Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting all medical students through their medical student journeys, from matriculation to graduation. Our services, resources, and programs offer holistic support to students as they grow as individuals and as future physicians. Our student services include academic support and tutoring, career advising, residency application support, counseling and wellness, credentialing and compliance support, financial aid and budgeting, enhancing the learning environment, proactive advising, registration and scheduling, and service learning opportunities. We are excited to work with each student as they move through their medical school career and are here for all students to offer help, support, and guidance along the way.

 

Open Positions in Student Affairs

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. All available positions are listed blow and are based in-person in Seattle, Washington unless otherwise noted. If no openings are currently posted, we are not actively hiring at this time – please check back for future opportunities.

 

Student Affairs Staff Directory

NameTitlePhoneEmail Address
Deans & Administration
Gabe Sarah, M.D., M.Ed.Associate Dean for Student Affairsgesarah@uw.edu
Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.Assistant Dean for Student Affairssardesai@uw.edu
Breana Taylor, M.D.Assistant Dean for Seattle Foundationsbtaylor6@uw.edu
Andrea WalkerAssistant to the Deans(206) 543-5561adminsa@uw.edu
Sarah WoodDirector, Student Affairs(206) 616-8221sewood@uw.edu
Academic & Professional Success
Erica Brice, Ph.D.Director, Academic & Professional Success(206) 685-5074ebrice@uw.edu
Rebekah Freed, Ph.D.Academic Learning Specialist(206) 543-8662drfreed@uw.edu
Yvonne Tyler, M.D.Academic Learning Specialist(206) 616-9606yvonneyt@uw.edu
Surita SpignerAcademic Support Operations Specialist(206) 221-8390sspigner@uw.edu
Sarah Thomson, M.Ed.Director, Career Advising(206) 221-3855saraht44@uw.edu
Tonja Brown, M.A.Career Advisor(509) 313-7949tlbrown@uw.edu
Linh Ngo, M.S.W.Career Advisor(206) 616-7527lngo333@uw.edu
Beth Hasseler, Ph.D.Career Advisorehass7@uw.edu
Tyler SanfordCareer Advising Operations Specialisttjs21@uw.edu
Jami GrosserProactive Advisor(206) 685-0120jamig@uw.edu
Kelly RushProactive Advisor(206) 221-1564krush3@uw.edu
Compliance & Visiting Students
Laura EllisAssistant Director, Compliance(206) 543-9053lbellis@uw.edu
Alyssa CrawfordCompliance Operations Specialistacrawf13@uw.edu
Bahar BashizadaCompliance Coordinator(206) 543-1303bzada@uw.edu
Enrollment Management
Debbie Blackstone, Ph.D.Registrar & Director, Enrollment Management(206) 685-7973dbstone1@uw.edu
Iryna NovachukRegistration Specialist(206) 543-9290novachuk@uw.edu
Shakira GrayRegistration Specialistsgray22@uw.edu
Swan NguyenRegistration Coordinator(206) 543-9490nguy2611@uw.edu
Melissa RieslandMSPE Specialistriesland@uw.edu
Melissa ZentMSPE Specialistmzent@uw.edu
Equity & Student Engagement
Jyl ShafferDirector, Equity & Student Engagement(206) 616-3021jrs66@uw.edu
Melinda Frank, Ed.D, Ed.S., M.Sc.Director, Learning Environment(206) 616-1816mmfrank@uw.edu
Karla Kelly, M.D.Learning Environment Specialist(206) 616-9938karlak@uw.edu
Ellen TanAssistant Director, Service Learning(206) 685-2009ettan@uw.edu
Laura OrtizAssistant Director, Student Affairs(206) 221-2597laortiz@uw.edu
Financial Aid
Stephanie OlsenAssistant Director, Financial Aid(206) 685-2319stepho5@uw.edu
Madison McCannFinancial Aid Counselor(206) 685-6779mrmccann@uw.edu
Jessica WuFinancial Aid Counselor(206) 685-2520jj860610@uw.edu
Wellness & Counseling
Clifton Kelly, M.S., M.Div., L.M.H.C.Director, Counseling(206) 616-3022ckelly70@uw.edu
Darren Fisher, M.A., L.M.H.C.Counselor(206) 616-3024fisherda@uw.edu
Emily Irwin, M.Ed., L.M.H.C.Counselor(206) 685-7180eirwin5@uw.edu
Satoko Takeda, M.A., L.M.H.C., N.C.C.Counselor(206) 543-8392staked@uw.edu