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. She helps faculty with advisement, coordinates course planning, admissions, and doctoral exams, and manages graduate events, financial aid, and fellowships.
Jaysen Henderson-Greenbey
212-998-8801
B.A. 2019 (Individualized Study), New York University
Jaysen assists with processing invoices, honoraria, guest reimbursements, room bookings and provides general support to the department.
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.
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 coordinates the undergraduate programs in English, including the English Literature major and minor, the Creative Writing Track in the English major, and the Dramatic Literature major and minor. If you need assistance with advising, registration, graduation, or anything else related to the undergraduate programs in English, feel free to contact her.
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 supports the Chair in faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement initiatives. She oversees faculty job searches and campus visits; promotion and tenure cases; clinical appointments and reappointment cases; third-year reviews; visiting scholar applications; and provides overall support to faculty.
Margaret McCurry
Phone: 212-998-8813
Margaret manages communications, reimbursements, and reservations for the department's Graduate Working Groups and our Goldstone and Fales annual lectures. She also curates the department's weekly Friday newsletter "Next Week in English."
Destini Baylis Adams is a junior studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing. Some of her hobbies include rock climbing, loving dogs, playing guitar, learning French, and running her bookstagram(@bookswithbonnets). She hopes to one day write novels and see as much of the world as possible.
Vella Chen is a sophomore studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing. She is also double majoring in Cinema Studies. Some of her hobbies include obsessing over Marvel content, trying out different restaurants in New York, and buying books she doesn’t end up reading. She hopes to have a writing-based career someday.
Lorraine Olaya is a junior studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing; she is also minoring in French. Some of her hobbies include reading cheesy young adult fiction, traveling, playing and listening to music, and learning new languages. In the future, she hopes to travel as much as she can and make an impact on her communities with her writing.
