Staff

Operations Research & Engineering Management Department Staff

Administrative Specialist

Erin Brown
214-768-1100
erinb@smu.edu

Project Manager

Preston Sanderson
psanderson@smu.edu

School-Level Administrative Staff

Student Success & Inclusive Excellence

Kathy Hubbard
Assistant Dean, Student Success & Inclusive Excellence
Interim Director, Hart Center for Engineering Leadership
214-768-3033
khubbard@smu.edu

Undergraduate Advising

Misti Compton, MS NCC
Director, Undergraduate Advising and Student Records
214-768-3415

Dorie Kaye Beitchman, M.Ed.
Senior Academic Advisor
214-768-2189

Dallas Forbes
Degree Counselor
214-768-6262
dforbes@smu.edu

Career Services

Linda Parker
Director, Career Services
214-768-1845
lcparker@smu.edu

Sonjia Stanford
Associate Director, Graduate Career Services
214-768-3204
sstanford@smu.edu

Student Experience & Scholarship

Jim Dees
Executive Director, Student Experience & Scholarship
214-768-1456
jdees@smu.edu

Academic Research Center

Ali Beskok, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Industry Partnerships
214-768-6531
abeskok@smu.edu

Jason Bradberry
214-768-6062
jbradberry@smu.edu

Amanda Martin
214-768-2345
amandamartin@smu.edu

Mark Giles
214-768-6882
gilesm@smu.edu

Machine Shop

Kenny Sangston
214-768-3635
ksangston@smu.edu

Necdet Yildrimer
nyildiri@smu.edu

Recruiting and Strategic Enrollment

Rebecca Lothringer, EdD
Assistant Dean, Recruitment and Strategic Enrollment
rebeccall@smu.edu

Anam Iqbal, MPA
Associate Director, Graduate and International Recruitment
214-768-6541
ajiqbal@smu.edu

Karla Hernandez, M.Ed
Assistant Director of Recruitment
214-768-6860
karlah@smu.edu

Meet the recruiting and enrollment team

Brand Marketing and Strategic Communications 

Megan Jacob
Associate Director, Content Marketing
meganjacob@smu.edu

Sarah Sedaghatzadeh
Internal Communications & Alumni Relations
ssedaghatzadeh@smu.edu

McKenna Wierman
Enrollment Marketing
mwierman@smu.edu