Departmental Directory

Wistar Information 898-3700

All listed telephone and fax numbers are in the 215 area code.

President's Office
Dr. Russel E. Kaufman, President and CEO 898-3926
Maria Colelli, Executive Assistant/Board Liaison 898-3774
Diane Kucher, Administrative Coordinator 898-3912
Fax: 573-2097

The Wistar Cancer Center
Dr. Russel E. Kaufman, Director 898-3926
Dr. Frank Rauscher, Deputy Director Basic Research, 898-0995
Dr. Meenhard Helyn, Deputy Director Translational Research, 898-3950
Lisa Sideras, Associate Director Cancer Center Administrator, 898-3192
Marianne O’Neill, Associate Director CCSG Finance, 898-3746
Dr. Van Cherington, Associate Director Shared Facilities, 495-6895

Academic Affairs
Dr. John Lucas, Vice President for Academic Affairs 495-6899
Dr. Ellen Puré, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 898-1570

Training Programs
Dr. Harold C. Riethman, Director 898-3872
Cheryl McFadden, Training Coordinator 898-3718

Science Administration
Dr. Van Cherington, Director 495-6895
Alice Wagstaff, Research Compliance Coordinator 898-3708
Common Use Equipment Maintenance & Repair 898-3706

Accounts Payable
Andrew Gordon, Associate Controller 898-3757
Nateline Gibson, Accounts Payable Supervisor 898-8364
Joy Adams, Accounts Clerk 898-3751

Animal Facility
Denise DiFrancesco, Director 898-3782
Marcia Houston-Leslie, Animal Health/Resource Coordinator 898-3780
Fax: 573-4735

Research Shared Facilities
Animal 898-3782
Bioinformatics 898-3769
Flow Cytometry 898-3811
    Fax: 573-3786
    Cell Sorter 898-3811
Facscan 898-3832
Genomics 898-3991
Histotechnology 898-0027
Hybridoma 898-3839
Microscopy 898-3819
    Electron Microscope 898-3819
Mouse Genetics (Transgenic) 495-6804
Protein Expression and Libraries 898-3814
Proteomics 898-3830
    Mass Spectrometry 898-3181

Phlebotomy
Deborah Davis, Phlebotomist 898-3875

Business Development
Dr. Meryle J. Melnicoff, Director 898-0049
George G. Pipia, Ph.D., Associate Director, Business Development 495-6855
Christopher Harold Croft, Administrative Coordinator 898-3763
Melanie Renee SaintMarc, Administrative Coordinator 898-0866
Fax: 495-6861

Emergency
William T. Hill, Security Supervisor 495-6860
General Services 898-3803
Fire / Medical Emergency 9 - 911
S.O.C. (24 Hours) 898-3730
Snow / Emergency Closing Information 898-2182

Environmental Health and Safety Office
Robert Rovinsky-EH&S Manager 898-3712
Ronald Weber-EH&S Associate 898-9124

Radiation Safety
(Univ Of Penna) 9-215-898-7187

Communications
Staci Vernick Goldberg, Director of Communications 898-3716
Susan Finkelstein, Assistant Director of Communications, 898-3943
Lee Christine Shurtz, Communications Assistant 898-3790
Fax: 573-2456 or 573-2097
Soheila Nikpour, Web Developer, 898-3970

Development
Peter Corrado, Director, Institutional Development 898-3771
Lisa Bain, Senior Foundations & Corporate Relations Officer 898-0022
Josie Burri, Senior Development and Board Relations Officer, 495-6856
Alan Spooner , Development Coordinator 898-3805
Fax:  898-3715

Finance
Larry Keinath, Vice President, Finance and Administration 898-3742
Fax: 898-0709
Stephen E. Tustin, Director of Finance, 495-6887
Michael Ruggiero, Controller 898-3741

General Counsel
Elizabeth O'Brien, Vice President, Legal and External Affairs 898-2207
Joyce Macauley, Legal Affairs Assistant 898-3555
Bernadette Foster, Immigration Associate 898-3744

General Ledger Accounting
Vincent Simonetti, Financial Analyst/Senior Accountant 898-9910

Grant and Contracts Administration
Marianne O'Neill, Director, 898-3746
Rita Manfre, Associate Director 898-3973
Cecilia Scavelli, Assistant Director 898-3880
Marion Sacks, Administrative Assistant 898-3984
Maria D'Arcy, Grants & Contracts Specialist 898-3739
Thomas Brydebell, Grants & Contracts Specialist 898-3831
David Lundquist, Grants & Contracts Specialist 898-6008
Linda Soltysiak, Administrative Coordinator 898-3740
Tina Ciarrocchi, Grants & Contracts Analyst 495-6808

General Services
Patricia Gallagher, General Services Supervisor 898-3729

Mail
Mail Room 898-3720
Fax: 898-3868

Receiving & Shipping
Mark Rosenthal, Group lead, General Services 898-3803
Daminon Owens, Storeroom Clerk 898-3803

Biological Shipments
898-3803

Housekeeping- ABM Janitorial Services
Supervisor
Phone: 898-3726

Security
William T. Hill, Security Supervisor 495-6860
Orabelle Holman, Administrative Coordinator 898-3722
Security Operations Center- S.O.C. 898-3730
36th Street receptionist 898-3731
Emergency 9-911

Wistar Research Supply Center - Labware 898-3782
Display Area 898-3801
Wistar Research Supply Center and Biologicals 898-3802

Human Resources
Jo-Ann Mendel, Director 898-3968
Margie Adams, Benefits Administrator 898-3764
Cory Appleman, HR Generalist 898-3766
Jennifer Hunter, HR Coordinator 495-6811
Main Number: 898-3765
Fax: 898-2204

Information Services (Computing)
Raymond Preis, Director 898-3787
Andrew Cameron, Manager 898-3852
Thomas Hart, Senior Accountant 898-3749
Danuta Czapka, Systems Analyst 898-9912
Stuart Fraser, Computer Programmer/System Administrator 495-6834
Tony Lucente, Macintosh & Network Specialist 898-3737
Information Services Request request@wistar.org or 573-6791

Library
Nina Long, Director, Library/Curator 898-3826

Notary Service
Tina Ciarrocchi 898-3745

Petty Cash
898-3745

Payroll
Jacqueline O'Keefe, Payroll/Staff Accountant 898-3750

Facilities Department
Ken Sulkowski, Director of Facilities 898-3898
Theodore Suchodolski, Manager, Facilities 898-3725
Jon H. Marsella, Assistant Manager, Facilities 898-3724
Jo-Ann Parillo, Office Manager 898-3723
Orabelle Holman, Administrative Coordinator 898-3722
Fax: 573-7230

Purchasing Department
Andrew Gordon, Director of Purchasing, Associate Controller 898-3757
Marion Hetzel, Assistant Director 898-3758
Edward Watkins, Buyer 898-3755
Fax: 898-5510