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Office of the Controller

Staff

Office of the Controller
Staff
Elisha Rodriguez Associate Vice President & Controller Email: ehr2122@columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8206
Daysi Bourekas Administrative Associate Email: dm2378@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3016

Our Offices

Accounting, Financial Reporting & Treasury Operations
Accounts Payable
Financial Systems
Office of Grants & Contract Accounting
Office of Risk Management
Payroll
Office of the Bursar
Process Improvement and Internal Controls (PIIC)

Accounting, Financial Reporting & Treasury Operations
Staff	Primary Duties
Charlotte Chernow Accounting Manager Email: Chernow@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3088	Account analysis & reconciliation Manage and oversee accounting staff Financial reporting American Express Corporate Card Abandoned property Liason for College departments - administrative / operational issues
Alla Bogoslavskaya Senior Accountant Email: ab1267@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8408	Daily cash requirements and related banking transactions Account analysis and reconciliation Student accounts & pledge receivables including contributions Sales tax reporting Financial reporting
Sergut Haile Accountant Email: sh235@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3847	Daily cash transaction entries and other correcting adjustments Account analysis & reconciliation Monthly departmental transaction uploads
Elisha Rodriguez Associate Controller Email: erodriguez@tc.edu Phone: (212) 678-8206	Manage and oversee accounting team and related department activities Financial reporting and financial statement audits Tax and other regulatory compliance, filings and reporting Cash management
Viktoriya Gerasimova Senior Investment Accountant & Financial Analyst Email: vlg2116@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3321	Investment Accounting - account analysis and reconciliation Cash management and projections Financial reporting
Ruth Garcia-Lee Accountant Email: rg2845@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-7588	Financial reporting and financial statement audits Tax and other regulatory compliance, filings and reporting Special and ad-hoc reporting, business projects and initiatives

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Accounts Payable
Staff	Primary Duties
Jennie Wilson Director of Disbursements Email: jlw2213@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4096	T&E Policy Management Regulatory Compliance
Michele Billings Associate Director of Disbursements Email: mb3955@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8216	Manages AP/Payroll Staff Corporate Amex Card Review 1099/1042-S Management Disbursement Authorizations Escalated Issue resolution
Accounts Payable Supervisor TBD	Supervises AP Staff Travel and Entertainment check request processing Unimarket Issues resolution Payment inquiries 1099 inquiries Stop Check/Cancellations
Jenny Lin Disbursements Financial Analyst Email: jwl2184@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4096	System Analyst/Special Projects
Karen Morales Disbursement Specialist Email: morales4@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3757	Travel and Entertainment request processing Unimarket processing Payment inquiries
Dennis Philbert Disbursement Specialist Email: dp2921@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4085	Travel and Entertainment request processing Unimarket processing Payment inquiries
Najwa Mohammed Accounts Payable Clerk Email: nm3201@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3055	A/P Check Requests and PO Payments A/P Direct Deposit Student Checks Payment Inquires

Financial Systems
Staff
Gary Johannes Financial Systems Manager Email: johannes@tc.columbia.edu
Ayaba Kanther Financial Systems Analyst Email: ayaba.kanther@tc.columbia.edu

Office of Grants & Contracts Accounting
Staff	Primary Duties
John L. Hernandez Director, Grants & Contracts Email: hernandez@tc.edu Phone: (212) 678-3379	Provide oversight to ensure adherence to policy and compliance of the Grants and Contract accounting office
Kim Santoro Grants and Contracts Administrator Email: santoro@tc.edu Phone: (212) 678-4112	Administer and monitor post-award activities, provide support to the Director and Sr. Grants accountants.
David Novick Grants Manager/Systems administrator Email: novick@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4109	Manage grants and contracts according to Teachers College, Federal sponsor guidelines. Grants systems programming and operational support
Matthew Turk Senior Grants Accountant Email: turk@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8257	Manage grants and contracts according to Teachers College, Federal and sponsor guidelines
Maria Gervacio Senior Grants Accountant Email: gervacio@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4175	Manage grants and contracts according to Teachers College, Federal and sponsor guidelines

Office of Risk Management

Staff

Thomas Kaplan Risk Manager

Email: kaplan@tc.edu Phone: (212) 678-3482

Location: 107 Zankel Building Box Number: Box 83

Process Improvement and Internal Controls

Staff

David Smith Assistant Controller

Email: djs2242@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3985

Location: 172 Grace Dodge Box Number: Box 30

Payroll
Staff	Primary Duties
Jennie Wilson Director of Disbursements Email: jlw2213@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-4096	Policy Management and Regulatory Compliance
Michele Billings Associate Director of Disbursements Email: mb3955@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8216	Manages AP/Payroll Staff W-2/1042-S Process Escalated Payroll issues
Sharon Miller Payroll Supervisor Email: smiller@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-3241	Supervises Payroll staff Payroll calender Web Time & Leave Issues Direct Deposit Issues
Denise Simpkins Payroll Clerk Email: dgs2123@tc.columbia.edu Phone: (212) 678-8143	Bi-weekly and Interim payroll process
TBD Payroll Clerk Phone: (212) 678-4085	Semi-monthly payroll process Weekly payroll process