The Grainger College of Engineering
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Siebel School announces Fall 2025 faculty and staff promotions

11/30/2025 Rudy San Miguel

Written by Rudy San Miguel

The Siebel School of Computing and Data Science at The Grainger College of Engineering announced its fall 2025 faculty and staff promotions. Twenty-four faculty and staff earned promotions in acknowledgment of their hard work and expertise in furthering the mission of the Siebel School. 

Faculty promotions

Yael Gertner

Teaching Associate Professor

Ling Ren

Associate Professor

Ryan Senior Cunningham

Senior Lecturer

Tianyin Xu

Associate Professor

Staff promotions

Naomi Armstrong

Research Administration Coordinator

Alison B. Champion

Senior Coordinator Undergraduate Programs

Cynthia Coleman

CJ Coleman

Senior Director of External Relations and Constituent Engagement

Denise Corray

Associate Director for Engineering Human Resources

Dana Garard

Admissions and Records Coordinator

Steve Herzog

Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs

Carolyn Hughes

Senior Program Coordinator Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)

Lisa Jagoda

Graduate Program Coordinator and Senior Academic Advisor

Katrina Jones

Senior Coordinator Undergraduate Programs

Kara MacGregor

Assistant Director
On Campus Graduate Programs

Ellen Magee

Office Support Specialist

Desiree Marmon

Graduate Program Coordinator and Senior Academic Advisor

Christine Martinez

Assistant Director of Online Graduate Programs

Magie Metzger Chappell

Graduate Program Specialist and Senior Academic Advisor

Jenn Rose

Senior Academic Advisor

Katie Schultz

Acting Assistant Director of Sponsored Research

Amy Simons

Assistant to the Director
School Operations, Faculty Affairs and Awards

Fabian Zermeno Yerenas

Senior Academic Advisor

Heather Zike

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs

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This story was published November 30, 2025.