Training Tracks
Our Graduates
We are incredibly proud of the faculty, course instructors, and staff who have completed the entire Well-being for Life and Learning Training. We are incredibly grateful for their work and passion for coming together as “One University” to support student well-being.
Hanan Allen, MPA (she/her/hers) 
Assistant Director of Student Activities
Wilson Commons Student Activities 
Rebecca Block MS, CHES®, RYT 200 (she/her)
Manager, Health Promotion Initiatives – Student Well-being
Health Promotion
Kristi Brock, CMC
Business Operations Manager
University Health Service
Elizabeth (Betsy) Cox, MD (she/her)
Medical Chief and Primary Care Physician, University Health Service
Affiliated with University of Rochester, University of Rochester Medical School and Warner School of Education
Joyce Flagg (she/her)
Senior Insurance Advisor
University Health Service
Rachel Grzejka, LMSW (she/they) 
CARE Network 
Frances Myrvoll (she/her)
Instructional Technology Support
University Information Technology
Emily Breitbart
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
Debra Corea
Lecturer
Program of Dance & Movement
Patrick Doyle (he/him) 
Program Manager 
Digital Media Studies 
Katie Gardner, M.S. Ed. (she/her)
Academic Counselor
Center for Advising Services
Victoria Heberling
Graduate Program Administrator
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mercedes Ingram, MS, LAT, ATC (she/her)
Athletic Trainer
Athletics Department
Nyisha Lewis, LMSW (she/her)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Athletics Department
Brian Magee (he/him), Ed.D, CSAEd, CSAEd-CA, CSAEd-CU
Interim Director
Student Activities & Leadership Education
Deontae McLachlan (he/him) 
Academic Counselor 
Office of Mentorship and Student Advocacy
Renee Miller, PhD
Faculty & Director
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Sarah Murphy (she/her)
Program Manager for National Service
Center for Community Engagement
Trevor Nelson (he/him)
Academic Affairs Specialist
Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
Rebecca Orton (she/her)
Assistant Director Graduate, Family, and Off-Campus Housing
Office
Residential Life and Housing Services
Heather Owen, MS (she/her)
Data Librarian
River Campus Libraries, Research Initiatives
Julie Papaioannou, PhD
Professor of Instruction in French 
Modern Languages and Cultures 
Mindy Peet (she/her)
Volunteer Program Coordinator
Greene Center for Career Education and Connections
Jay Petsch
Assistant Director Track & Field Coach
Athletics Department
Claudia Pietrzak (she/her)
User Experience & Social Media Manager
River Campus Libraries, Department of Performance & User Engagement
Jacquilyn Rizzo
Business Administrator and Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of History
Alyssa Rodriguez, PhD (she/her)
Career Advisor
Greene Center for Career Education and Connections
Christina Schmidt, M.Div (she/her)
Tutoring Program Administrator
The Learning Center
Leanne Temp, MS (she/her) 
Associate Director of Academic Affairs 
Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs 
Brittney Turner, MSEd (she/her)
Employer Engagement Program Director
Greene Center
Christopher VerSchneider (he/him) 
Operations Manager
Sloan Performing Arts Center
Sean Watson (he/they)
Associate Director
Residential Life and Housing Services
Deanna Phillips, M.S.Ed.
Administrator
Graduate Studies Office
Rachel Roberts, BM (she/her) 
Director, Institute for Music Leadership
Associate Professor, Music Leadership 
Amanda Sharpe, M.S.Ed. (she/her)
Associate Director
Academic Affairs
Abigail Burton (she/her)
Department Coordinator
Department of Computer Science
Gina Eagan
Student Programs Assistant
Biomedical Engineering
Hana Goldstein, MS (she/her)
Former Academic Counselor
Hajim Dean’s Office
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Kelly A. Johnson, M.S., Ed. (she/her)
Assistant Director of Hajim Undergrad Programs
Hajim Dean’s Office
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science
Sara Klinkbeil, M.S. (she/her)
Undergraduate Program Administrator
Department of Computer Science
Sarah Mills
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Computer Science
Cody Phillips
Graduate Coordinator
Mechanical Engineering
Nick Quattrociocchi (he/him)
Master’s Program Coordinator
Department of Computer Science
Kae-Lynn Wilson (she/her)
Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Leah Brown, MS, CAS (she/her) 
Toxicology Program Coordinator 
Department of Environmental Medicine  
Brenda Knorr (she/her)
Academic Administrator
Microbiology and Immunology
Erin Lee, MS (she/her)
Administrator/Graduate Program Coordinator
Health Humanities & Bioethics
Katie Libby (she/her)
Course Coordinator
Office of Curriculum & Assessment/Office for Medical Education
Amber Rivera, MSW (she/her)
Director, Learner Life and Wellness 
Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs 
Fatima Rumesa, M.D. 
Faculty
Department of Psychiatry, Crisis Services (SMD)
Paige Thompson, M.D.
Faculty
Department of Psychiatry, Crisis Services (SMD)
Madalina Tivarus, PhD
Associate Professor 
Imaging Sciences and Neuroscience 
Melissa Vera (she/her)
Graduate Studies Coordinator for the Biochemistry and Biophysics programs
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Jake Wojtowicz, PhD (he/him)
Academic Administrator 
PhD Program in Pathology 
Elizabeth A. Bremer, Ed.D. (she/her)
Director of Student Affairs
University of Rochester School of Nursing
Victoria DiStefano
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Olivia Harrington (she/her)
Student Compliance Coordinator
Dave F. Hoffman, PhD (he/him)
Student Success Coach
Student Affairs
Tina Lambert, MS, RN, CMSRN, CCRN, CNEcl (she/her) 
Instructor of Clinical Nursing 
University of Rochester School of Nursing 
Taylor Alvarado (she/her)
PhD Administrative Coordinator
Xeno Carpenter-New (he/him)
Academic Advisor
Jennica Dupra (she/her)
Associate Director, MS Advising
Andrew Ainslie Office of Student Engagement
Trista Kukucka (she/her)
Director of MS Admissions
Simon Business School
Lydia Ma (she/her)
Senior Academic Advisor
Office of Student Engagement
Stacey Saracene, MBA (she/her)
Adjunct Professor of Marketing
Barry Florescue Undergraduate Business Program
Xinyue Wang (she/they)
Doctoral Student, Mental Health Counseling
Warner School of Education