Alissa K. Anderson

Role: Executive Assistant and Project Manager for Isabelle Hau Organization: Stanford Accelerator for Learning Email: alissa.anderson@stanford.edu Relationship Depth: Operational (gateway to Isabelle)

Function

Alissa is the operational gatekeeper for Isabelle Hau’s calendar and external coordination. She’s also a project manager — not strictly a calendar-only role — so she stays in the loop on substantive items, not just scheduling. She took over the EA/PM role from Heather Rich (hnrich@stanford.edu) sometime between mid-2025 and February 2026.

What Alissa coordinates for Reuben

• Isabelle’s availability for partnership meetings — primarily ISTE-related convenings (with Jessica Rami, Josh, Reuben).
• Room logistics at Raikes / ANKO when Isabelle hosts.
• Internal list-serv guidance — knows the SAL list infrastructure (sal-all-members, sal-seed-grantees, etc.) and can route requests.
• SAL staff retreat and Isabelle-organized internal gatherings.

Working style

• Fast, friendly email replies. Confirms availability in same-day windows.
• Specifies time zones carefully (caught her own PT-vs-ET ambiguity on Jan 23, 2026 unprompted).
• Holds time tentatively while waiting on confirmations from other attendees — saves the slot, doesn’t lock it.
• CC’s the right people without being asked (good operational instinct).

Working with Alissa

• For any meeting with Isabelle, route the scheduling ask to Alissa first, not Isabelle directly.
• She’ll hold a slot pending confirmation from other attendees — confirm back quickly so the hold doesn’t expire.
• For list-serv questions or SAL operational questions, she’s a faster path than asking around the team.

Interactions

Date	Context	Notes
2025-11-07	SAL Staff Retreat (Nov 13)	Confirmed Reuben’s attendance.
2026-01-23	ISTE partnership meeting scheduling	Coordinated Isabelle + Jessica Rami + Josh + Reuben for Feb 25. Caught PT/ET timezone ambiguity.
2026-02-10	List-serv guidance	Helped route a post to the right SAL list (sal-all-members vs. sal-seed-grantees).
2026-03-31	Room ANKO 011 logistics	Coordinated room + elevator access for Christine Bywater’s external visitors.
2026-05-07	ISTE meeting reschedule	Moved Isabelle + Jessica Rami + Reuben + Josh from May 21 → Tue May 26, 10–11 AM PT.

Open threads

• ISTE meeting with Jessica Rami + Isabelle — rescheduled to Tue May 26, 10–11 AM PT. Confirm attendance + prep before then.

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Profile last updated: 2026-05-21. Predecessor in role: Heather Rich.