What Is an Ally?
Allies include staff, faculty, and students at UMass Amherst who display an "Ally" placard outside their office or residence hall room. This sign identifies them as individuals who are willing to provide a safe haven, a listening ear, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people or anyone dealing with sexual orientation and/or gender identity issues.
All allies have attended a training workshop through the Stonewall Center to learn about the benefits and responsibilities of being an ally to LGBT people in our community. Every ally has signed an ally contract before posting their placard.
Allies are committed to educating others and themselves about the oppression of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people and to combat heterosexism and genderism personally and institutionally. They are committed to providing support to members of the LGBT and Ally community.
Our Allies
Career Services
-Rachel Britt-Little, Graduate Assistant
-Brian Frenette Assistant Director, Field Experience
-Sharon Jefferson, Receptionist
-Tommie Joyner, Jr., Assistant Director, Career Planning
-Mary Ellen Liseno, Assistant Director, Career Planning
-Candice Serafino, Assistant Director, Field Experience
-Jeff Silver, Director
Center for Student Development (CSD)
Administration
-Allen Brainerd, Director of Finance and Business Services
-Ophelia Sowers, Account Specialist
Center for Educational Policy Advocacy
Cameron Russell, Director
Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
-Joyce White Vincent, Associate Director, Cultural Enrichment
Center for Student Businesses
-Andrew Considine, student staff, Sweets and More
-Patrick O'Loughlin, student staff, Bike Coop
-Rosemary Schmidt, Director
-Claire Spencer, student staff, Program Coordinator
Craft Center
-Shannen Adler-Guthrie, student staff, Student Union Art Gallery
-Nataly Grif, student staff, Craft Center
-Paula Hodecker, Director
-Carl Shulman, student staff, Craft Center
-Karla Stingerstein, Graduate Assistant Director, Student Union Art Gallery
-Marjorie Valdivia, Graduate Assistant
Office of Fraternities and Sororities
Michael Wiseman, Director
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Larry Goldbaum, Director
Student Activities and Involvement Center
-Alex Gomberg, Graduate Assistant, Sport Clubs
-Lloyd Henley, Associate Director
-Matthew Scott, Graduate Assistant, CSD Resource Center
Student Legal Services Office
-Corey Carvalho, Staff Attorney
-Charles DiMare, Director
-Pamela Dutta, Program Coordinator
-Elizabeth Priest, Law Clerk
-Laura Sylvester, Outreach Coordinator
Union Video Center - TV 19
-Darol Bishop, Technician
-Anna Meiler, student staff, Outreach Coordinator
-Michael Tracy, student staff, Production Coordinator
-John Ward, student staff, Videographer
WMUA-FM
Glenn Siegel, Administrative Assistant
College of Humanities and Fine Arts Advising Center
-Darlene N. Baptiste, Office Manager
-Shmuel Bolozky, Assistant Dean of Advising, and Professor of Hebrew and Chair of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
-Kelly A. Gray, Success Coordinator
-Jose Ornelas, Asistant Dean, and Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
-Sandra S. Pirrello, Assistant Dean and Director of Advising
-Nikki R. Stoia, Executive Director, and Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and Music Undergraduate Advisor
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advising
-Lea Arnold-Rice, Director of Advising
-Brittney Figueira, Peer Adviser
-Sarah Foster, Peer Adviser
-Alyssa Grant, Peer Adviser
-Kiri Mullen, Peer Adviser
-Erin O'Malley, Peer Adviser
-Courtney Patterson, Peer Adviser
-Richard Shaughnessy, Peer Adviser
-Anna Thibeault, Peer Adviser
Communication Department
-Kevin T. Anderson, Lecturer
-Mari Castaneda, Professor
-Briankle Chang, Associate Professor
-Martha Fuentes-Bautista, Assistant Professor
-Henry Geddes, Associate Professor
-Jarice Hanson, Professor
-Lisa Henderson, Chair and Professor
-Lynn Phillips, Lecturer and Chief Undergraduate Advisor
-Ralph Whitehead, Professor of Journalism
Communication Department Advising
-Kailey Anarino, Peer Adviser
-Chelsea E. Castillo, Peer Adviser
-Stella Chen, Peer Adviser
-Melanie Clark, Peer Adviser
-Emily Daunt, Peer Adviser
-Olga Dolgopolova, Peer Adviser
-Kaitlyn E Medeiros, Peer Adviser
-Miyagi Jacobs, Peer Adviser
-Marianne Kim, Peer Adviser
-Chelsea Souza, Peer Adviser
Dean of Students Office
-Allison Berger, Assistant Dean of Students
-Laura Looman, Payroll Budget Manager
Development and Alumni Relations
-Melanie Cosgrove, Senior Associate Director, Student and Alumni Programs
-Wesley J. Dunham, Assistant Director, Annual Giving
-Kevin Fleming, Senior Associate Director, Alumni Volunteer Programs
-Deborah Goodhind, Associate Executive Director, Alumni Relations
-Wesley Goscenski, Associate Manager, Records and Gift Processing-Biographical Administration
-Elena Lamontagne, Director, Alumni Marketing and Communications
-Angela Lussier, Associate Director, Alumni Career Programs
-Janine Sicks, Director, Alumni Events and Programs
Disability Services
-Lorie A. Gwozdzik, Clerk
-Bernadette Hait, Receptionist
-Larissa E. Hopkins, Consumer Manager
-Ryan Kidder, Consumer Manager
-Ben Ostiguy, Associate Director
-Jacqueline Walton, Consumer Manager
Fraternity and Sorority Leaders
-Bryana Berry, Sigma Lambda Gamma
-Rebecca Cachion, Kappa Kappa Gamma
-John Clancy, Alpha Delta Phi
-Ariana DellaGatta, Alpha Chi Omega
-Robert Deters, Sigma Phi Epsilon
-Laura Lichterman, Alpha Epsilon Phi
-Tyler Manoukian, Sigma Phi Epsilon
-Shweta R. Nair, Omega Psi Delta
-Taylor Orton, Iota Gama Upsilon
-Roshni Patel, Omega Psi Delta
-Olivia Pijanowski, Sigma Kappa
-Teddy Reagan, Alpha Sigma Phi
-Audreanna Sauro, Chi Omega
-Alexa Triantafilis, Alpha Epsilon Phi
-Carl Venezia, Alpha Sigma Phi
-Carly Warehan, Sigma Delta Tau
Graduate Employee Organization (GEO)
-Danielle Allessio, Database Coordinator
-Bengi Baran, Steward
-Roberto Garcia Ceballos, Diversity Coordinator
-Derek Doughty, Grievance Coordinator
-Sarah Hughes, Vice President
-Elvis Mendez, President
Greeno Sub Shop
-Chris Barnes
-Danielle Barrows
-Bayley Blaisdell
-Matthew Boccuzzi
-F. Hasani Broks-Smith-Lowe
-Matthew Caraballo
-Daveth Cheth
-Hope C. Deeran
-Molly Dorson
-Jonathan S. Flash
-Erik Laufer
-James Martel
-Matt McNulty
-Nora Murphy
-Nicholas Brenner Pope
New Student Orientation
-Elizabeth Cleary, Assistant Director
-Tom Fleenor, Program Coordinator
-Jeanne Horrigan, Director
Office of Information Technologies (OIT) Help Services
Help Desk
Software Support
Database and System Administration
Wesley Mason, Senior Technical Support Consultant
Psi Chi (Psychology Honors Society)
-Levi Adelman
-Hannah Barrett
-Aram Bedrosian
-Katelyn Ferreira, President
-Kirsten Holmberg
-Erica Kendall
-Katherine Manser
-Melissa Pennica
-Stephanie Raposo, Treasurer
-Jaime Young
Recreation Center
-John Blihar, Director, Campus Recreation
-Jason Incorvati, Associate Director, Campus Recreation
-Jill Isabelle, Assistant Director, Fitness/Wellness
-Krystle Nowak, Assistant Manager, Recreation Center
-Jeanne Orr, Senior Associate, Campus Recreation
-Patricia Shea, Assistant Director, Marketing and Member Services
Residential Life
Northeast/Sylvan
Brown Hall
-Randi Alexander, Resident Assistant
-Dana Alhaffar, Assistant Residence Director
-Justine Douning, Resident Assistant
-Alexandra Goodreau, Resident Assistant
-Matteen Hakin, Resident Assistant
-Tequan Jones, Resident Assistant
-Alfreclo Mesiti, Resident Assistant
-Shweta Nair, Resident Assistant
-Kyle Pereira, Resident Assistant
-Marcelo S. Portugal, Resident Assistant
-Andrea Strand, Resident Assistant
-Anastasia Sumner, Resident Assistant
Cashin Hall
-Karissa Hamblet, Resident Assistant
-Eden Ketema, Resident Assistant
-Paul Uccello, Resident Assistant
-Wanqing Zhao, Resident Assistant
Crabtree/Knowlton/Mary Lyon Halls
-Sean C.M. Bauer, Resident Assistant
-Courtney Bernard, Resident Assistant
-Samantha Foresta, Resident Assistant
-Matt Herd, Resident Assistant
-Michelle Hien, Resident Assistant
-Andrew McGeehan, Residence Director
-Erin M. Mosher, Assistant Residence Director
-Priyanka Patel, Resident Assistant
-Rishi Singh, Resident Assistant
-Derek M. Wood, Resident Assistant
Dwight/Leach/Hamlin Halls
-Elsa de León, Resident Assistant
-Nicole Gelinas, Resident Assistant
-Jeslyn Gordon, Resident Assistant
-Nachuwm Hernandez, Resident Assistant
-Dylan Larke, Residence Director
-Patrick Notini, Resident Assistant
-Mike Seldon, Resident Assistant
-Eriko Stronach, Resident Assistant
-Phi Bao Truong, Resident Assistant
McNamara Hall
-TearNee Barker, Resident Assistant
-Kerianne Flavin, Cluster Office Manager
-Melissa Howard, Resident Assistant
-Hen Naeh, Resident Assistant
-Wirda Razaq, Resident Assistant
-Ahmed Sirage, Resident Assistant
-Rachel Vogel, Resident Assistant
Thatcher/Lewis/Johnson Halls
-Sara Amell, Resident Assistant
-Cameron Delay, Resident Assistant
-Adrienne E. Harvey, Resident Assistant
-Jessica Jankowski, Resident Assistant
-Nigel Mainville, Resident Assistant
-Marissa Malone, Resident Assistant
-Grace Nauman, Resident Assistant
-Nikita Nayyar, Resident Assistant
-Samuel Truesdell, Resident Assistant
-Nolan Wilds, Resident Assistant
Orchard Hill/Central
Baker/Chadbourne/Greenough Halls
-Arnav Chandra, Resident Assistant
-Kasie Collins, Residential Learning Graduate
-Xiaona Dong, Resident Assistant
-Stuart Farber, Resident Assistant
-Victoria Gesar, Resident Assistant
-Aidan Gilchrist, Resident Assistant
-Alexandra Huang, Resident Assistant
-Silvana Melo, Resident Assistant
-John Nugent, Residence Director
-Michelle Piantedosi, Resident Assistant
-Kathryn Rivard, Resident Assistant
-Neha Singhal, Assistant Residence Director
-Kelsey Stokes, Resident Assistant
-Dalya Weinronk, Resident Assistant
-Ahmed Zakaria, Resident Assistant
Brett/Brooks Halls
-Rachel Burgess, Resident Assistant
-Amanda Dickinson, Resident Assistant
-Rachel Filo, Resident Assistant
-Tracy Gebhart, Resident Assistant
-Kara Johnston, Resident Assistant
-Michael Leung, Resident Assistant
-Tara Mahendrarajah, Resident Assistant
-Junelle Shepard, Resident Assistant
-Kristi Shrestha, Resident Assistant
-Dana Thornlow, Resident Assistant
-Kewei Zhang, Resident Assistant
Dickinson/Webster Halls
-Jacob Clemen, Assistant Residence Director
-Victoria Verlezza, Assistant Residence Director
Gorman/Wheeler Halls
-Shelley Blanchard, Resident Assistant
-Morgan Bondy, Resident Assistant
-Chrissy Breed, Assistant Residence Director
-Deanna Bunch, Resident Assistant
-Edwin Cabrera, Resident Assistant
-Patricia Cahill, Resident Assistant
-George Egan, Resident Assistant
-Shannon Griffin, Resident Assistant
-Vanessa Krejcir, Resident Assistant
-Dan Leary, Resident Assistant
-Nida Nunka, Resident Assistant
-Tobias Sweeney, Resident Assistant
-Nikhil Thorat, Resident Assistant
Grayson/Field Halls
-Jeannette Adelsberger, Resident Assistant
-Cynthia Archambeau, Resident Assistant
-Erica Capone, Resident Assistant
-Stephen Cohen, Resident Assistant
-Joey Costello, Resident Assistant
-Bridget Cullen, Resident Assistant
-Rebecca Ellis, Resident Assistant
-Noga Flory, Residence Director
-Diane Gibbons, Resident Assistant
-Tessa Merrick, Resident Assistant
-Alissa Mesibov, Resident Assistant
-Michael Oram, Resident Assistant
-Leah Rapaport, Assistant Residence Director
-Christian Rose, Resident Assistant
-Luke Seaberg, Resident Assistant
-Philip Sesay, Resident Assistant
-Michael Spahr, Resident Assistant
-Lilliana Valentin, Resident Assistant
-Timothy B. Winfield, Resident Assistant
Van Meter/Butterfield
-Will Chen, Residence Director
-Maya Kumazawa, Residential Learning Graduate
Southwest
Cance Hall
-Tori Conlon, Resident Assistant
-Jillian Crocker, Assistant Residence Director
-Yioryios Kopanas, Resident Assistant
-Domonic Mei, Resident Assistant
-Marcos Naranjo, Resident Assistant
-Dominique Parris, Residential Learning Graduate
-Camille Rivero, Resident Assistant
-Andrew Scoglio, Resident Assistant
-Kara Zarnoch, Residence Director
Coolidge Hall
-Jaclyn Barzvi, Resident Assistant
-William Elum, Residence Director
-Chrismery Gonzalez, Resident Assistant
-Ryan Piers, Resident Assistant
-Del Puvanasingam, Resident Assistant
-Graciett Ramos, Resident Assistant
-Max Shuchman, Resident Assistant
-Alexander Stanton, Resident Assistant
-Camden Vancil, Resident Assistant
James/Emerson Halls
-Esther Boama-Nyarko, Peer Mentor
-Kimberly Bornstein, Residential Learning Graduate
-Robert Stephen Caforelli II, Resident Assistant
-Jennifer Castelly, Resident Assistant
-Jon-Paul Chaffiote, Peer Mentor
-Abhishek Ram Chandra, Resident Assistant
-Michael Counos, Resident Assistant
-Madeline DePina, Peer Mentor
-Kara Eich-Richardson, Residence Director
-Christopher Lowe, Resident Assistant
-Jennifer S. Mageary, Resident Assistant
-Melissa Mahoney, Resident Assistant
-Kerry McDonough, Resident Assistant
-Robert Norman, Resident Assistant
-Tori Sousa, Resident Assistant
-Evelin Szymborn, Resident Assistant
John Adams Hall
-Stephanie Chanthavong, Resident Assistant
-Carolina Davila, Cluster Office Manager
-Mitchell Fleischman, Resident Assistant
-Johnny Karlen, Resident Assistant
-Brittany Lewis, Resident Assistant
-Kaitlin Lucke, Resident Assistant
-Dimitrios Mitropoulos, Resident Assistant
-Katharine Moroney, Resident Assistant
-Ian Olney, Resident Assistant
-Roy Ribitzky, Resident Assistant
-Dina Sandakli, Resident Assistant
-Nicholas Seymourian, Resident Assistant
-Chayanne Tweh, Resident Assistant
-Vanessa Villamarin, Resident Assistant
John Quincy Adams Hall
-Denise Boneta, Assistant Residence Director
-Zac Broughton, Resident Assistant
-Wei Cami Chen, Resident Assistant
-Jose Cotto, Resident Assistant
-Amanda Dalton, Resident Assistant
-Alanna Flaherty, Resident Assistant
-Martin Giordano, Resident Assistant
-Shaheen Hakimi, Resident Assistant
-Alexa Hauser, Resident Assistant
-Brittany Hernandez, Resident Assistant
-Maria Hodgins, Resident Assistant
-Mary Lenahan, Resident Assistant
-Andy Ng, Resident Assistant
-Evan Palamara, Resident Assistant
-Deanna Panetta, Resident Assistant
-Cornelius Taabazuing, Assistant Residence Director
-Steven Weglinski, Resident Assistant
Kennedy Hall
-Todd Brelsford, Residence Director
-Jenna Cavanaugh, Resident Assistant
-Jessica Gannarelli, Cluster Office Manager
-Jeremy Kaplan, Resident Assistant
-Sidrah Khan, Resident Assistant
-Kevin Kieda, Resident Assistant
-Timothy Lens, Resident Assistant
-Anders Minter, Assistant Residence Director
-Nisheet Nautiyal, Resident Assistant
-Karol Nina, Resident Assistant
-Chinedu Obi Iloh, Resident Assistant
-Rafaella Sampaio, Resident Assistant
-Jesse Wolff, Resident Assistant
MacKimmie/Patterson Halls
-Shifat Ahmed, Resident Assistant
-Nicholas Barton, Resident Assistant
-Rebecca Brogan, Resident Assistant
-Madeleine Cochet, Resident Assistant
-Kadyrose Druar, Resident Assistant
-Ray Grange, Resident Assistant
-Joshua Haney, Resident Assistant
-Audrey Hanlon, Resident Assistant
-Katie Ho, Resident Assistant
-Alexandra Johnson, Resident Assistant
-Jason Liang, Resident Assistant
-Hannah Provost, Resident Assistant
-Elizabeth Sullivan, Resident Assistant
-Michael Sullivan, Resident Assistant
-Mary Vardner, Resident Assistant
Melville/Thoreau Halls
-Karim Azeb, Resident Assistant
-Ashley Balerna, Resident Assistant
-Samuel Boegehold, Resident Assistant
-Rebecca T. Cottman, Resident Assistant
-Timothy Goodin, Resident Assistant
-Sarah Judy, Residence Director
-Layla Hyemin Lee, Resident Assistant
-Meaghan Kane, Resident Assistant
-Brandon Learned, Resident Assistant
-Emily Lew, Resident Assistant
-Derek D. Monson, Resident Assistant
-Daniel Moran, Resident Assistant
-Thomas Penfield, Resident Assistant
-Kelli Riley, Resident Assistant
Pierpont/Moore Halls
-Genia Bettencourt, Residence Director
-Cortney Johnson, Assistant Residence Director
Prince/Crampton Halls
-Loba Alam, Resident Assistant
-Gregory Deutsch, Resident Assistant
-Brynne Goldberg, Resident Assistant
-Rebecca Lach, Resident Assistant
-Oscar Lopez, Residence Director
-Emily Olmsted, Resident Assistant
-Kevin Rutherford, Resident Assistant
-Jasmine Shockness, Resident Assistant
-Ariadne Zamelis, Resident Assistant
Washington Hall
-Bryce Aquino, Assistant Residence Director
-Elise Conde, Resident Assistant
-Masiel Encarnacion, Cluster Office Manager
-Anna Lustberg, Cluster Office Manager
-David Martin, Resident Assistant
-Robin McCauley, Resident Assistant
-Alexis M. Minniti, Resident Assistant
-Crystal Quist, Resident Assistant
-Michael Stewart, Resident Assistant
-Cole Theriault, Resident Assistant
-Thondup Tsering, Residence Director
-Chelsea Van Thof, Resident Assistant
-Nashalie Vazquez, Assistant Residence Director
-Casey Waugh, Resident Assistant
Student Government Association
-Janam Anand, Secretary of the Registry
-Kyle S. Howard, Attorney General
-Benjamin Johnson, Secretary of Finance
-Cameron Kackley, Secretary of Sustainability
-Akshay Kapoor, Secretary of Diversity
-Timothy Katz, Chief of Staff
-Yevin Roh, President
-Tiffany Tai, Secretary of Public Relations and Recruitment
-Savannah Van Leuvan-Smith, Senator
-Anna Vargas, Graduate Assistant, Center for Student Development
University Health Services (UHS)
Administration
-Katherine Cruz, Office Assistant
-Bernette A. Daly, Executive Director
-Sally Linowski, Associate Director, UHS; Director, Center for Health Promotion
-Donna Yezierski, Associate Director, UHS; Director, Operations, Systems, and Clinic Services
Center for Health Promotion
-Amanda Collings Vann, Health Educator
-Ruth Ever, Assistant Director
-Diane Fedorchak, BASICS Project Director
-Michelle Letendre, Prevention Specialist, BASICS
-April McNally, Health Educator
-Susan Molano, Prevention Specialist, BASICS
-Tom Schiff, Health Educator
-Caren Weiner, Nutritionist
-Elizabeth Zellmer, Administrative Assistant
Eye Care Services
-Fredrick H. Bloom, Optometrist/Director
-Christopher Richter, Optometric Assistant
-Donna Sims, Optician
Financial Services
-Leslie Marsland, Accountant
-Mary R. Norton, Clerk
Health Records
-Amy Bellino, Transcription Supervisor
-Elsa Yarmac, File Clerk
Human Resources
-Karen DeSalvio, Manager
-Amanda Leigh-Hawkins, Payroll Clerk
Laboratory
-Dagbjort Lara Kempf, Medical Technologist
-Marcia Wapoli, Technician
New Student Immunization
-Tiffany Gayle, Coordinator
-Patricia Mascis, Manager
Patient Services
Ruth E. McNew, Patient Services Representative
Physical Therapy
Justine Smith, Supervisor
Primary Care Providers
-Ethel Allen, Licensed Practical Nurse
-Ann Becker, Public Health Nurse
-Christine Bergeron, Certified Medical Assistant
-Jessica Conrad, Family Nurse Practitioner
-Camille Davis, Certified Medical Assistant
-G. Bryan Delabarre, Certified Medical Assistant
-Cynthia Fonseca, Clinic Nurse Supervisor
-Kerry Beth Garvey, Registered Nurse
-Gail Gnatek, Family Nurse Practitioner
-Cindy Hildebrand, Resource Nurse
-Christine Horn, Nurse Practitioner
-Tara Learned, Certified Medical Assistant
-Constance Lentz, Staff Physician
-Warren Morgan, Staff Physician
-Diane Norman, Nurse Practitioner
-Rich Rosen, Staff Physician
-Richard Rubin, Senior Staff Physician
-Constance Schwaiger, Family Nurse Practitioner
Radiology
Kathy Rhines, Manager
Specialty Clinic
Karoline Korslund-Boisclair
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office
-Debra Amos, Administrative Assistant
-Sara Littlecrow Russell, Associate to the Vice Chancellor
Women of Color Leadership Network
Hind Mari, Director
