Leadership and Staff
Leadership
Staff
Casey Bernal
Instructional Machine Shop Manager
Brown Hall W130A
303-273-3668
cbernal@mines.edu
Chris Bird
Department Business and Fiscal Manager
Brown Hall W350A
303-273-3957
cebird@mines.edu
Denny Boyd
Graduate Program Specialist – Office of Graduate Studies
Alderson 261
Dennis.boyd@mines.edu
Lizi Fapp
Major Academic Advising Coordinator
CASA
303-384-2600
lizi.fapp@mines.edu
M.C. ‘Buddy’ Haun
Lab Coordinator
CTLM 123
303-273-3962
bhaun@mines.edu
Kevin Pluta
Academic Advising Coordinator
CASA
303-384-2600
kevin.pluta@mines.edu
Josephine Richardson
Graduate Program Specialist -Office of Graduate Studies
sjrichardson@mines.edu
Chris Rief
Major Academic Advising Coordinator
CASA
303-384-2600
christopher.rief@mines.edu
Begoña Ruiz
Technical and Operations Manager
Brown Hall W350D
303-273-3994
bruiz@mines.edu
Stephanie Mahoney
Research Support
BBW 350F
303-273-3650
smahoney@mines.edu
Evan Elizabeth Gittlein
Administrative Assistant
BBW 350
303-273-2153
evan.gittlein@mines.edu
Monica Martinez Ramirez
Program Assistant
BBW 350F
303-273-3650
monica.martinezramirez@mines.edu
Joel Bach
Emeritus Associate Professor
Joel Bach retired from teaching in July of 2023. He remained the Director of the Human Design Center until May of 2024.
Joan Gosink
Emeritus Professor
Joan Gosink became Division Director of the Division of Engineering in 1991 after serving as a Program Manager at the National Science Foundation. Dr. Gosink retired from Mines in 2003.
David Munoz
Emeritus Associate Professor
Dr. Munoz retired from teaching effective January 2011. He is now working with the Fetzer Institute and other nonprofits in the areas generally designated as humanitarian or peace engineering.
Graham Mustoe
Emeritus Professor
Dr. Mustoe fully retired in Spring 2019.
Terry Parker
Emeritus Professor
Prior to retiring in September 2016, Dr. Parker served as a faculty member in the Engineering Division at Mines for over 20 years, including tenures as Engineering Division Director, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost.
John P.H. Steele
Emeritus Associate Professor
Brown Hall 314G
303-273-3663
jsteele@mines.edu
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John Steele completed his transition to official retirement in May 2017 but continues to work actively with graduate students on research in robotics and intelligent machines.