Alyssa Leal
Phone: 212-998-8811
Room 205
M.A. 2005 (Higher Ed Administration), New York University
B.A. 1998 (Latin American Studies), New York University
Alyssa manages the operating budget, departmental research accounts, faculty and student appointments, communications , department office policies and procedures and operations of 244 Greene Street.
Lissette Florez
Phone: 212-998-8802
Room 207
M.A. 2019 (Higher Education and Student Affairs), New York University
B.A. 2009 (Psychology), New York University
Lissette assists students with anything related to the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in English and helps faculty with advisement, course planning, admissions, doctoral exams and fellowships.
Patricia Okoh-Esene
Phone: 212-992-9595
M.S. 2017 (HR Mgmt and Dev), New York University
B.S. 2011 (Sociology), City University of New York
B.A. 1997 (Africana Studies and Psych), New York University
Patricia is the Chair's Administrative Aide II and the senior clerical staff member in the department. She manages faculty job searches and campus visits, Promotion and Tenure cases, Third-year reviews, visiting scholar applications and provides overall faculty support.
Mary Mezzano
Phone: 212-998-8803
M.A. 2014 (Liberal Studies), University of Miami (Florida)
B.A. 2011 (English Literature) University of North Florida
Mary assists students and faculty with anything related to undergraduate studies in English, including advisement, registration, graduation, and the new Creative Writing Concentration within the major.
Jaysen Henderson-Greenbey
212-998-8801
B.A. (Storytelling from the Margins: Black Women's Narratives) New York University
Jaysen assists with processing invoices, honoraria, guest reimbursements, room bookings and provides general support to the department.
Phone: 212-998-8813
Room 406
Ph.D. Candidate (English), New York University
M.St. 2015 (English), University of Oxford
B.A. 2014 (English), University of Oxford
Richard coordinates events, publicity, internal communications and accounting for the Media, Events & Publicity (MEP) committee. He is the webmaster for departmental events, and oversees the reimbursements, room and media bookings and reimbursements for all MEP-sponsored events. Richard also co-organizes our monthly First Wednesday Lectures and receptions and curates our internal 'Next Week in English' messaging.
Hannah Ho is a Senior studying English, with a focus in Creative Writing. Her passions include poetry, cooking, and music. Find her on weekends at the Met writing ekphrases or walking dogs near her home in Bushwick.
Alice Gelber is a Senior studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing. She enjoys literature, film, and language. One day she hopes to own a goat farm.
Tiana Zuniga is a Junior studying screenwriting and journalism in Gallatin. She hopes to one day diversify the television industry with more women of color. Her other interests include blogging, reading, and listening to music.
