Department Chair & Staff
Department Head/Chair
| Name | Role | Phone | Office | |
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| John A Pojman | Chair of Chemistry | 225-578-3361 | japojman@lsu.edu | 232 Choppin Hall | 
Department Staff
| Name | Role | Phone | Office | |
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| Amy Commander | 
                                    
                                     Senior HR Specialist: Human Resources, Payroll, Leave Tracking 
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                                     225-578-3361 
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                                     232G Choppin Hall 
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                                     Tonia Givens 
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                                     Business Manager (Post-Award): Grant Accounting, Reconciliations 
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                                 225-578-3464 | tgivens@lsu.edu | 
                                    
                                     232 Choppin Hall 
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| Aaron Hussey | 
                                    
                                     Operations Manager: Building Operations, Safety Compliance, Property & Space Inventory 
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                                     225-578-3465   
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                                     114 Choppin Hall 
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                                     Vacant 
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                                     Coordinator of Travel: Travel, Event Planning 
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                                     225-578-6486 
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                                     232 Choppin Hall 
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| Matt Miyagi | 
                                    
                                     Business Office Coordinator/LaCarte: Keys, Mailboxes, Copier Codes, Seminar Organization,
                                       Room Reservations, Equipment Checkout, LaCarte purchasing 
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                                 225-578-3361 | 
                                    
                                     232 Choppin Hall 
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| Haleh Samadnouri | 
                                    
                                     Business Manager (Pre-Award): Proposal Preparation, Proposal Submission, Grant Reporting 
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                                     225-578-3692 
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                                     232 Choppin Hall 
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| Gretchen Schneider | 
                                    
                                     Manager of Public Relations & Communications: Public Relations, Marketing, Media Relations,
                                       Alumni Relations, Corporate Relations, Recruiting 
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                                 225-578-6961 | 
                                    
                                     201 CAMB 
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| Myunique Sims | 
                                    
                                     Coordinator of Procurement: Purchases >$1000 
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                                 225-578-3464 | 
                                    
                                     232 Choppin Hall 
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| Ashley Thibodeaux | 
                                    
                                     Assistant to the Chair: Budget & Office Management 
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                                 225-578-3777 | 
                                    
                                     232E Choppin Hall 
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                                     Brad Weeks 
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                                     IT Manager: Servers, Computer Support, Troubleshooting, Website 
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                                     225-578-7539 
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                                 112 Choppin Hall | 
Academic Support Staff
| Name | Role | Phone | Office | |
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| Travis Arledge | Stockroom Coordinator - Choppin 1st Floor Stockroom | 225-578-3301 | tarledge@lsu.edu | 122 Choppin Hall | 
| Jeffrey Budd | 
                                       
                                        Coordinator of Shipping & Receiving: Packages, Gas Cylinders, Liquid Nitrogen, Dry
                                          Ice, Accounts Payable 
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                                    225-578-3468 | 
                                       
                                        133 Choppin Hall 
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| McKenzie Price | Undergraduate Coordinator: Student Services and Employment | 225-578-2940 | mckenzieprice@lsu.edu | 109 Choppin Hall | 
| Kate Gibson | Graduate Coordinator | 225-578-3466 | jkgibson@lsu.edu | 232 Choppin Hall | 
| Vacant | Stockroom Coordinator - Williams 3rd Floor Stockroom | 225-578-7536 | 303 Williams Hall | |
| Kateryna Tsymbal | Stockroom Coordinator - Analytical | 225-578-5063 | ktsymbal@lsu.edu | 742 Choppin Hall |