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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.

Central Administration

Hanan Allen, MPA (she/her/hers) 
Assistant Director of Student Activities
Wilson Commons Student Activities 

Rebecca Block MS, CHES®, RYT 200 (she/her)
Health Promotion Specialist – Student Well-being
UHS Health Promotion Office

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

Frances Myrvoll (she/her)
Instructional Technology Support
University Information Technology

The College (Arts, Sciences & Engineering)

Emily Breitbart
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Chemistry

Debra Corea
Lecturer
Program of Dance & Movement

Katie Gardner, M.S. Ed. (she/her)
Academic Counselor
College 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 Minority Student Affairs 

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

Eastman School of Music

Deanna Phillips, M.S.Ed.
Administrator
Graduate Studies Office

Amanda Sharpe, M.S.Ed. (she/her)
Associate Director
Academic Affairs

Hajim School of Engineering

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

School of Medicine & Dentistry

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)

Melissa Vera (she/her)
Graduate Studies Coordinator for the Biochemistry and Biophysics programs
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

School of Nursing

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 

Simon Business School

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

Warner School of Education

Xinyue Wang (she/they)
Doctoral Student, Mental Health Counseling
Warner School of Education