Comings and Goings: 2021 Showed Record Numbers of Incoming and Outgoing Employees
“If I could sing praises for the work of the Human Resource’s team, I would lose my voice pretty quickly,” Heyke Kirkendall-Baker said. “A huge thank you goes out to the entire HR team–for the late nights, the early mornings, and all the hours in between–you are all rock stars! On behalf of Lewis & Clark, I would also like to extend our warmest welcome to all new employees. We are thrilled to have you join our community, and we look forward to a successful journey with you. Welcome aboard!”
Please visit the Comings and Goings archive for more in-depth stories on the transitions happening in offices and departments across the institution.
Lewis & Clark welcomes these 90 employees into new positions or new roles:
Travis Ables, financial analyst, Business and Finance; Celeste Adriano, assistant women’s softball coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Sara Asberry, administrative coordinator, Sociology/Anthropology; Albert Bae, visiting professor, Mathematical Sciences; Christopher Banks, registrar specialist, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Casey Barnes, maintenance engineer II, Facilities Services; Amy Baskin, administrative coordinator, English; Aaron Benedetti-Loy, interim head golf coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Brendan Brunner, area director, Campus Life; Chelsea Bushnell, administrative assistant, Theatre; Jaime Cale, program manager, Office of Equity and Inclusion; Nick Campen, assistant crew coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Lisa Collins, assistant professor with term, Educational Leadership; John Cox, visiting professor, Biology; Nicole Crawford, administrative assistant and application processor, CAS Admissions; Jose Curiel Morelos, director, Campus Safety; Bill Curtis, director, Emergency Management; Ethan Davis, digital and data science specialist, Watzek Library; Trevor Dodson, senior director of infrastructure, Information Technology; Ann Dorris, head women’s basketball coach/instructor, Physical Education and Athletics; Colin Ehr, lecturer and director, Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center; Darcie Esch, development coordinator, Law External Relations; Scott Feickert, director of operations and finance, CAS Dean’s Office; Barbara Fishleder, assistant director, Law Career Services; Alice Flood, admissions counselor, CAS Admissions; Derek Franklin, lecturer, Art; Devan Freeman, Digital Media Manager, Office of Communications; Ryan Gardner, capital projects coordinator, Facilities Services; Amari Hale, men’s basketball assistant camp coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Natalie Hollabaugh, fellowship attorney, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic; Sarah Hopkins, assistant coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Alex Houston, legal fellow I, Earthrise Law Center; Sarah Hunsberger, acquisitions and circulation specialist, Boley Law Library; Bernette Jenkins-Pleas, administrative specialist, Educational Leadership; Richard Jones, senior director of infrastructure, Information Technology; Dustin Kelley, project archives librarian, Watzek Library; Stacey Kim, associate vice president, Office of Communications; Zara Kazi, admissions counselor, CAS Admissions; Ripley McChesney, assistant coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Caitlin Hansen, registrar specialist, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Miranda Hardy, lecturer, Theatre; Max Lamas, director of facilities support services, Facilities Services; Jordan Latt, assistant track and field coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Marcus Lattimore, assistant football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Chase Layne, student account specialist, Student/Departmental Account Services; Michael Lee, assistant director of employer and student engagement, Career Center; Joanne Leijon, assistant director, Financial Aid; Christabel Leonce, outreach coordinator and mental health counselor, Counseling Center; Hailey Lemasters, assistant director of annual giving/communications, Advancement; Lena Louwe Khammassi, administrative coordinator, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Sergio Magaña, general maintenance worker, Law Facilities Services; Nadia Mannai, administrative assistant, Human Resources; Jerry Mitchell, officer, Campus Safety; Cindy Marino, training director and staff psychologist, Counseling Service; Murilo Martins, head swim coach, aquatics director/instructor; Ian McDonald, visiting professor, Political Science; Ali McEachern, men’s basketball assistant camp coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Juliana Minn, staff attorney, Small Business Legal Clinic; Darla Norgren, library administration coordinator, Watzek Library; Michelle O’Connor, administrative assistant, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic; Blair Orfall, administrator and program coordinator, World Languages and Literatures; Renee Orlick, assistant vice president, Institutional Research; Julia Pacheco-Cole, area director, Campus Living; Kian Pakdel, research and instruction librarian, Boley Law Library; Danner Peter, COVID-19 specialist, Health Promotion; Jean-Philippe Gourdine, visiting professor, Chemistry; Matthew Powell, visiting professor and physics lab coordinator, Physics; Abhi Rajshekar, admissions counselor, CAS Admissions; Juliette Resendez, admissions counselor, Graduate Admissions; Omar Rivera, admissions counselor, CAS Admissions; Annikah San Nicolas, athletic academic coordinator/assistant volleyball coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Ben Skaggs, technology technician III, Law Computing Services; Leigh Stickel, graduate registrar transcript and records assistant, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Mary Tweddle, scheduling and academic records specialist, CAS Registrar’s Office; Eryk Schaftlein, assistant football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Catlin Schalk, visiting professor, Chemistry; Bryan Scism, director of operations, Facilities Services; Forrest Sherman, pass defense coordinator and defensive back coach, Physical Education and Athletics, Franchesca Spann, director, New Student Orientation and Campus Living; Thomas Stephenson, senior systems administrator, Information Technology; Tasia Sullivan, career advisor, Career Center; Toa Suruki, administrative associate; President’s Office; Jessica Thomas, adjunct faculty, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Chelsey Torgerson, assistant professor with term, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Jennifer Twyford, associate professor with term, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Emma Wear, visiting professor, Biology-Psychology; Robert Whalen, lecturer, Music; Lisa Wilson, administrative coordinator, Gender Studies; Joann Zhang, director, Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement; and Miranda Zigler, assistant forensics coach, Rhetoric and Media Studies.
Lewis & Clark wishes these 68 employees good luck on their next adventure:
Mohamed Anber, assistant professor, Physics; Joe Becker, associate vice president, Public Affairs and Communications; Joy Brown, senior assistant dean, CAS Admissions; Nathan Brown, assistant professor, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Kristin Brown, administrative coordinator, English; Krista Cickovskis, administrative specialist, Center for Community Engagement; Reggie Collins, assistant dean, CAS Admissions; Mark Duntley, dean, Spiritual Life; Chris Fantz, head swim coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Mark Figueroa, associate vice president, Institutional Research; Siena Fox, administrative assistant, National Crime Victim law Institute; Pete Hurley, officer, Campus Safety; David Galaty, assistant professor with term, CAS Core Curriculum; Jim Grant, associate professor, Economics; Ami Hanna, acting associate director, Health Promotion; Deborah Heath, associate professor and director, Gender Studies Program, Sociology/Anthropology; Emily Hayes, head volleyball coach/instructor, Physical Education and Athletics; Ashley Hernandez, administrative assistant, Small Business Legal Clinic; Wendy Hitchcock, international and foreign law librarian, Boley Law Library; Ricky Humphrey, field technician, Law Computing Services; Josh Ireland-Burchett, graduate registrar transcript and records, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Jeremy Jackson, admissions coordinator, CAS Admissions; Kate Jaspers, assistant professor with term, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Joe Johnson, assistant dean, CAS Admissions; Casey Jones, assistant professor, Chemistry; Rich Jones, senior director of infrastructure, Information Technology; Jay Jording, interim director of facilities operations, Facilities Services; Roy Kaufmann, director of public relations, Public Affairs and Communications; John Krussel, associate dean of student academic affairs and professor of mathematics, Mathematical Sciences; Atsuko Kurogi, instructor/coordinator, World Languages and Literatures; Frances Lessman, administrative specialist, Educational Leadership; Janis Lochner, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of Science, Chemistry; Siobhan McDonald, project coordinator, National Crime Victim Law Institute; Mary Moss, educational loan specialist, Financial Aid; Kaiao Nahale-a, assistant women’s volleyball coach; Physical Education and Athletics; Tori Leder, assistant director and executive assistant, Office of Equity and Inclusion; Marie-Eve Monette, lecturer, World Languages and Literatures; Terry Moore, administrative coordinator, Rhetoric and Media Studies; Joanie O’Brien, registrar specialist, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Michael Olich, professor, Theatre; Emily O’Sullivan, director, Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center; Gabriel Parque, technical supervisor, Art; Shanthi Pattison, staff and student employment coordinator, Human Resources; Elim Proffitt-Allee, administrative coordinator, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Maarit Reed, administrative assistant, World Languages and Literatures; Dani Replogle, legal fellow, Earthrise Law Center; Vivian Robbins, development assistant, Law External Relations; Alex Robbins, degree audit and transfer credit specialist, CAS Registrar’s Office; Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho, assistant professor, Educational Leadership; Pamela Rush, athletic academic coordinator, Physical Education and Athletics; Vivian Schmolke, student account specialist, Student/Departmental Account Services; Kathryn Schultz, animal law litigation clinic staff attorney, Center for Animal Law Studies; Diane Semet, registrar specialist, Graduate Registrar’s Office; Alexandra Smith, assistant cross country and track and field coach/director of operations, Physical Education and Athletics; Nicole Slover, generalist, Human Resources; Nicholas D. Smith, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities, Philosophy; Ethan Snyder, director of academic resources and diversity, Law Academic Enhancement; Natalie Stamper, instructor, World Languages and Literatures; Jenna Tamimi, consortium for faculty diversity fellow, Theatre; Robert Unzueta, assistant professor, Educational Leadership; Arielle Valdez, interim area director, Campus Living; Amanda Wheaton, employer relations coordinator, Career Center; Amy Wilson, aquatic animal law initiative fellow, Center for Animal Law Studies; James Yen, head men’s and women’s golf coach/instructor, Physical Education and Athletics; Ahyoung Yoo, lecturer, Core Curriculum; and Pamela Zobel-Thropp, visiting assistant professor, Biology.
