Administrative Staff

Deirdre d’Albertis

As chief academic officer, Dean Deirdre d’Albertis works with the president and the faculty to advance the central academic purpose of Bard College.

Jonathan Becker

Jonathan Becker oversees academic components of Bard’s study-away programs.

Mark Halsey

As Vice President for Institutional Planning and Research, Mark Halsey works to achieve the mission of the College in conjunction with the senior leadership of the College.

Peter Gadsby

As vice president for enrollment management, registrar Gadsby is responsible for institutional analysis and assessment and focuses on the quality of the student academic experience, broadly conceived.

Michael Sadowski

As Associate Dean of the College, Michael's focus is on supporting and enhancing inclusive pedagogy and curriculum at Bard. 

Yuka Suzuki

Yuka serves as co-director of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) along with Associate Dean of the College, Nicholas Lewis. In this role, she works to support faculty across the college in developing their teaching and research practices. 
 

Nicholas Alton Lewis
 

In conjunction with the Dean of the College (DoC) and the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD), Associate Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Associate Dean of the College Nicholas Lewis develops and oversees group mentoring programs for early career and pre-tenured faculty.

Erin Braselmann

As Dean of Disability Resources and Accessibility, Erin Braselmann works to facilitate access, equity, and inclusion for students with disabilities on Bard's campus. Erin partners with faculty, administrators, and staff to promote and further accessibility initiatives across campus. 

Sue Elvin

Faculty Grants Officer Sue Elvin provides a comprehensive advisory and consultative service for undergraduate faculty in their quest for grants to support individual projects as varied as curricular innovations, academic research, specialist conferences and workshops, public programs, and other professional work.

Philip Pardi

As Director of Writing, Reading, and Curricular Initiatives, Philip Pardi supports individual faculty and academic programs in matters related to pedagogy and curriculum development.

Stephanie Kufner

As Academic Director of the Bard Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures, Stephanie Kufner offers a wide range of tools for foreign language learning and teaching. Working closely with the foreign language faculty, she oversees and trains international student-staff in facilitating new technologies and developing new approaches to teaching language.

Jim Keller 

Jim Keller is a senior faculty associate with the Institute for Writing and Thinking and directs the Bard College Learning Commons, which fields Bard’s writing courses, writing fellows, drop-in writing consultants, and subject-area tutors. 

Brooke Jude

In her role as Director for Matriculation and Student Success, Brooke Jude coordinates the process of welcoming new students into the academic programs of the College. 

Craig Anderson

In his role as the director of undergraduate research and the Office of Undergraduate Research, Craig Anderson is dedicated to the education of Bard College students 

Rachel A. Price

Please reach out to Rachel Price with any questions you might have regarding:

• Faculty Evaluation
• Faculty Contracts
• Faculty Research and Travel Funding and Contract Benefits 
• Faculty Sabbaticals and Leaves 

Sherry Gildersleeve 

Please reach out to Sherry Gildersleeve with any questions you may have regarding:

• DOC meeting requests/appointments (Please include your availability to meet)
• Faculty Searches
• Bard Research Fund 
• Bard Reading Initiative
• Program Reviews
• DOC-Sponsored Events, e.g.: Faculty Celebrations, Faculty Seminars, and more

Bennett Chinsena '18 

Please reach out to Bennett Chinsena '18 ([email protected] ) with any questions you may have regarding:

• Faculty/Staff Key Authorization Requests 
• Office Furnishing 
• Office Space Issues / Concerns 
• Bard Reading Initiative Reimbursements

Antonio Ortiz ’18

Please reach out to Antonio Ortiz ’18 (aortiz@bard.edu) with any questions you might have regarding:

• Faculty Celebrations
• Faculty Celebration Posters
• The “New Faculty Orientation” BrightSpace Course
• Booking Consonants Cafe for BRI Reading Groups