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Dean's Office

Welcome! The Penn GSE Dean’s Office is both the central leadership unit of the school and the immediate office of the Penn GSE Dean, widely responsible for realizing the school’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals. The Dean’s Office provides overall school administration, drives strategic and operational planning, sets policy, manages risk and crisis response, and facilitates coordination across the school. The office provides comprehensive administrative support for and strategic advice to the dean, plans key special events, steers decanal special projects and initiatives, and liaises with colleagues across the Penn community and senior University administration.


Dean's Office Staff

Katharine O. Strunk
Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education
(215) 898-7014

Michael Hoepp
Chief of Staff
215-573-9404

Diana Johnson
Executive Assistant, Dean's Office
215-898-7014

Madeleine Russell
Project Manager, Dean's Office
215-746-6885