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Arrivals and Departures: February and March 2025

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

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February Arrivals

Megan Wells Office of the Controller Fund Accountant 
Cole Parsa College of Health and Human Sciences Recruitment and Retention Specialist 
Grace Lyon C2 Hub Student Affairs Board Funding Career Counseling Specialist 
Javonne Archibeque Gender, Women, Sexualities Studies Affiliate Faculty 
Richard Han Business Intelligence Junior Business Intelligence Analyst 
Catherine Hiler Family Literacy Program Affiliate Faculty 
Sam Tufts Social Work Finance and Outreach Assistant 
Morgan Stengl Student Accounts & Bus Services Student Accounts Specialist 
Adrienne LaBauve Randol Legal Office The Policy and Records Manager 
Nikki Stovich Nursing Affiliate Faculty 
Joel Sterling Nursing Affiliate Faculty 

February Departures

Ashley Fitch Office of the Controller Assistant Payroll Manager 
Bedri Benedikt Gunc Information Technology Services Associate Director, ITS Infrastructure and Systems 
Jordan Henderson Human Resources Interim Leadership and Organizational Engagement Specialist 
Kat Mertz Intercollegiate Athletics Head Women’s Soccer Coach 
Lacey Riley Office of the Controller Restricted Fund Accountant 
Megan Eastment Online Program Online Education Project Manager 
Marlena Morales Nursing Program Coordinator 
Akos Hutter Health Professions Affiliate Faculty 
Michelle Lenell Office of the Controller Financial Reporting Accountant 
Christopher Bennett Strategy Senior Director for Strategic Infrastructure and Development 
Leigh Taylor Social Work Assistant Professor of Social Work 

March Arrivals

Alyse Matteson University Communications and Marketing Assistant Director of Internal Communications 
Branden Whitfield University Communications and Marketing Social Media Manager 
Anna Marie Zak Graduate Studies Office Administrative Assistant,  Graduate Studies 
Isabel Romero Mathematics and Statistics Administrative Assistant 
Krystal Schledwitz Enrollment Management Executive Assistant to the Chief Enrollment Officer 
Tanner Kay Intercollegiate Athletics Director of Athletics Communications 
Kate Muvceski Department of Facilities Project Manager 
Renee BROWN Office of the Controller Payroll Accountant 
Laura Brundage Social Work Outreach and Events Coordinator 
Andrew Schwartz Earth and Atmospheric Science Affiliate Faculty 
Lawrence Linnen Mathematics and Statistics Affiliate Faculty 
Gabriel Bita Music Affiliate Faculty 
Ricardo Rodriguez Rodriguez Computer Information Systems Affiliate Faculty 
Nick Garst Admissions Tuition Classification Officer 

March Departures

Adrian Ramirez Jr TRIO Programs Education Coordinator and Advisor 
Steff Lebsack Speech Language Pathology Masters Clinical Educator in Speech-Language Pathology 
Krisanta Plata VP Admin and Finance- Office Administrative Assistant 
Janelly Machado Financial Aid Financial Aid Advisor 
Krystal Schledwitz Enrollment Management Executive Assistant to the Chief Enrollment Officer