The Administrative Assistant for Faculty Affairs, Frances Boone, reports to the Academic Department Administrator (ADA) and works closely with both the ADA and the department Chair in all matters related to faculty searches, appointments, and reviews.  Her responsibilities include: coordinating the planning and logistics of faculty searches in cooperation with the chairs and members of search committees; maintaining faculty files, databases, and online directories; and coordinating the faculty review process together with staff in the Office of the Vice President of Arts & Sciences.  This position also assists with other administrative duties, including office reception, photocopying, and event planning and implementation.

Reporting to the Academic Department Administrator (ADA), the Business Manager has primary responsibility for the department's administrative and programmatic budgets and instructional and personnel expenses. He/she advises the Chair and ADA as to historical levels of spending, developing budgets and reports as needed. The Business Manager resolves financial problems and prevents overdrafts. He/she works with the Administrative Assistant for Financial Affairs to administer the department's participation in the Faculty Research Allowance Program and other reimbursement and special funding programs for faculty, including faculty research accounts. He/she processes appointments for all part-time, visiting and adjunct faculty as well as all student teaching and research appointments. The Business Manager allocates, approves payroll and is responsible for hiring, training, and supervision of the department's casual and work study staff.

Eleanor Kaye, the Undergraduate Administrator is responsible for all issues related to the department's undergraduate majors and concentrators and works closely with the Undergraduate Education Committee to develop and implement policies pertaining to the undergraduate major.  She keeps them informed of program deadlines, department events, the seminar application process, new courses, and fellowships and makes sure students are on track to complete their requirements.  The Undergraduate Administrator is also responsible for managing the department's curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  She coordinates curriculum planning with relevant faculty committees and publishes the department's course listings in all relevant university bulletins, as well as the department's annual undergraduate guide.

The Academic Department Administrator (ADA) has primary responsibility for administrative management of the History Department and reports to the Chair.  He is responsible for the organization and planning of the academic and administrative activities of the department, including matters of financial, personnel, and space management and the provision of student and faculty services.  The ADA has overall responsibility for the department's administrative budget and for supervision of the instructional budget in collaboration with the Chair.  He is responsible for the hiring, training, and supervision of all department staff.  The ADA processes all full-time faculty appointments and oversees faculty search activities.  He oversees departmental facilities and space utilization, coordinates planned capital projects, and approves requests for repairs and improvements to Facilities Management.  The ADA is a member of the department's Space Committee and prepares reports for faculty academic committees and the Chair as necessary.  He advises faculty and students concering University policies and procedures.

Sean is from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and received his B.A. summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1988, majoring in Art History & Archaeology.  In 1999 he received his Ph.D. from Columbia's Department of Art History & Archaeology with a dissertation on the work of Sir John Soane at the Palace of Westminster.  For six years Sean was the Executive Director of the Wyckoff House & Association, responsible for the operation of the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum in Brooklyn, NY.  Sean writes and teaches in the areas of architectural history and museum studies and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Cooper-Hewitt MA Progam in Decorative Arts & Design.  Sean and his partner, Michael Susi, live in Inwood near Baker Field and have an 11 year-old son.