to appropriate administrators.
• Establish standing and subcommittees as appropriate to perform the SC’s functions.
• Recommend staff to the Dean for appointment to committees.
• Maintain a supportive and rewarding workplace for staff.
• Meet on a monthly basis to discuss opinions, concerns, and recommendations through majority agreement to achieve improvements.

Mission

The Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Staff Council (Council) will provide medical school employees with a forum for raising, discussing, and making recommendations on current policy and procedures to enable them to better serve the school.  The Council is committed to assessing, prioritizing, and communicating staff needs, and responding to those needs through the implementation of developmental programs and job enhancing initiatives.

Staff Council Officers

Faith Jackson
Staff Council Chair

Content Specialist I
Office of Information Technology

Susan Giordano
Staff Council Vice Chair

Program Coordinator
Office of Community Health

Arlene Clarke
Staff Council Financial Secretary

Manager Administrative Services
Office of the Dean

Stacy Quinn
Staff Council Secretary

Secretary I
Department of Pediatrics

Staff Council Members

Pamela Androvich
Program Assistant
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Ashley Barlow

Dept. of Neurology

Evelyn Blas
Program Support Specialist
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Jamie Carr

Senior Grants Administrator
Research Support Team, New Brunswick

Matthew Ciantar
Executive Assistant
Department of Neurosurgery

Robin Covington

Program Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Subgroups: Social Outings, Website

Zamina Deen

Senior Management Assistant
Department of Neurology and Cell Biology

Beth Dillon
Program Administrator
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Jennifer Forbes

Manager, Public Relations
Department of Communications and Public Affairs

Francesca Francois-Grimaldi

Senior Management Assistant
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Lauren Giermanski

Secretary II
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery

Sumera Khan
Supervisor Data Control Clerks
Department of Emergency Medicine

Rhonda Lyles
Secretary I
Department of Medicine
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Debbie McCloskey
Nurse Manager
Clinical Research Center

Kathy-Ann Mitchell

Manager of Education Administration
Office of Education

Chinita Mobley

Principal Management Assistant
Department of Psychiatry

Michele Hawkins-Nunn
Staff Nurse
Eric B. Chandler Health Center

Louis Osorio

Research Teaching Specialist II
Child Health Institute of New Jersey

Magdalena Rios

Business Manager
Department of Pathology

Theresa Savage
EMR Analyst I - Clinical Informatics
EMR Team

Roger Thornton

Program Coordinator
Office of Faculty Affairs

Letice Smith
Administrative Analyst
Administrative Support Group

Staff Council Liaisons

Alison Clarke

Program Coordinator
Office of Education

Evette Cladd
Senior Receptionist
Office of the Dean

John Mikolajczyk

Secretary II
Dept of Psychiatry

Sonia Strachan

Principal Management Assistant
Office of Community Affairs