Professional Development Institute Past Participants

August 18 - 21, 2020 Inaugural Institute Participants

Lisah Crall, Program Manager, Geological and Environmental Services

Felicia Crawford, Director of Title IX Compliance, Institutional Equity

Betty Dennis, Faculty Specialist, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs

Melissa Holman, Director, Multicultural Affairs for Students

Shashanta James, Director, Financial Aid

Megan Larson, Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences Advising

Irma Lopez, Dean/Professor, Lee Honors College/Spanish

Nate Nguyen, Director, LBGTQ Student Services

David Paul, Chairperson, Philosophy

Cari Robertson, Director, Health Promotion/Health Education

Michael Smith, Marketing Specialist Senior, Student Affairs

Adam Wall, Assistant Director of Compliance, Institutional Equity

Luchara Wallace, Director/Associate Professor, Lewis Walker Institute/Special Education and Literacy Studies

Evelyn Winfield-Thomas, Executive Director, Institutional Equity

Toni Woolfork-Barnes, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

 

May 4 - 7, 2021 Institute Participants

Suzan Ayers, Professor and Interim Chairperson, Family and Consumer Sciences

Jonathan Baker, Associate Professor, Psychology

Amy Brimmer, Director of Compensation, Human Resources

Gus Calbert, Program Manager, Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations

Erika Carr, Director, Office of Pre-College Programming

Lofton Durham, Associate Professor, Theatre

Adrienne Fraaza, Director, Office of Student Transitions

Deveta Gardner, Associate Dean, Merze Tate College

Ronicka Hamilton, Director, Seita Scholars Program

Charles Henderson, Director, Professor, Physics and Mallinson Institute for Science Education

Warren Hills, Chief HR Officer/Associate Vice President, Human Resources

Rebecca Huntley, Administrative Assistant II, Political Science

Mariam Konate, Associate Professor, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

Keith Kothman, Professor and Director, School of Music

Megan Kowalske, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Chemistry

LaSonja Roberts, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

Maria Roche-Dean, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Lori Sims, Professor of Piano, School of Music

Christopher Sligh, Director, Office of Student Engagement

John Spitsbergen, Professor and Chairperson, Biological Sciences

Jessica Swartz, Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel

Kara Wood, Associate Vice President, Community Partnerships

 

May 3 - 6, 2022 Institute Participants

Matthew Bracey, Fall Welcome Coordinator, Office of Student Transitions

Jou-Chen Chen, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Gretta Clay, Director of Human Resources Services, Human Resources

Amy Damashek, Associate Professor, Psychology

Glen Dillon, Assistant Director for Student Media, Office of Student Engagement

Danielle Field, Coordinator, Haworth College of Business, Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS)

Katrina Goodall, Campus Coach, Kalamazoo Promise Scholars, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Jim Herman, Career Development Specialist, Career & Student Employment Services

Maria Mata, Administrative Assistant Sr., Institutional Equity

Andrea Mellendorf, Apartment Complex Coordinator, Residence Life

Alyssa Moon, Lead Instructional Designer, WMUx

脕ngela P茅rez-Villa, Assistant Professor, History

Brandy Pleasants, Faculty Specialist II, Mallinson Institute for Science Education

Reetha Raveendran, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Affairs

Kelly Robertson, Principal Research Associate, Evaluation Center

Jill Rowe, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs

Chaz Schwandt, Hall Director Eicher/Lefevre, Housing and Residence Life

Yu-Lien The, Assistant Professor of Keyboard Studies, School of Music

Ewa Urban, Director of Assessment and Effectiveness, Merze Tate College

Pamela Wadsworth, Assistant Professor, Bronson School of Nursing

 

May 2 - 5, 2023 Institute Participants

Amy Bocko, Digital Projects Librarian, University Libraries

Cesar Briones, Navigation Specialist, Multicultural Affairs for Students

Mo Brooks, Student Success Navigator, Student Success Services

Adriana Cardoso Reyes, Associate Director Institutional Accreditation and Planning, Institutional Effectiveness

Janay Christian, Assistant Director, Mental Well-Being, Health Promotion and Education

Donielle Easlick, Program Manager, Dean of Students Office

Tammy Eaton, TRiO FESP Program Coordinator, College of Education and Human Development

Amanda Jeppesen, Coordinator of Student Employment, Career & Student Employment Services

Jordan Johnson, Navigation Specialist, Multicultural Affairs for Students

Dylan Juhl, Humanities Librarian, University Libraries

Demetra Lafayette, Career Development Specialist Career & Student Employment Services

Beixi Li, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

Genny Ludwig, Business Manager/HRIS Analyst Sr, Human Resources

Bri McCann, Program Manager Office of Sustainability

Marie Moreno, Faculty Specialist, Business Information Systems HCOB

Lusike Mukhongo, Associate Professor, School of Communication

Olivia Ngadjui, Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

Randy Ott, Senior Director Academic Collaboration, Merze Tate College

Dawn Smith, Faculty Specialist, Bronson School of Nursing

Gigi Ward, Hall Director, Residence Life

 

April 30-May 3, 2024 Institute Participants

Ashley Bravo, Director, College Assistance Migrant Program, Multicultural Affairs for Students

Matt Cavalli, Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Christy Chambers, Budget Analyst, College of Education & Human Development

Samantha Davis, Fall Welcome Program Manager, Office of Student Transitions

Kathryn Docherty, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Alvina Gipson, Assistant Director, Admissions (Metro-Detroit)

Denisha Griffey, Program Manager, Lewis Walker Institute

Megan Hess, Instructional Designer, WMUx

Christopher Hodshire, Instructor II, School of Social Work

Cara Junghans, Accessibility Compliance Specialist, WMUx

Valaree Kyser, Equity Outreach Specialist, Institutional Equity

Dwandra Lampkin, Associate Professor & Director of Multi-Cultural Theatre, School of Theatre and Dance

Edward Lara, Campus Coach, Seita Scholars

Antoinette London-Johnson Wright, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Gary Marquardt, Faculty Specialist II, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

Chris Mattix, Hall Director, Housing and Residence Life

Lauren McMullan, Instructional Technology Specialist, WMUx

William McQuitty, Institutional Research Analyst, Institutional Research

Sarah Meiser, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Students Rights and Responsibilities, Student Affairs

Lisbeth Morales, Recruitment and Retention Specialist, College Assistance Migrant Program, Multicultural Affairs for Students

Amanda Nagy, Hall Director, Housing and Residence Life

Karika Parker, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lewis Walker Institute

Brianne Pitts, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies

Anna Popkova, Associate Professor, School of Communication

Michelle Ringle-Barrett, Program Manager, Bronco Study Zone, Student Success Services

Chitra Singh, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Carolyn Smith, Program Manager, FYE & SYE, Office of Student Transitions