Organizational Chart

Updated November 2026

The Director of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library reports to both the University Library and the School of Medicine through the Associate University Librarian for Research & Learning – Lauren Di Monte, and YSM Deputy Dean for Education – Jessica Illuzzi

Holly Grossetta Nardini, Director

  • Vacant, Associate Director

  • Judy Spak, Head of Academic Research and Education
    • Alexandria Brackett, Research and Education Librarian for Nursing (also reports to YSN Deputy Dean Tatiana Sadak and Zsuzsa Nemeth)
    • Alyssa Grimshaw, Biomedical Research and Methodology Librarian
    • Madison Jurgens, Biomedical Research and Methodology Librarian
    • Caitlin Meyer, Research and Education Librarian, Coordinator of Instruction
    • Kate Nyhan, Research and Education Librarian for Public Health (also reports to YSPH Administration)
       
  • Lei Wang, Head of Technology and Innovation
    • Justin DeMayo, Emerging Technologies Engineer
    • Levi Dolan, Data Librarian for the Health Sciences
    • Sofia Fertuzinhos, Research & Education Librarian for Bioinformatics
    • Rolando Garcia-Milian, Research & Education Librarian for Bioinformatics
    • Kelly Perry, Lead Digitization Technical Assistant
    • Bill Sudhoff, Distributed Support Provider
    • Marika Basagoitia, Web Services Librarian
    • Maximilian Wegener, Biomedical Informatics Librarian
       
  • Zsuzsa Nemeth, Head of Clinical Research and Education
    • Melissa Funaro, Clinical Research and Education Librarian
    • Casey Phillips, Clinical Research and Education Librarian
    • Carly Schanock, Clinical Research and Education Librarian
  • Liz Jenkins, Program Director for Collections and Scholarly Communication
  • Vacant, Scholarly Communication Librarian
  • Elena Augusewicz, Operations Manager (also reports Director of YSM Finance Maria Joanta)
    • Christine Bailey, Senior Administrative Assistant
       
  • Melissa Grafe, Head of Historical Library, Bumstead Librarian for Medical History
    • Deborah Streahle, Cushing Center Coordinator
    • Katherine Isham, Archivist
    • L. R. Phillips, Curator for Visual Arts
    • Chris Zollo, Historical Library Services Assistant
    • Laura O’Brien-Miller (.4 FTE), Conservation Librarian
       
  • Megan Nance, Head of Access and Delivery Services
    • Kyra Walker, Access Services Team Lead
    • Jeffrey Brown, Access Services Team Lead
    • Pamela Gibson, Library Services Assistant
    • Cara Jordan, Library Services Assistant
    • Dorota Peglow, Library Services Assistant
    • Lisa Sanders, Library Services Assistant
    • Vacant, Library Services Assistant
    • Vacant, Simbonis Librarian for User Experience

Alert: The Medical Library will be closed on Monday, September 7, for the Labor Day holiday.

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