Who We Are

Provost

Scott A. Strobel

Scott A. Strobel
Provost

Scott Strobel is Yale University’s provost and Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry (MB&B). As chief academic and chief budgetary officer, he is responsible for advancing Yale’s academic and research priorities and stewarding university resources to support current and future generations of faculty, students, and staff. He assumed the role of provost in 2020.


Senior Executive Assistant to the Provost

Chief of Staff, Strategic Initiatives, Communications

Nilakshi Parndigamage
Chief of Staff and Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives

Assistant: Lindsay Guarino

Brendan Woo
Senior Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives

Liz Quercia
Director of Communications

Madeleine Simon
Assistant Director of Communications

Academic Resources and Initiatives

J Lloyd Suttle
Vice Provost for Academic Resources

Assistant: Julie Byron

Jennifer Frederick
Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives

Assistant: Marika Di Carlo

Connie Steel
Program Manager, AI Initiatives

Collections & Scholarly Communication

Susan Gibbons
Vice Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communication and Chief of Staff to the President

Assistant: Anthony Gilkes

Global Strategy

Brendan Walsh
Senior Associate Provost for Global Strategy

Assistant: Carla Mills

Postdoctoral Affairs

Lynn Cooley
Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs

Assistant: Leah Jehan

Erin Heckler
Associate Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs

Faculty Affairs

Emily Bakemeier
Vice Provost for Arts and Faculty Affairs

Assistant: Julie Byron

Gary Desir
Vice Provost for Faculty Development

Assistant: Nancy Kravitz

Stephanie Spangler
Vice Provost for Health Affairs & Academic Integrity

Assistant: Kim Zarra

Karen Anderson
Associate Provost for Academic Resources & Faculty Development

Assistant: Tracy Edwards; Melodie Noga

Lakia M. Scott
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development

Assistant: Tracy Edwards; Melodie Noga

Lisa Grivalsky
Faculty Standards & Academic Affairs Administrator

Research

Michael (Mike) Crair
Vice Provost for Research

Assistant: Carolyn Van Gemert

Pamela Caudill
Senior Associate Provost for Research Administration

Assistant: Diana Sarju

Lisa D’Angelo
Associate Provost for Research

Josh Geballe
Senior Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Assistant: Sheila DeChello

Meg Kirkpatrick
Associate Provost for Research

Chris Incarvito
Associate Provost for Science Initiatives

Assistant: Robin Qualls

Planetary Solutions

Julie Zimmerman
Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions

Assistant: Caitlin Rubenstein

Sara Smiley Smith
Assistant Provost, Planetary Solutions

Strategy, Data and Analytics

Chad Losee
Senior Associate Provost for Strategy and Data Analysis

Assistant: Caitlin Rubenstein

Finance and Administration

Timothy Gomer
Director for Finance and Administration

Matthew (Zeke) Angelini
Financial Analyst 2

Alicia Chasse
Financial Assistant

Cassandra Grisby
Financial Analyst

Audrey Hom
Associate Director, Financial Analysis

Fiona Williams
Operations Manager

Grace Young
Associate Director, Administration

Administrative Professionals

Julie Byron
Senior Executive Assistant

Tracy Edwards
Senior Executive Assistant

Lindsay M. Guarino
Senior Executive Assistant

Melodie Noga
Senior Administrative Assistant

Sharon Paulin
Senior Administrative Assistant

Caitlin Rubenstein
Senior Executive Assistant

Catherine (Kathleen) Stretton
Service Assistant, Provost’s House

Carolyn Van Gemert
Senior Executive Assistant

Kim Zarra
Senior Assistant