Visa Services
Duke University School of Medicine School of Nursing Health System International House
Staff Directory
 

TELEPHONE ACCESS

If you call the main office number, 919-681-8472, you can access the following features during regular office hours, 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on normal business days:

  • Dial the extension number of any member of the staff to get to that person's desk. Keep in mind that if you dial to the desk and that person's telephone is busy, you will get voicemail.
  • Press the # sign to reach the Office Telephone Directory. From there you can use the telephone key pad to spell the last name of the person you want to reach. Usually entering just the first three letters of the person's last name will be enough. The system will identify the person and transfer you to that desk.
  • Press 0 (zero) to reach the central office number to speak to someone at the front desk or to have your call transferred in person. During very busy times, when absolutely everyone is helping someone else, and no one can answer your call, you will be able to leave a message “for the office” instead of for a particular person.

EMAIL ACCESS

Our general office e-mail is VISAHELP@mc.duke.edu. Someone checks that mail box several times a day and either responds to your questions or forwards your message to the appropriate person in our office.

Individual e-mail addresses appear in the directory below. You may e-mail a specific person to ask questions, make appointments, etc.

Director:

Name
Title
Phone
Lola (Lois) Yelverton Director 613-5095

Advisors

Name
Title
Phone
Dylan K. Sugiyama Associate Director 613-5094
Zoe E. Guy Sr Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5083
Pierre Byrd Sr Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5079
A. Maxine Sanders Sr Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5089
W. Paul Bumbalough Sr Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5075
Mary B. Schrot Sr Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5090
Suzanne M. Lee Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5085
Annette Lindsay Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5086
Pamela Billie Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor 613-5070

For a complete list of departments and their respective Advisor click here

General Services:

Name
Title
Phone
Claudia De La Cruz Asst Int'l Student/Scholar Advisor I 681-8472
Lillian Hicks Staff Assistant 613-5654

Systems:

Name
Title
Phone
Scott Robinson Systems Project Lead 613-5088
Cindy McCracken Database Analyst I 613-5087