Staff and Administration

Juliana Driever, Director of Academic Administration and Finance

Juliana supervises administrative matters in the Department. Her areas of oversight include faculty and student affairs, financial planning and management, departmental hiring and personnel management, course administration, Visiting Scholars, communications, space management, and capital planning.

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
 

Natasha Bascoe, Business Manager

Natasha manages and implements the financial, budgetary and administrative operations of the Department of English and Comparative Literature. In collaboration with administrative staff, she supports the department’s budget and financial reconciliation, manages all payment and procurement requests, and student appointments/casual hires. 

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
 

Gabriel Galindez, Financial Assistant

Gabriel provides support to the department in the areas of financial operations, faculty administration, and office operations. He assists with issues that include reimbursements, payments for goods and services, and research accounts.

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
[email protected]
 

Alexa Adams, Undergraduate Coordinator

Alexa provides administrative, operational, and student-facing support to the department, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) and acts as primary administrative contact for undergraduate students. Alexa also provides support to the Associate Chair in the curriculum planning process, serves as a contact with the Office of the Registrar, and handles updates to the Department website.

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
[email protected]
 

Steve Barroga, Graduate Coordinator

Steve provides administrative, operational, and student-facing support for all aspects of the MA and PhD programs, including admissions. 

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
[email protected]
 

Nathan Rtishchev, Faculty Affairs Coordinator (Part-Time)

Nathan provides support to ensure the administrative and event planning needs related to faculty in the department are delivered effectively.

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]
[email protected]
 

Annie Cheng, Media Assistant (Part-Time)

Annie provides assistance with media-related tasks including website updates, calendaring requests, and Google Forms. 

(212) 854-3215
[email protected]