Our Mission
We dedicate ourselves to providing professional services that support the teaching and research of the Department of Biology.
High expectations of excellence, mutual respect, appreciation of diversity and commitment to learning are what we value.
We are inspired and motivated because we are provided with tools to succeed; we are encouraged to work independently and cooperatively, and are given opportunities to excel.
Contact and Location
Photo credit: Yolanda Madrid
For general department contact and location information, please visit our About section.
Staff
Department Director
Bettye Price
Director of Finance and Operations, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Email: Bettye.Price@stanford.edu
Finance and Administration
Mary Lai
Manager, Finance and Administration, Biology
Office: Gilbert 116
Phone: (650) 723-6833
Email: mlai5@stanford.edu
Front Desk
Elizabeth Zavala
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Phone: (650) 723-2414
Email: ezavala@stanford.edu
Administrative Managers
Elayna McCarty
Administrative Manager, Biology
Office: Gilbert 116
Phone: (650) 736-9656
Email: emccarty@stanford.edu
Lisa Pereira
Administrative Manager, Biology
Office: Gilbert 116
Phone: (650) 723-0419
Email: lpereira@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Gordon and Skotheim Labs
Facilities
Kwame Akan
Facilities Services Manager, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Phone: (650) 724-8016
Email: kakan@stanford.edu
Anh Nguyen
Facilities Services Administrator, Biology
Office: Herrin Labs 035
Phone: (650) 723-2930
Email: adnguyen@stanford.edu
Faculty Affairs
Katherine Morway
Faculty Affairs Administrator, Biology
Office: Gilbert 116
Phone: (650) 723-2966
Email: morway44@stanford.edu
Human Resources
Sonam Desai
Senior Human Resources Administrator, Biology
Office: Gilbert 105
Email: sonamd@stanford.edu
Research Administration
Bernadette Aguiao
Manager, Research Administration, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Phone: (650) 724-0333
Email: lbd1@stanford.edu
Vannina Champenois
Research Administrator 2, Biology
Office: Gilbert 116
Phone: (650) 721-8575
Email: vannina@stanford.edu
Taylor Plumer
Research Administrator 2, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Phone: (650) 724-5942
Email: taylorpl@stanford.edu
Beatrice Sledge-Jessie
Financial Management Analyst, Biology
Office: Gilbert 109
Email: bjessie@stanford.edu
Student Services
Teri Hankes
Student Services Officer, Biology
Office: Gilbert 108
Phone: (650) 723-5060
Email: thankes@stanford.edu
Samantha Schwartz
Student Services Manager, Biology
Office: Gilbert 108
Phone: (650) 723-1826
Email: skschwartz@stanford.edu
Vanessa Sutter
Student Services Officer, Biology
Office: Gilbert 108
Phone: (650) 498-2404
Email: vsutter@stanford.edu
Faculty Support
Alex Bloom
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Gilbert 202
Phone: (650) 723-2007
Email: abloom@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Long, Peay, and Walbot Labs
Lawrence Bond
Program Manager, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies
Office: Bass 220C
Phone: (650) 725-7727
Email: lbond@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): M. Feldman Lab
Janet Elder
Administrative Associate 3, Biology
Office: Bass 410C
Phone: (408) 774-1142
Email: jelder@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Dixon and Ting Labs
Pamela Alicia Hernandez
Administrative Associate 3, Biology
Email: pahern96@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Barnes, Morrison, and Sharaf Labs
Pamela Hung
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Gilbert 316
Phone: (650) 736-8005
Email: pamhung@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Dirzo, Fraser, Stearns and Schumer Labs
Michelle Claire Kenney
Administrative Associate 3, Biology
Office: Bass 410C
Email: mck3@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Frydman and Mudgett Labs
Brenda Koehler
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Gilbert 208
Phone: (650) 724-1512
Email: bkoehler@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Bergmann, Gozani and Simon Labs
Yvonne Yu-Chieh Lee
Administrative Associate 3, Biology
Office: Bass 114C
Phone: (650) 724-7731
Email: yvonne00@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Dinneny, J. Feldman, and McConnell Labs
Yolanda Madrid
Administrative Associate III, Biology
Office: Bass 220C
Phone: (650) 725-0776
Email: ylmadrid@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Chen and Fukami Labs
Susan Mello
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Bass 220C
Phone: (650) 723-4831
Email: somello@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Petrov and Rosenberg Labs
Teresita Mezzetta
Administrative Associate, Biology
Office: Bass 114C
Phone: (650) 725-1829
Email: tessm2@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Block, O'Connell, and Schnitzer Labs
Mary Molacavage
Affiliate, HHMI
Office: Bass 319C
Email: mcmol1@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Luo and Shen Labs
LaMoria Roberts
Email: lamoria@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Cremer, Vitousek, C. Heller and Jacobs-Wagner Labs
Seth Tanen
Administrative Associate, Biology
Email: stanen@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Cyert and Kopito Labs
Michelle Valencia Vazindel
Administrative Associate 3, Biology
Office: Bass 114C
Email: michel15@stanford.edu
Faculty Lab(s): Daily, Mordecai, Red-Horse and Tuljapurkar Labs
