{"id":947,"date":"2023-04-25T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T23:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bisc\/?page_id=947"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:58:03","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bisc\/people\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Administrative Staff\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We handle the operational, financial, and strategic management of the department, overseeing budgets, advising undergraduate 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