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Reetha Raveendran

Student Affairs

… Dr. Raveendran is well respected as a collaborative leader with a background in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). She served as a key stakeholder and partner within Taubman to foster a diverse, inclusive and … co-curricular involvement, and has worked collaboratively with academic leadership, faculty, staff, students and …

https://wmich.edu/studentaffairs/directory/raveendran

Kayla Gargano

Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance

… Gargano is a native of Lansing and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University. … in 2011 in the Registrar’s Office. She resides in Plainwell with her husband and two young children. Gargano serves as Administrative Assistant …

https://wmich.edu/legal/directory/gargano

Tom Thinnes

College of Aviation

… Tom Thinnes has been a long time Bronco. Graduating with a degree in history and secondary education from … Sports and Service he combined his love of scuba diving with his passion for education and student outreach. … activities. While in Florida, the lure of Michigan kept tugging at him. After five years, the decision was made to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/directory/thinnes

Marcia Fetters

Mallinson Institute for Science Education

… marginalized from the science education community, with a special focus on individuals with learning disabilities, and science in informal …

https://wmich.edu/science/directory/fetters

John Jellies

Biological Sciences

… at Western Michigan University. Jellies is a neurobiologist with interests in the function, development and evolution of … to understand the neuronal bases of behaviors. He works with sensory encoding and processing, motor output and … How do neural circuits change their function over time and with changing conditions (i.e., learning, adaptation and …

https://wmich.edu/biology/directory/jellies

Deanna Bush

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Western Michigan University, where she studied clarinet with Professor Bradley Wong during her undergraduate years. … health diagnoses. Bush was invited to present at the American Music Therapy Association National Conference as part of … currently a mentor for the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association mentoring program. …

https://wmich.edu/music/directory/bush

Mac Rincon

Marketing

… University, Gerardo “Mac” Rincon enjoyed a 30-year career with The Kellogg Company. Starting in 1988 as an industrial engineer, … continuous improvement initiatives across all North American manufacturing operations. In 2000, Rincon assumed the …

https://wmich.edu/marketing/directory/rincon

Christine Byrd-Jacobs

Graduate College

… She also keeps an eye on enrollment numbers, communicating with WMU faculty and staff to help them promote graduate … recruitment and retention strategies. She works closely with the Graduate Studies Council of the Faculty Senate to improve policies for graduate education and with the Research Advisory Team to facilitate and promote …

https://wmich.edu/grad/directory/byrd-jacobs

Lori Sims

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in 1998, American pianist Lori Sims has become firmly established as one … Europe, and China, including guest artist performances with the NordDeutscheRadio Orchester (Hannover, Germany) the … and duo piano performances. As the winner of the 1993 American Pianists Association, she has also been invited to …

https://wmich.edu/music/directory/sims

Bruce Uchimura

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… from The Juilliard School of Music where he studied cello with Leonard Rose and Channing Robbins and chamber music … for 30 years, Uchimura performed in 44 states, Europe, and Canada to broad critical acclaim. The trio performed 30-40 … competitions throughout the USA including the Illinois Young Artist Competition, the American String Teachers …

https://wmich.edu/music/directory/uchimura