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Arrivals and Departures: April 2025 

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

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Arrivals

Name Department  Job Title  
Laura Norton College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  Associate Analyst, Internal Communications 
Zain Dada Learning Spaces Service Desk Specialist 
Collins Robinson Student Life Office Compliance and Operations manager 
Abnet Hurst Grants and Sponsored Programs Research Coordinator III 
Tami Matthews Online Program Marketing and Communications Manager – Office of Online Learning 
Donovan Ridley Counseling Center Office Licensed Clinical Social Worker 
Katie Hooker Intercollegiate Athletics Head Coach – Women’s Soccer 
Janna Petersen Department of Engineering Technology Administrative Assistant – Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology 
Laura Pitz Campus Recreation Associate Analyst, Administrative 
Everett Driscoll School of HospitalityEvent Coordinator – School of Hospitality 
Lynn Kennedy Intercollegiate Athletics Head Women’s Basketball Coach 
Morgan Clarke Accounting Affiliate Faculty 
Alexandra Carbajal Accounting Affiliate Faculty 
Julio Cesar Canedo Soto Business Administration –Master’s Programs Affiliate Faculty 
Riaz Gopalani Accounting Affiliate Faculty 

Departures

Name Department  Job Title  
Long Huynh Enrollment Management Chief Enrollment Officer 
Ruth Mayercak School of HospitalityEvent Coordinator 
Lori Allen Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Rae Wiegand Social Work – Master’s Programs Administrative Operations and Program Coordinator 
Nicole Mikita Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Victoria Vowell Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Stacy Dickerson Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Kileen Ihlenfeldt Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Cami Anthony President’s Office Executive Assistant 
Amanda Raso Intercollegiate Athletics Assistant Coach, Coaching- Women’s Soccer 
Sarah Porquis Office of the Controller Fixed Asset Accountant 
Dana Kelley Nursing Affiliate Faculty