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Arrivals and Departures: May 2025  

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

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Arrivals

Name Department  Job Title  
Janine Michelle Weaver-Douglas Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion Associate director of Black/African Student Engagement and Success 
Liv Kraus Nursing Nursing Program clinical compliance coordinator 
Sahra Hearn Online Program Online student-success coach 
Waleska Orozco Office of the Controller Restricted Fund accountant 
Amanda Cusson Student Care Center Senior specialist, Student Success 
Lindsey Paul College of Language Arts and Science – Office Senior specialist, Academic Advising  
Leanne Bokinskie Associate Vice President -Admin and Finance Chief operating officer 
Mark Stevens Online Program Online Program marketing coordinator – Office of Online Learning 
Rosmina Garcia Student Success Program Associate director of First Generation Initiatives Program 
Odiee Anazleh Online Program Online student-success coach 
Chad Ashton Intercollegiate Athletics Assistant coach, Women’s Soccer 
Lindsey Downing Nursing Affiliate faculty 
Maria Chisolm Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Affiliate faculty 
Kev Grane Philosophy Affiliate faculty 
Ed Morales Social Work Affiliate faculty 

Departures

Name Department  Job Title  
Anthony Sisneros Foundation, Institutional Advancement Assistant controller 
Benjamin Cooper Student Care Center Heightening Outcomes for Public Benefit Enrolled Students (HOPES) Program manager 
Brian L Bagwell Human Services Profession Professor of Human Services and Counseling 
Cecilia Cowart Nursing Clinical Placement manager 
Darrin C Duber-Smith Marketing Senior lecturer of Marketing 
George B Garman Computer Information Systems Professor of Computer Information Systems 
Joanely Alvidrez College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design Communication, Marketing and Outreach specialist 
Jonathan Power Family Literacy Program Lecturer of Chicano and Chicana Studies 
Lesley Edwards-Gaither Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences Assistant professor of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences 
Mark T Harris Music Associate professor of Music 
Michael Jennings Finance Lecturer of Finance 
Nanette Shannon Music Affiliate faculty 
Peter Miles Bergman Art Professor of Fine Art 
Peter Martin Vigil Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Program Professor of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education 
Qamrul Choudhury Biology Affiliate faculty 
Sami F Mohamed Learning Spaces Junior Wireless and Network engineer 
Taylor Proctor Intercollegiate Athletics Associate head coach for Women’s Basketball 
Thomas Bellinger Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Affiliate faculty 
Xiaolong Shao Hospitality, Tourism and Events Assistant professor of School of Hospitality 
Harper Sheets Intercollegiate Athletics Second assistant Women’s Basketball coach 
Gylton Matta K-12 Physical Education Lecturer, K-12 Physical Education