Bonnie Ferri, Ph.D.

Bonnie Ferri
Vice Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Bonnie Ferri is the vice provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education at Georgia Tech, and a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Dr. Ferri previously was the vice provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development and held associate chair positions in ECE, both for undergraduate and for graduate studies.

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Joy Olabisi, Ph.D.

Joy Olabisi
Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Executive Director of Graduate Admissions

Joy Olabisi serves as the assistant vice provost for graduate education and executive director of graduate admissions at Georgia Tech. In this role, she oversees the Graduate Admissions Office, managing a team of dedicated professionals responsible for processing over 40,000 applications annually.

Jana Stone, Ph.D.

Jana Stone
Assistant Vice Provost for Professional Development and Director of Postdoctoral Services

Jana Stone is assistant vice provost for professional development and director of Postdoctoral Services within the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education at Georgia Tech. Stone manages a team that includes graduate career advising, the Graduate Internship Program, and Postdoctoral Services. She also oversaw the creation of the Office of Faculty Professional Development in 2020-2021. Stone has been at Georgia Tech since 2013, when she was hired to establish the Office of Postdoctoral Services.

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James Black, Ph.D.

James Black
Director of Student and Academic Affairs

James Black is a senior academic professional and serves as the director of student and academic affairs in the Office of Graduate Education. In his role as director, he supports a team that manages student services and success programs for Tech's more than 7,000 on-campus master's and doctoral students. These services and programs include Institute-level orientation and onboarding, graduate student hiring, fellowships administration, and thesis and dissertation processing. 

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Nazanin Tork

Nazanin Tork
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment

Nazanin Tork is the Associate Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment at Georgia Tech. In this role, she leads and coordinates the graduate admissions teams and Institute level recruitment efforts across the six colleges, including online and on-campus programs. 

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Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo, Ph.D.

Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo
Director of Graduate Career Development

As the Director of Graduate Career Development, Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo provides leadership for the career development of Master’s and Ph.D. students. Dr. Seo develops and scales strategic opportunities and programs to empower graduate students to enhance their career and professional development, identify career paths, and secure internships, with the goal of finding career success upon graduation. She also oversees the Graduate Internship Program.

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David Gaston, Ph.D.

David Gaston
Executive Director of the Career Center

As the executive director of the Career Center, Dr. Gaston will lead the coordination, oversight, and implementation of comprehensive career services and professional development activities for all colleges and students. He will directly oversee all Career Center operations. He will implement a transformative vision for career services that aims to scale and integrate career development into the core of campus life.

Yolande Berta

Yolande Berta
Interim Director of the RCR Program

As Interim Director of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Program, Yolande's responsibilities include overseeing the RCR Academic Policy for Doctoral Students and the RCR Academic Policy for Master’s Thesis Students, teaching RCR courses for graduate students, and hosting RCR workshops.

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David V. Anderson, Ph.D.

David V. Anderson
Assistant Director for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution

As the Assistant Director for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution within the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, David V. Anderson provides assistance to graduate students and postdocs in solving problems and resolving conflicts related to research and to academic administrative offices and actions. He works with all appropriate parties to address issues, provide training as appropriate, and identify trends and opportunities to improve the graduate student and postdoctoral experience.

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Jaydale Codrington-Poyotte

Jaydale Codrington-Poyotte
Assistant Director of Business Operations and Strategic Initiatives

As the Assistant Director of Business Operations and Strategic Initiatives within the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education (GPE), Jaydale Codrington-Poyotte manages personnel support, space and equipment management, budgets and financial planning, project management, and strategic planning. She recently completed a Project Management certification that will help GPE keep on track in pursuing their contributions to the Institute Strategic Plan.

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