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Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Madison Bayless<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Program Administrator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1112 Innovation South<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-5285<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mbayless1@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Susan Damron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Financial Associate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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405 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-9203<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sdamron1@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nita Drozd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Financial Specialist I<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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405 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-5426<\/p>\n\n\n\n

adrozd@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vanina Ghossein<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Program Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1108 Innovation South<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-0576<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vghossei@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Daniel P. Graham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Instrument Deisgner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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102 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-6143<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dgraham4@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Roger Gray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Academic Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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316A Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-7665<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rgray17@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cristina Gregory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Financial Assistant
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406A Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-7622<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cgrego25@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jennifer Hartwig<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Academic Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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316A Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-7243<\/p>\n\n\n\n

jmontgo1@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Robbie Johnston<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Financial Associate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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406A Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wjohnst6@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pooja Khedekar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Financial Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1112 Innovation South<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-3932<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pkhedek1@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Julie Knoefel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Admin for Grad Studies & Assistant to Department Head<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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414 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-8465<\/p>\n\n\n\n

jknoefel@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ruthann Moyers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Business Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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404 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-5290<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rmoyers3@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Abby Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Admin Associate, Undergrad Studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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414 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-9376<\/p>\n\n\n\n

areaga14@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ashly Shine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Business Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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405 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-5247<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ashine@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Headshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Austin Warren<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Financial Associate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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405 Dougherty Bldg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-3958<\/p>\n\n\n\n

awarre16@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Not Pictured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Karl Welti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MABE Maker Lab Director<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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865-974-0038<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kwelti@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Graham Senior Instrument Deisgner 102 Dougherty Bldg. 865-974-6143 dgraham4@utk.edu Roger Gray Senior Academic Advisor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nStaff - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/staff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Staff - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Staff Madison Bayless Program Administrator 1112 Innovation South 865-974-5285 mbayless1@utk.edu Susan Damron Senior Financial Associate 405 Dougherty Bldg. 865-974-9203 sdamron1@utk.edu Nita Drozd Financial Specialist I 405 Dougherty Bldg. 865-974-5426 adrozd@utk.edu Vanina Ghossein Program Manager 1108 Innovation South 865-974-0576 vghossei@utk.edu Daniel P. 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