Contact

With our ever-growing program, the SMSP staff is available to provide clarification on the nomination process, expanding services offered, and general inquiries.

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Abu Dhabi Staff

Jennifer Gerrard
Senior Director
Email: jennifer.gerrard@nyu.edu
Phone: +971 2-628-5415
• General program management questions
• Selection decisions

Aisha Hamisi
Manager of Operations and Student Advising
Email: aisha.hamisi@nyu.edu
Office: +971 2-628-4023
• Summer Academy applications
• Summer Academy Open House events
• Summer Academy New York trip

Povashni Naidu
Assistant Manager for Programming and Strategy
Email: povashni.naidu@nyu.edu
Office: +971 2-628-4885
• Summer Academy Italy trip
• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program (SMSP) applications
• SMSP information sessions

Yusuf Samara
Assistant Manager, Administration, and Alumni Affairs
Email: yusuf.samara@nyu.edu
Office: +971 2-628-5033
• Summer Academy and SMSP alumni network and events
• SMSP alumni board

Sara Almheiri
Program Coordinator
Email: sma10@nyu.edu
Office: +971 2 628 6670
• Summer Academy alumni events
• STARS program
• SMSP alumni events

Razan Elzubair
Program Coordinator
Email: razan.elzubair@nyu.edu
Office: +971 2 628 4425
• SMSP transportation requests
• SMSP and Summer Academy publications

New York Staff

Jonathan Marsh
Academic and Student Affairs Specialist and Instructor
Email: jonathan.marsh@nyu.edu
Phone: +1-347-421-2646
• SMSP graduate school application/recommendation support
• New York-based alumni events
• SMSP advising

Brittany Baker
Manager of Academic and Administrative Services
Email: brittany.baker@nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-992-7261
• Tuition payments for alumni at NYU
• Student trips to New York and Washington, DC