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Join us in Celebrating First-Gen Students!
The below list of Mac faculty and staff either chose to self-identify as first-gen, or want to be supportive of the students in our community who do. Although Mac defines first-gen students as those who would be the first in their family to receive a Bachelor’s degree from a U.S. college or university, we envision this celebration including any college student or graduate who experienced a lack of support or generational knowledge in navigating their own college experience. This might also include being a first-gen master’s or doctoral student. The Im First celebration is co-sponsored by the Community Engagement Center and Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice.
Thank you to the many faculty and staff who participated!
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Sedric McClure
Co-Director
Civic Engagement Center
Vittorio Addona
Professor, MSCS
Amin Alhashim
Visiting Assistant Professor
Computer science; usability engineering, teaching-as-research
Elle Brown
Assistant Track and Field Coach
Matt Burgess
Assistant Professor
English
Kyle Flowers
Executive Director
Residential Life
Aisha Gonzales
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Diversity & Inclusion
Andrew Latham
Professor of Political Science
Alicia Muñoz
Associate Professor and Chair
Spanish & Portuguese
Jerald Dosch
Associate Professor (NTT)
Biology
Environmental Studies
Liz Karlen
Associate Director of STEM Career Advising
Career Exploration
Jackie Walcome
Department Coordinator
Anthropology
Joslenne Peña
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Katrina Mellin
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Admissions & Aid
Getiria Onsongo
Assistant Professor
MSCS
Ginny Moran
Arts & Humanities and Special Collections Librarian
Katie Kelly
Associate Director of Learning and Development
Residential Life
Carrie Klaphake
Associate Director of Career Advising
Career Exploration
Marcos Cruz
Assistant Director of Career Advising
Career Exploration
Jody Emmings
Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Amy Damon
Professor of Economics
heather c. lou
Assistant Director
Department of Multicultural Life
Joëlle Vitiello
Professor & Chair
French and Francophone Studies
Indra Halvorsone
Department Coordinator
Center for Study Away
Johnny Yang
Residential Hall Director & Sport Performance Coach
Kerri Roesner
Associate Director, Employer Engagement
Career Exploration
Priscilla Perez
Residential Services Manager
Diane Michelfelder
Professor of Philosophy
Ali Swenson
Study Away Data & Finance Specialist
Center for Study Away
Wendy Weber
Senior Lecturer
Political Science
Rosalinda Miguel
Assistant Director of Affinity & Identity Engagement
Alumni Engagement
Tamoanchan Lucero
Asst. Director, Alumni & Parent Engagement
Career Exploration
Jake Nagasawa
CFD Postdoctoral Fellow
American Studies
Tina Kruse
Associate Professor (NTT)
Educational Studies
Gwen Comings
Department Coordinator
Art and Art History
Cali Mellin
Project Manager
Violence Against Women Grant
Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Wellness
Jenae Schmidt
Director of Financial Aid
Admissions & Aid
Sara Menocal
Digital Engagement Manager
Communications & Marketing
Rachel Weeks
Department Coordinator
Civic Engagement Center
The below employees identified as first-gen, but did not submit a photo:
Jaine Strauss
Professor of PsychologyLuyen Phan
Associate Director, ISPJeff Rowdon
Academic Information AssociateLaurie Adamson
Director, Office of Student Leadership and EngagementTrent Russell
Associate Director of Leadership GivingKelly Stone
College ChaplainAmanda Duffy
Student Engagement Program Specialist, Career ExplorationAlina Wong
Vice President for Institutional Equity -
Ruth Janisch
Co-Director
Civic Engagement Center
Brian Lozenski
Associate Professor
Educational Studies
Emma Kippley Ogman
Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
Mia Smith
Employer, Alumni, & Parent Engagement Coordinator
Career Exploration
Marina Ito
Research & Instruction Librarian
Alyssa Adkins
Writing & Study Skills Counselor/Instructor
MAX Center
Carla Zelada
Department Coordinator
History & Classical Mediterranean and Middle East
Abe Woldeslassie
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Kelly MacGregor
Professor of Geology
Jill Steele
Admissions Visit Assistant
Rivi Handler-Spitz
Associate Professor of Chinese
Lesley Lavery
Associate Professor & Chair
Political Science
The below employees self-selected as being able to offer support to first-gen students in their role at Mac, but did not submit a photo:
Tia Gardner
Faculty Assistant ProfessorCait Bergeon
Faculty Engagement Associate
Civic Engagement CenterErik Larson
Professor of SociologyMorgan Sleeper
Assistant Professor
LinguisticsDevyn Smith
Assistant Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Success and DevelopmentElena Tonc
Visiting Assistant Professor, BiologyPaul Overvoorde
Professor of Biology
Vice Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty