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Arrivals and Departures.
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Arrivals and departures: June 2025 

Help welcome new colleagues and bid farewell to those moving on to new opportunities.

Arrivals and Departures.

Arrivals 

Name Department Job Title 
Baillie Wessling Human Resources Benefits and Well-being administrator 
Yvette Angelica Ledezma Associate Vice President of Classroom to Career Initiatives Operations Special Projects manager/assistant to the associate vice president 
Heather Kemp Industry Partners Team Event planner 
Karin Ranta-Curran Office of Equal Opportunity Executive director of the Office of Equal Opportunity; Title IX coordinator and ADA coordinator 
Justin Molis Office of the Controller Fixed-asset accountant 
Eric Patterson Financial Aid Financial Aid advisor 
Kendra Sutton Social Work Apprenticeship student advisor 
Matthew Faas Nursing Clinical Placement manager 
Alejandro Javier Ascencio Music Affiliate faculty 
Joe Engel Music Affiliate faculty 
Rachel Thomas Philosophy Affiliate faculty 
Colleen Boucher Elementary Education Affiliate faculty 
Kylie Jimenez Intercollegiate Athletics 1st assistant Women’s Basketball coach 
Desirae Hansen Intercollegiate Athletics 2nd assistant Women’s Basketball coach 
Robin Madison School of Education Affiliate faculty 
Kennan Moore Social Work Affiliate faculty 
Melinda Krause School of Education Affiliate faculty 
Kristin Spooner Social Work Affiliate faculty 

Departures

Name Department Job Title 
David McCallum Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory Coordinator III 
Rachel Maksimowicz Intercollegiate Athletics Assistant athletic trainer 
Christina Chiacchieri Student Accounts and Bus Services University Partnership accounts manager 
Taylor Costello Accessibility Center Accessibility coordinator 
Monica Luckie TRIO Programs Specialist, Administrative 
Sean Murphy Registrar’s Office Associate registrar of Curriculum and Systems 
Pamela L Troyer English Professor of English 
Amanda Miracle Office of Equal Opportunity Assistant director for Office of Equal Opportunity 
Melissa Cleaver Student Success Program Pathways to Possible director 
Dwight Thorne II Intercollegiate Athletics 1st assistant Men’s Basketball coach 
Jason A Rice Hospitality, Tourism and Events Culinary Laboratory coordinator 
Gianni Tanza Financial Aid and Scholarships Work Study coordinator 
Julian Friedland Marketing Associate professor of Marketing 
Amanda Bustamante Orientation Communications Marketing and Outreach coordinator 
Brandon Gilbert Early Childhood Education Assistant professor of Early Childhood Education 
Kaylen Fields Center for Individualized Learning Individualized Degree Program navigator 
Loretta Wahl TRIO Programs Associate dean of Students/director of TRIO Student Support Services 
Amy Watanabe Intercollegiate Athletics Associate head Volleyball coach 
Bailey Patterson Intercollegiate Athletics Director of Marketing – Sponsor and Fan Engagement 
Susan M Barnd K-12 Physical Education Professor of K-12 Physical Education 
Roberto Chavez Intercollegiate Athletics Assistant athletic trainer 
Jada Szympruch Associate Vice President of Classroom to Career Initiatives Operations Industry navigator – BioScience, Food and Agriculture 
Ashley Levesque Admissions Transfer Admissions counselor 
Bruno Feiteira Macedo Campos Intercollegiate Athletics Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis coach