Administrative Teams
Leonard Davis School Administration
Pinchas Cohen, MD
Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Executive Director, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology
Phone: 213-740-1354
Email: hassy@usc.edu
Kelvin J. A. Davies, PhD, D.Sc.
Vice Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology (Dean of Faculty & Dean of Research)
Director, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
Phone: 213-740-8959
Email: kelvin@usc.edu
Maria Henke, M.A.
Senior Associate Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Co-director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
Phone: 213-740-1363
Email: mhenke@usc.edu
Lali Acuna
Senior Business Officer
Phone: 213) 740-1495
Email: maria.acuna@usc.edu
Orli Belman, MS
Chief Communications Officer
Phone: 213-821-9852
Email: obelman@usc.edu
David Eshaghpour, MSW
Senior Associate Dean for Advancement
Phone: 213-740-1360
Email: eshaghpo@usc.edu
Wendy Snaer
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Phone: (213) 821‑4643
Email: w.snaer@usc.edu
Student Services
Linda Broder
Student Services
Phone: 213-740-5156
Email: lbroder@usc.edu
Tiffany Castro
Admission Counselor
Email: tacastro@usc.edu
Jim DeVera
Student Advisor
Phone: 213-740-1729
Email: edevera@usc.edu
Lisa Huynh
Admission Counselor
Phone: 213-740-5426
Email: lisahuyn@usc.edu
Kayli Minear
Admission Counselor
Email: kminear@usc.edu
May Ng
Director of International Student Initiatives
Phone: 213-740-1727
Email: mayng@usc.edu
Anna Quyen Nguyen
Director of Internship Training
Phone: 213-821-5577
Email: annaquyen.nguyen@usc.edu
Rebecca Oh, MPH, RDN, CNSC
Preceptor and Internship Coordinator,
Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics
Email: ohrebecc@usc.edu
Sara Robinson
Student Services Manager
Phone: 213-740-1728
Email: sararobi@usc.edu
Steven Stumph, MA
Admission Counselor
Email: stumph@usc.edu
Jeannie Wakamatsu, MPH, RDN
Program Administrator and Internship Coordinator,
Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics
Email: wakamats@usc.edu
Human Resources
Wendy Snaer
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Phone: (213) 821‑4643
Email: w.snaer@usc.edu
Priscilla Perez
Human Resources Generalist
Phone: 213-821-4643
Email: perezpri@usc.edu
Business Office
Theresa Adams
Associate Research Administrator
Phone: 213-821-1791
Email: theresaa@usc.edu
Astrid Cook
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 213-740-6060
Email: astridco@usc.edu
Seilka Carrazco
Assistant Research Administrator
Phone: 213-740-7645
Email: carrazco@usc.edu
Linda Hall
Research Administrator
Phone: 213-740-8242
Email: linda.hall@usc.edu
Online Program
Jim Alejandre
Director of Distance Learning Programs
Phone: 213-740-1703
Email: jalejand@usc.edu
Michael Zuletta
Assistant Director of Distance Learning Programs
Phone: 213-740-1632
Email: mzuletta@usc.edu
Computing Services
May Ng
IT Director
Phone: 213-740-1727
Email: mayng@usc.edu
Kurt Schelin
IT Specialist
Phone: 213-740-1722
Email: schelin@usc.edu
Communications Office
Elizabeth D. Newcomb, M.P.H.
Senior Editor
Phone: 213-740-0821
Email: bethdunh@usc.edu
Natalie Avunjian
Senior Webmaster/Digital Media Specialist
Phone: 213-740-2954
Email: avunjian@usc.edu
Development Office
Phone: 213-740-0777
Email: gerodev@usc.edu
Jennifer Walters-Munoz
Associate Director of Development
Phone: 213-740-0777
Email: jawalter@usc.edu
Amber Thai
Development Coordinator
Phone: 213-740-1361
Email: ambertha@usc.edu