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.

Joy Olabisi received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2003. In 2005, she earned her master’s in industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, where she later earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering in 2009. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

As Interim Executive Director of the Career Center, Andrea Comsa provides day-to-day leadership for the center, ensuring our students, faculty, employers, and other stakeholders continue to be well-served. With 20 years of experience in the career services profession, Comsa is currently the Director of Undergraduate Co-op and Internship Programs within the Georgia Tech Career Center and Experiential and Engaged Learning (E2L).

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.

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.

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.