Professional Development Institute Past Participants
August 18 - 21, 2020 Inaugural Institute Participants
Lisah Crall, Program Manager, Geological and Environmental Services
Felicia Crawford, Director of Title IX Compliance, Institutional Equity
Betty Dennis, Faculty Specialist, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Melissa Holman, Director, Multicultural Affairs for Students
Shashanta James, Director, Financial Aid
Megan Larson, Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences Advising
Irma Lopez, Dean/Professor, Lee Honors College/Spanish
Nate Nguyen, Director, LBGTQ Student Services
David Paul, Chairperson, Philosophy
Cari Robertson, Director, Health Promotion/Health Education
Michael Smith, Marketing Specialist Senior, Student Affairs
Adam Wall, Assistant Director of Compliance, Institutional Equity
Luchara Wallace, Director/Associate Professor, Lewis Walker Institute/Special Education and Literacy Studies
Evelyn Winfield-Thomas, Executive Director, Institutional Equity
Toni Woolfork-Barnes, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
May 4 - 7, 2021 Institute Participants
Suzan Ayers, Professor and Interim Chairperson, Family and Consumer Sciences
Jonathan Baker, Associate Professor, Psychology
Amy Brimmer, Director of Compensation, Human Resources
Gus Calbert, Program Manager, Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations
Erika Carr, Director, Office of Pre-College Programming
Lofton Durham, Associate Professor, Theatre
Adrienne Fraaza, Director, Office of Student Transitions
Deveta Gardner, Associate Dean, Merze Tate College
Ronicka Hamilton, Director, Seita Scholars Program
Charles Henderson, Director, Professor, Physics and Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Warren Hills, Chief HR Officer/Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Rebecca Huntley, Administrative Assistant II, Political Science
Mariam Konate, Associate Professor, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Keith Kothman, Professor and Director, School of Music
Megan Kowalske, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Chemistry
LaSonja Roberts, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Maria Roche-Dean, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Lori Sims, Professor of Piano, School of Music
Christopher Sligh, Director, Office of Student Engagement
John Spitsbergen, Professor and Chairperson, Biological Sciences
Jessica Swartz, Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Kara Wood, Associate Vice President, Community Partnerships
May 3 - 6, 2022 Institute Participants
Matthew Bracey, Fall Welcome Coordinator, Office of Student Transitions
Jou-Chen Chen, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Gretta Clay, Director of Human Resources Services, Human Resources
Amy Damashek, Associate Professor, Psychology
Glen Dillon, Assistant Director for Student Media, Office of Student Engagement
Danielle Field, Coordinator, Haworth College of Business, Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS)
Katrina Goodall, Campus Coach, Kalamazoo Promise Scholars, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Jim Herman, Career Development Specialist, Career & Student Employment Services
Maria Mata, Administrative Assistant Sr., Institutional Equity
Andrea Mellendorf, Apartment Complex Coordinator, Residence Life
Alyssa Moon, Lead Instructional Designer, WMUx
Ángela Pérez-Villa, Assistant Professor, History
Brandy Pleasants, Faculty Specialist II, Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Reetha Raveendran, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Affairs
Kelly Robertson, Principal Research Associate, Evaluation Center
Jill Rowe, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Chaz Schwandt, Hall Director Eicher/Lefevre, Housing and Residence Life
Yu-Lien The, Assistant Professor of Keyboard Studies, School of Music
Ewa Urban, Director of Assessment and Effectiveness, Merze Tate College
Pamela Wadsworth, Assistant Professor, Bronson School of Nursing
May 2 - 5, 2023 Institute Participants
Amy Bocko, Digital Projects Librarian, University Libraries
Cesar Briones, Navigation Specialist, Multicultural Affairs for Students
Mo Brooks, Student Success Navigator, Student Success Services
Adriana Cardoso Reyes, Associate Director Institutional Accreditation and Planning, Institutional Effectiveness
Janay Christian, Assistant Director, Mental Well-Being, Health Promotion and Education
Donielle Easlick, Program Manager, Dean of Students Office
Tammy Eaton, TRiO FESP Program Coordinator, College of Education and Human Development
Amanda Jeppesen, Coordinator of Student Employment, Career & Student Employment Services
Jordan Johnson, Navigation Specialist, Multicultural Affairs for Students
Dylan Juhl, Humanities Librarian, University Libraries
Demetra Lafayette, Career Development Specialist Career & Student Employment Services
Beixi Li, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Genny Ludwig, Business Manager/HRIS Analyst Sr, Human Resources
Bri McCann, Program Manager Office of Sustainability
Marie Moreno, Faculty Specialist, Business Information Systems HCOB
Lusike Mukhongo, Associate Professor, School of Communication
Olivia Ngadjui, Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Randy Ott, Senior Director Academic Collaboration, Merze Tate College
Dawn Smith, Faculty Specialist, Bronson School of Nursing
Gigi Ward, Hall Director, Residence Life
April 30-May 3, 2024 Institute Participants
Ashley Bravo, Director, College Assistance Migrant Program, Multicultural Affairs for Students
Matt Cavalli, Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Christy Chambers, Budget Analyst, College of Education & Human Development
Samantha Davis, Fall Welcome Program Manager, Office of Student Transitions
Kathryn Docherty, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Alvina Gipson, Assistant Director, Admissions (Metro-Detroit)
Denisha Griffey, Program Manager, Lewis Walker Institute
Megan Hess, Instructional Designer, WMUx
Christopher Hodshire, Instructor II, School of Social Work
Cara Junghans, Accessibility Compliance Specialist, WMUx
Valaree Kyser, Equity Outreach Specialist, Institutional Equity
Dwandra Lampkin, Associate Professor & Director of Multi-Cultural Theatre, School of Theatre and Dance
Edward Lara, Campus Coach, Seita Scholars
Antoinette London-Johnson Wright, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Gary Marquardt, Faculty Specialist II, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Chris Mattix, Hall Director, Housing and Residence Life
Lauren McMullan, Instructional Technology Specialist, WMUx
William McQuitty, Institutional Research Analyst, Institutional Research
Sarah Meiser, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Students Rights and Responsibilities, Student Affairs
Lisbeth Morales, Recruitment and Retention Specialist, College Assistance Migrant Program, Multicultural Affairs for Students
Amanda Nagy, Hall Director, Housing and Residence Life
Karika Parker, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lewis Walker Institute
Brianne Pitts, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Anna Popkova, Associate Professor, School of Communication
Michelle Ringle-Barrett, Program Manager, Bronco Study Zone, Student Success Services
Chitra Singh, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Carolyn Smith, Program Manager, FYE & SYE, Office of Student Transitions