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Leadership

Padideh Ala'i

Director, International & Comparative Legal
Studies Director, Hubert Humphrey Fellowship
Program Director, Trade, Investment &
Development Program
palai@american.edu

Elizabeth Earle Beske

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Scholarship
beske@american.edu

Stephanie Busby

Director of Financial Aid
sbusby@american.edu

Rachel Gordon

Assistant Dean of Academic Excellence
rgordon@american.edu

Jess Hodgdon

Director of Auxiliary Enterprises & Special
Assistant to the Dean
hodgdon@american.edu

David Jaffe

Associate Dean of Student Affairs
djaffe@american.edu

Melanie Knapp

Director of the Pence Law Library and Law
Librarian
mknapp@american.edu

Daniela Kraiem

Assistant Dean, Career & Professional
Development
kraiem@american.edu

Aryan Kushan

Assistant Dean of Online Learning
akushan@american.edu

Hilary Lappin

Assistant Dean of Academic Services &
WCL Registrar
lappin@american.edu

Marjorie McDowell

Assistant Dean of Advancement, WCL
mmcdowell@american.edu

Binny Miller

Associate Dean for Experiential Education
bmiller@american.edu

Keith Pierce

Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications
& Marketing
kpierce@american.edu

Syed Azam Salahuddin

Senior Assistant Dean for Finance
& Administration
salahuddin@american.edu

Akira Shiroma

Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial
Aid
shiroma@american.edu

William Snape

Fellow in Environmental Law
wsnape@american.edu

Lisa Taylor

Assistant Dean, Inclusive Excellence &
Leadership Development
taylorl@american.edu