SIPS Professional Staff

Administrative, student services, financial, communications and additional office staff supporting the school's mission. (Some staff are listed more than once to reflect their multiple roles.)

SIPS Professional Staff Leadership Team

• Magdalen Lindeberg, SIPS Assistant Director and Senior Administrative Manager, ml16 [at] cornell.edu (ml16[at]cornell[dot]edu)
• Tracy Chapman, Assistant Director for Finance & Budget, tlk2 [at] cornell.edu (tlk2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
• Cindy Twardokus, Administrative Lead and Assistant to the SIPS Director and Assistant Director, ct259 [at] cornell.edu (ct259[at]cornell[dot]edu)
• Leah Cynara Cook, Student Services Lead, lcc2 [at] cornell.edu (lcc2[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Administrative Staff

• Magdalen Lindeberg, SIPS Assistant Director and Senior Administrative Manager
  ml16 [at] cornell.edu (ml16[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Supervision and guidance to professional staff managers. Partners with the executive committee to ensure effective management of school sections. Monday SIPS email newsletter and Discovery that Connects blog.
   
• Cindy Twardokus, Administrative Lead and Assistant to the SIPS Director and Assistant Director
  ct259 [at] cornell.edu (ct259[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Contact for SIPS Director and Assistant Director, and supervises administrative assistant team (chair’s assistants, appointments coordinator, front desk personnel).
   
• Niaome Hickman-Kargoll, Section Head’s Assistant (Horticulture, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology)
  neh64 [at] cornell.edu (neh64[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Academic hiring (adjunct, courtesy, and RTE faculty), faculty and RTE reappointments, promotions, faculty searches.
   
• Amy Collins, Section Head’s Assistant (Plant Breeding & Genetics, Soil & Crop Sciences)
  acl10 [at] cornell.edu (acl10[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Academic hiring (adjunct, courtesy, and RTE faculty), faculty and RTE reappointments, promotions, faculty searches.
   
• Karin Jantz, Section Head’s Assistant (Plant Biology)
  kpg2 [at] cornell.edu (kpg2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Academic hiring (adjunct, courtesy, and RTE faculty), faculty and RTE reappointments, promotions, faculty searches.
   
• Roxana Usturoi, SIPS Human Resources Appointments Coordinator
  ru32 [at] cornell.edu (ru32[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Non-Academic Staff and Postdoc hiring, visitor appointments. Hourly student hiring.
   
• Catalina Enright, Administrative Assistant (Plant Science 135 Suite)
  cle46 [at] cornell.edu (cle46[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Plant Science 135 Suite reception, administrative support for Horticulture and Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology. Ordering classroom supplies, keys, loaner equipment, room reservations. 
   
• Danialle Hill, Administrative Assistant & Events Coordinator 
  dh576 [at] cornell.edu (dh576[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Emerson 233 Suite reception, administrative support for Plant Breeding & Genetics, Plant Biology, and Soil & Crop Sciences. SIPS directory management, ordering classroom supplies, keys, loaner equipment, room reservations, and shipping services user accounts.  
   
   
• SIPS Administrative Staff based at Cornell AgriTech:
  Amy Andersen, Administrative Assistant, Horticulture, ada10 [at] cornell.edu (ada10[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Christine Dean, Administrative Assistant, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology, cad295 [at] cornell.edu (cad295[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Student Services Staff

• Leah Cynara Cook, Student Services Lead
  lcc2 [at] cornell.edu (lcc2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Coordinates SIPS undergraduate, MPS and MS/PhD student services staff.
   
• Josh Balles, Graduate Field Coordinator (Horticulture,Plant Pathology & Plant Microbe Biology)
  jeb527 [at] cornell.edu (jeb527[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Liaison between grad students and faculty. Assists with paperwork and the degree process.
   
• Karin Jantz, Graduate Field Coordinator (Plant Biology)
  kpg2 [at] cornell.edu (kpg2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Liaison between grad students and faculty. Assists with paperwork and the degree process.
   
• Ayesha Al- Hashimi, Graduate Field Coordinator (Soil & Crop Science, Plant Breeding & Genetics) 
  aa2849 [at] cornell.edu (aa2849[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Liaison between grad students and faculty. Assists with paperwork and the degree process.
   
• Tara Reed, MPS Coordinator (Integrative Plant Science)
  tln2 [at] cornell.edu (tln2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Liaison between grad students and faculty. Assists with paperwork and the degree process.
   
• Lauren Brown Boggs, Undergraduate Program Coordinator (Plant Sciences Major)
  leb69 [at] cornell.edu (leb69[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Course and curriculum questions.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
• Lisa Woodruff, Undergraduate Program Coordinator (Agricultural Sciences Major)
  dlw258 [at] cornell.edu (dlw258[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Course and curriculum questions. 
   

Instructional Support:

• Chase Mayers, Teaching Support Specialist, cgm227 [at] cornell.edu (cgm227[at]cornell[dot]edu)
• Bobbie Kuhlman, Teaching Support Specialist, bak228 [at] cornell.edu (bak228[at]cornell[dot]edu)
• Andrew Scheldorf, Active Learning Initiative Post-Doc, ads356 [at] cornell.edu (ads356[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Finance Staff

• Tracy Chapman, Assistant Director for Finance & Budget
  tlk2 [at] cornell.edu (tlk2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Provide faculty portfolio management and salary planning.  Primary finance contact for Horticulture and Plant Pathology. Telecom coordinator for SIPS, along with Magdalen Lindeberg.  Supports the capital asset process.
   
• Linda Cox, Senior Financial Reporting Specialist
  ljs42 [at] cornell.edu (ljs42[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Provide faculty portfolio management and salary planning.  Primary finance contact for Plant Biology.
   
• Cheyenne Cotton, Financial Reporting Specialist
  cc2848 [at] cornell.edu (cc2848[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  Provides transactional support to all sections within SIPS.  Primary finance contact for Soil & Crop Sciences Section.  Manages requests for liquid nitrogen access.
   
• Dayna Jorgenson, Financial Reporting Specialist
  djj55 [at] cornell.edu (djj55[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Provides faculty portfolio management and salary planning.  Primary finance contact for Plant Breeding & Genetics.

Proposal support: Visit the CALS Office of Sponsored Research and submit a request for proposal support.

Communications/Seminars/Events Staff

• Magdalen Lindeberg, SIPS Assistant Director and Senior Administrative Manager
  ml16 [at] cornell.edu (ml16[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Monday SIPS email newsletter, Discovery that Connects blog, strategic communications.
   
• Craig Cramer, Communications Specialist
  cdc25 [at] cornell.edu (cdc25[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Website development and maintenance including profile pages, lab and outreach websites. Photography, video, poster printing.
   
• Lucille (Lou) Luce, Seminar Coordinator
  lme49 [at] cornell.edu (lme49[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Seminar scheduling, speaker travel.
   
• Danialle Hill, Administrative Assistant & Events Coordinator 
  dh576 [at] cornell.edu (dh576[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Lead event coordinator for SIPS and subject matter expert to other SIPS staff. Coordinates and organizes special seminars, workshops, conferences, and other events. 

CALS facilities support

• Greg Smith, CALS Facility Coordinator gjs25 [at] cornell.edu (gjs25[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  Facility-related issues including small projects and renovations, lab cleanouts, moving arrangements.
   
• Kelly Hanley, Chemical Inventory Manager, CALS Occupational and Environmental Health Program, klh54 [at] cornell.edu (cals-chemicals[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  Vertere chemical inventory, liquid nitrogen, lab safety.
   
• Vacant, Facilities and Renovation Project Coordinator