Allied Staff and Faculty
“Allied Staff and Faculty” are individuals who completed the Stonewall Center's LGBTQIA+ Foundations and Allyship web course. Register for the course here or by scanning the QRC below.

Allied Staff and Faculty List
The 273 staff and faculty listed below took the Stonewall Center's LGBTQIA+ Foundations and Allyship web course. Besides being listed here, staff and faculty who complete the training can receive a placard for their office that states that “this is a welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ people.” People can enroll in the course here.
Administration and Finance Information Technology (AFIT)
Holly Alexander (she/her): Associate Director of IT Operations, AFIT
Amber Fox (she/they): Senior Support Manager, Applications Group, AFIT
Stephen Jackson (he/him): GIS Analyst, AFIT
Matt Moretti (he/they): Transportation Systems Analyst, AFIT
Darrell Troie (he/him): Director of IT Applications & Compliance, AFIT
Advancement Services
Nathalie McCormick (she/her): Associate Director for Alumni Relations
Bromery Center for the Arts
Alexia Cota (she/her): Interim Director, Augusta Savage Gallery
Anna-Maria Goossens (she/her): Public Relations Director, Bromery Center for the Arts
Center for Teaching and Learning
Brian Baldi (he/him): Assistant Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
Chancellor's Office
Michelle Goncalves (she/her): Chief of Staff, Chancellor’s Office
Ed Keefe (he/him): Finance & Personnel Officer, Chancellor's Office
College of Education
Shane P. Hammond (he/him): Associate Dean for Student Success & Graduate Program Director
Anna Fox Reilly (she/her): Lecturer, Educational Policy, Research, & Administration
Fred Zinn (he/him): Associate Director Digital Learning, Education
College of Engineering
Chase Cornelison (he/him): Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Neil Forbes (he/him): Professor, Chemical Engineering
Rebecca Guimond (she/her): Academic Advisor, Engineering
Cathal Kearney (he/him): Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Natalia Kolk (she/her): Academic Advisor, Biomedical Engineering
Emily Krems (she/her): Academic Advisor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Emily Kumpel (she/her): Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carolynn Laurenza (she/her): Academic Advisor, Engineering
Promise Mchenga (he/him): Assistant Director for Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Engineering
Paula Rees (she/her): Assistant Dean, Engineering
Nate Richbourg (he/him): Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical Engineering
Nick Tooker (he/him): Lecturer, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sam Wojda (she/her): Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering
College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA)
Amy Altadonna (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Theater
Anne Bello (she/her): Deputy Director, Writing Program
Cathryn Brubaker (she/her): Academic Advisor, Art
Elkie Burnside (she/they): Assistant Director, Writing Program
Karen Cardozo (she/her): Lecturer, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Molly Christie (she/her): Assistant Professor, Dance/Dance Education
Mallory Coakley (they/them): Choral TA, School of Music & Dance
Loni Edwards (she/her): Assistant to the Chair/Office Manager, English
Laura Furlan (she/her): Associate Professor, English
Pam Haskins (she/her): Departmental Assistant, Art
Nicole O'Connell (she/her): Graduate student, English
Angelie Peterson (she/her): Business Manager, Music and Dance
Mikaël Petraccia (he/him): Building and Facilities Manager, Art
Ian Sedelow (he/him): Department Assistant, HFA
Chandler Steckbeck (she/they): Graduate student, English
Cara Takakjian (she/her): Associate Dean, HFA; Senior Lecturer, Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Marcia Roth Tucci (she/her): Academic Advisor, HFA Academic Advising Center
Eva Álvarez Vázquez (she/her): Ph.D. Candidate, Spanish & Portuguese Program
College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS)
Neesha Andreadis (she/her): Assistant Director of Career Operations, CICS
Ernie Brooks (he/him): Academic Advisor, CICS
Lyn Broyles (she/her): Academic Advisor, CICS
Donna Falcetti (she/her): Assistant Dean, CICS
Jessica Fill (she/her): Director of Human Resources, CICS
Isaac Goldstein (he/him): Academic Advisor, CICS
Eileen Hamel (she/her): Associate Director of Graduate Programs, CICS
Patience A.M. Hartley (she/her): Graduate Programs Assistant, CICS
Laura Jane Hunter (she/her): Academic Advisor, CICS
Tara LaFlamme (she/her): Research & Engagement and Facilities Coordinator, CICS
Gabrielle Lanza (they/them): Academic Programs Assistant, CICS
Rachel Lavery (she/her): Grant and Contract Coordinator, CICS
Brian Lynn (he/him): Senior Programmer, CICS
Casey Maloney (she/her): Assistant Director of Experiential Learning, CICS
Joyce Mazeski (she/her): Office Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusive Community Development, CICS
Andre Kenneth "Chase" Randall (he/him): Teaching Assistant, CICS
Tim Richards (he/him): Senior Lecturer II, CICS
Paul Sihvonen-Binder (he/him): Associate Software Specialist, CICS
Kyle Skemer (he/they): Graduate Program Assistant, CICS
Yair Zick (he/him): Assistant Professor, CICS
College of Natural Sciences (CNS)
Madelaine Bartlett (she/her, they/them): Associate Professor, Biology
Erin Battistoni (she/her): Academic Advisor, College of Natural Sciences Advising Center
Lori Astheimer Best (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
John Bickford (he/him): Senior Lecturer II, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Tracy Blais (she/her): Associate Program Director & Internship Coordinator, Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Jeffrey Blanchard (he/they): Associate Professor, Biology
Adena Calden (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Mathematics & Statistics
Emelia Cooper (she/her): Academic Advisor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Laura Danai (she/her): Lecturer, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Dascălu (she/they): Graduate student, Mathematics & Statistics
Carolyn Davies (she/her): Lecturer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Kristen DeAngelis (she/they): Associate Professor, Microbiology
Kirby Deater-Deckard (he/him): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Clara DeFontes (she/her): Graduate student, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Ann Folker (she/her): Graduate student, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Meghan Gennings (she/her): Farm Lab Technician, Veterinary & Animal Sciences
John Gibbons (he/him): Assistant Professor, Food Science
Lori Goldner (she/her): Professor, Physics
Amanda Hamel (she/her): Senior Lecturer: Psychological & Brain Sciences
Lisa Harvey (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Patrick Heng (he/him): Graduate student, Earth, Geographic, & Climate Sciences
Hannah Hollister (she/her): Communications and Curriculum Manager, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Leo Hwang (he/him): Assistant Academic Dean, CNS
Linda Isbell (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Beth Jakob (she/her): Associate Dean of the Graduate School & Professor, Biology
Aly Kosteva (she/her): First-Year Advisor, CNS
Agnès Lacreuse (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Julia LaValley (she/her): Ph.D. student, Neuroscience & Behavior
Amanda Leigh-Hawkins (she/her): Coordinator, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs Office
Emily Lopez (she/her): Ph.D. student, Neuroscience & Behavior
Christopher Martell (he/him): Director, Psychological Services Center
Gina Mason (she/her): Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Jennifer McDermott (she/her): Associate Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
Christina Metevier (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Toni Lyn Morelli (she/her): Adjunct Professor, Environmental Conservation
Kaitlyn O'Konis (she/her): Career/Academic Advisor, Mathematics & Statistics
Maureen Perry-Jenkins (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Becky Ready (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Lexie Renna (she/her): Business Manager, Environmental Conservation
Nancy Robbins (she/her): Manager of Laboratory Instruction, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alissa Rothchild (she/her): Assistant Professor, Veterinary & Animal Science
Helen Sajo (she/her): Graduate student, Geography
Lisa Sanders (she/her): Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Arthur Siller (they/them): Extension Educator, Agricultural Extension
Alexandra Smychkovich (she/her): Graduate student, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Andrew Spracklen (he/him): Lecturer, Biology
Rebecca Stowe (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Catarina Teves (she/her): Graduate student, Neuroscience & Behavior
Brokk Toggerson (he/him): Lecturer, Physics
Megan Vinella (she/they): Graduate student, Earth, Geographic, & Climate Sciences
Victoria Vizzini (she/her): Graduate student, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Pat Wadsworth (she/her): Professor, Biology
Elsbeth Walker (she/her): Professor, Biology
Francesca Walsh (she/her): Graduate student, Neuroscience & Behavior
Molly Watstein (they/them): LMT Community Support Scientist, Astronomy
Megan West (she/her): Director of Administration and Outreach, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jun Yan (he/him): Associate Professor, Physics
Robin Young (he/him): Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Caralyn Zehnder (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Biology
Qian Zhao (she/her): Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
College of Nursing
Mary Ellen Burke (she/her): Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing
Lucie Cowan (she/her): Director of Personnel, Nursing
Nathaniel Diedrich (any pronouns): Research Office Assistant, Office of Research & Scholarship, Nursing
Lindsay DuBois (she/her): Clinical Instructor, Nursing
Gina Grabowski (she/her): Simulation Lab Faculty, Nursing
Cynthia Jacelon (she/her): Professor and Executive Associate Dean, Nursing
Raeann LeBlanc (they/them): Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
Monika Valečić (she/her): Research Administrator, Nursing
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)
Stephanie Babinski Brewer (she/her): Director of Undergraduate Advising, Economics
Rebecca Bell (she/her): Associate Director, Office of Career & Professional Development, SBS Pathways Center
Hannah Bevis (she/they): Communications and Events Manager, Journalism
Vanessa Blais (she/her): Academic Dean, SBS Pathways Center
Joshua Braun (he/him): Associate Professor, Journalism
Bridgette Davis (she/they): Assistant Professor, Public Policy
Grazielle Valentim Figueredo (she/her): Graduate student, Sociology
Jane Fountain (she/her): Distinguished University Professor & Director, School of Public Policy
Marcie Gallo (she/her): Communications and Events Manager, Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science
Monica Garcia (she/her): Director of Undergraduate Advising, STPEC
Adrian Grace (she/her): Director of Advising, Political Science
Felicia Griffin-Fennell (she/her): Director, SBS Academic Fellows Program & Lecturer, Sociology
Sujata Rege Konowitz (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, Political Science/Legal Studies
Greeley Kyle (he/him): Senior Lecturer, Journalism
Ah-Ram Lee (she/her): Assistant Professor, Journalism
Marcie Muehlke (she/her): Assistant Director for Career Services, School of Public Policy
Marianne Neal-Joyce (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, Communication
Mary R. Pion (she/her): Academic Advisor, Communication
Maria Puppolo (she/her): Lecturer, Political Science/Legal Studies
Betsy Schmidt (she/her): Professor, Public Policy and Administration
Danielle Sedelow (she/her): Administrative Coordinator, Anthropology
Maureen Turner (she/her): Lecturer, Journalism
Enrollment Management
Morgan Donovan-Hall (she/her): Director, Transfer Admissions
Rosalee Scannell (she/her): Associate Director of MassTransfer Admissions, Transfer Admissions/Enrollment Management
Facilities & Campus Services (F&CS)
Samantha Buck (she/her): Space Information Manager, F&CS
Beth Desbien (she/her): Customer Service Representative, F&CS
Nate Richards (he/him): Warehouse Manager, F&CS
Casey Simpson (she/her): Facilities Management Coordinator, F&CS
Liz Tousignant (she/her): Customer Service Representative, F&CS
Graduate School
Heidi Bauer-Clapp (she/her): Associate Director, Office of Professional Development, Graduate School
Nicole Kelder (she/her): Executive Assistant to the Graduate Dean, Graduate School
Denise Pope (she/her): Lecturer, Graduate School
Johanna Yunker (she/her): Associate Director, Office of Professional Development, Graduate School
Human Resources (HR)
Elise Budziszewski (she/her): Clerk/Payroll Specialist, HR
Nicole Gamble (she/her): Leaves Specialist, HR
Courtney S. Reed (she/her): Benefits Clerk, HR
Darlene Rowe (she/her): Service Center Manager, HR
Tenzin Seldon (she/her): Insurance Specialist, HR
Information Technology (IT)
Sam Anderson (use my name): Associate Manager, Instructional Innovation, IT
Mark Renaud (he/him): Senior Applications Designer, IT
Sarah Tennyson (she/her): Lead Systems Engineer, IT
International Programs Office
Katie Ahlman (she/her): International Student and Scholar Advisor, International Programs Office
Isenberg School of Management (ISOM)
Angela Amato (she/her): Associate Director, Graduate Programs, ISOM
Laura Banks (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, ISOM
Sarah Belanger (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
Susan Carey (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
BZ Catalano (she/her): Program Coordinator, ISOM
Logan Dunnigan (he/him): Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
Sue King (she/her): Office Manager, Management
Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca (he/him): Berthiaume Chaired Professor of Leadership, Management
Rachel Snyder (she/her): Assistant Director of Career Development, ISOM
Katie Sosnowski (she/her): Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
Amber Tyrala (she/her): Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
Jason Willwerth (he/him): Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs, ISOM
Mount Ida Campus
Annmarie Morawiak (she/her): Lecturer, Veterinary Technology Program
Office of Faculty Development (OFD)
Hannah Fiske (she/her): Office Manager, OFD
Emily Graves (she/her): Communications and Events Manager, OFD
Molly Watstein (they/them): Events & Communications Assistant, OFD
Partnership for Worker Education (PWE)
Jeff Napolitano (he/him): Senior Project Director, PWE
Public Health Promotion Center
Ann Becker (she/her): Public Health Director
Alyssa Blake (she/her): Public Health Nurse
Beth Pearlstein (she/her): Public Health Nurse Case Manager
William Shrenker (he/him): Public Health Case Manager
Research & Engagement
Melinda LeLacheur (name as pronoun or she/her): Program Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS)
Sasha Adkins (they/them): Lecturer, Environmental Health
Elizabeth Cook (she/her): Lecturer, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Karl Cyr (he/him): Lecturer, Health Promotion and Policy
Erin DeCou (she/her): Quality 4 All Lab Project Manager, SPHHS
Sarah Goff (she/her):: Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Policy
Megan Gross (she/her): Assistant Professor; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Kate Hayes (she/her): Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kinesiology
Tomma Henckel (she/her): Clinical faculty, Communication Disorders
Trisha Henegan (she/her): Graduate student, Environmental Health Sciences
Jill Hoover (she/her): Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Communication Disorders
Jesse Hunsicker (they/he): Academic Advisor, Public Health Sciences
Amy Johnson (she/her): Department Administrator, Kinesiology
Meredith Kern (she/her): Interim Department Administrator, Kinesiology
Jennifer Mack (she/her): Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders
Emily Marques (she/her): Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Health Sciences
Katherine Reeves (she/her): Associate Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies, SPHHS
Jo Shackelford (she/her): Senior Lecturer, Communication Disorders
Risa Silverman (she/her): Director, Office for Public Health Practice & Outreach
Lisa Sommers (she/her): Clinic Director and Clinical Associate Professor, Communication Disorders
Cassie Spracklen (she/her): Assistant Professor, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Alicia Timme-Laragy (she/her): Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Laura Vandenberg (she/her): Academic Dean, SPHHS
Brigid Williams (she/her): Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Public Health Sciences
Student Affairs and Campus Life (SACL)
Rachel Adams (she/her): Assistant Director, Disability Services
Corona Anderson (they/she): Residence Director, Residence Education
Hannah Belanger (she/her): Office Manager, Dean of Students Office
Karl Bluemel (he/they): Residence Education Coordinator for Selection, Training, and Leadership, Residential Life
Tyler Bradley (he/they): Residence Director, Residence Education
David Browne (he/him): Clinical Social Worker, Center for Counseling and Psychological Health
Wilma Crespo (she/her): Director, Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
Nicholas D'Amato (he/him): Senior Assistant Director for Sport Programs, Campus Recreation
Christopher Dang (he/him): Residence Director, Residence Education
Kate Farmer (she/her): Graduate Assistant, Center for Health Promotion
Stephanie Frascadore (she/her): Case Manager for Graduate Students, Dean of Students Office
Kimberly Hickie (she/her): Office Manager, CMASS
Liz Holt (she/her): Area Assistant Director, Residential Life
Bridget Hynes (she/her): Director, Upward Bound
Jason Incorvati (he/him): Associate Director for Programs and Student Development, Campus Recreation
Jennifer Lexington (she/her): Staff Psychologist, Center for Counseling & Psychological Health
Antonia Lynch (she/her): Clerk, Office of Disability Services
Carlie Mannai (she/her): Coordinator for Fitness, Campus Recreation
Rylie Molloy (she/her): Rape Crisis Specialist, Center for Women & Community
Caroline Mosteller (she/her): Residence Director, Residence Education
Dave Neely (he/him): Director of Diversity Education & Training, Advocacy, Inclusion, & Support Programs
Maura Roberts (she/her): Director, Off-Campus Student Housing
Sarah Rost (she/her): Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Brad Seligmann (he/him): Director, Office of Religious & Spiritual Life
Emily Stewart (she/her): Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Justin Kyle Tanner (he/him): Assistant Director, Residential Life
Lee White (they/them): Case Manager, Dean of Students Office
Michelle Youngblood (she/her): Associate Director, CMASS
Transportation Services
Connie Englert (she/her): Director, Transportation Services
Undergraduate Student Success
Carolyn Bassett (she/her): Associate Provost for Student Success
Pamela Crawford (she/her): Clerk, Student Success Persistence Programs
Carley Paleologopoulos (she/her): Assistant Director, Advising & Academic Initiatives
University Health Services (UHS)
Julie Cardinal (she/her): Clinical Registered Nurse, UHS
Michael Dalton (he/him): UMass BHI PART Instructor, Campus Life and Wellness
Cindy Hildebrand (she/her): Resource Nurse, UHS
Katy Smith (she/her): Clinical Registered Nurse, UHS
Rich Thomas (he/him): Registered Nurse, UHS
University Libraries
Rebecca Addison (she/her): Library Assistant, Acquisitions
Thea Atwood (she/her): Data Services Librarian
Sierra Chastain-Rittue (she/they): Health Sciences Librarian
Carol Connare (she/her): Director of Communication
Anne Graham (she/her): Science & Engineering Librarian
Ann Kardos (she/her): Metadata Librarian
Brendan Kelly (he/him): Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
Jess LaJoie (she/her): Day Supervisor, Science & Engineering Library
Rosalind Lao-Brooks (she/they): Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
Alison Messier (she/her): Business & Entrepreneurship Services Librarian
Deborah Place (she/her): Course Reserves Specialist
Melanie Radik (she/her): Science & Engineering Librarian
Maria Rios (she/her): Humanities Research Librarian
Annette Vadnais (she/her): Student Success & Outreach Librarian
Sarah Vitelli (she/her): Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
University Relations (UR)
Ryan Askew (he/him): Wed Designer, UR