Staff

AnneMarie Schiller

As the senior administrative coordinator, AnneMarie Schiller supports the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, including the Office of Professional Preparation and BU Wheelock’s Undergraduate Program while coordinating with Human Resources/Payroll, Summer Term and BU Virtual, and supports the Associate Dean for Student Affairs while coordinating with the Data and Enrollment Management Office/Registrar. She organizes and […]

Claire Serrano

Claire Serrano is the administrative coordinator for the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. As part of her role, she provides direct assistance to the department chair and handles a range of projects related to organizing events, managing finances, handling media, and organizing data. Recent News

Karen Shaffer

Karen Shaffer uses her 20-plus years of educational experience in her role as a research scientist at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at Boston University to support various literacy projects. Her work consists of collaborating with literacy experts and university researchers to assist educators, leadership, and educational agencies to integrate current research, evidence-based […]

Channa Srey

As a college access coordinator for Boston University Upward Bound, Channa Srey provides college admission advising, financial aid counseling, and academic support services to potential first-generation college and low-income high school students. He teaches the program’s weekly Senior Workshops and performs other administrative duties such as coordinating special events and hiring, training, and evaluating teachers […]

Emily Stolz

Emily Stolz, MEd, is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University. Emily’s research interests center on the ways in which schools support the ethnic-racial identity development of young children. She approaches this topic from a strengths-based, ecological lens by considering the messages that children receive about […]

Marianne Taylor

Marianne Taylor is responsible for grants administration at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she assists faculty with proposal and budget development; application submissions; managing awards; liaising to university offices and partner and sponsor organizations; and award closeout. Ms. Taylor began as a secretary at Wheelock, became the school’s […]

Elizabeth Vassallo

At Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Elizabeth Vassallo supports students in reaching their academic goals by serving as an academic support and resource referral, as well as an advisor for Wheelock’s student leadership organizations. Ms. Vassallo started her career as a preschool and kindergarten teacher, which slowly transitioned from high school […]

Emily Walton

Emily Walton is the program manager for the Upward Bound Math Science program at BU Wheelock. In this role, Ms. Walton supports postsecondary preparation and access for first-generation-to-college high school students from Boston and Chelsea, with a particular focus on providing a foundation for success in science, technology, engineering, and math. Previously, Ms. Walton managed staff […]

Mikayla Weinzierl

Mikayla Weinzierl is BU Wheelock’s admissions & financial aid coordinator. Before joining the BU Wheelock team, Ms. Weinzierl served with the College Advising Corps at Boston University, where she was a primary college and postsecondary advisor at a Boston public high school in Hyde Park. Her work there included student outreach, financial aid advising, event […]