Faculty and staff changes for the 2022 fall semester

Here is the list of faculty changes as of July 1 reported from the College’s Academic Affairs Office, followed by a list of new staff who have joined us in recent months:

New Department Chairs: James Hefferon, mathematics; Paul Constantino, biology; Nat Lewis, English; Jennifer Purcell, history; William Anderson, business.

New Tenure Track Faculty: Kathy Farber, education; Samantha Trajkovski, economics; Christopher Dieni, chemistry (biochemistry); Shahrzad Ghourchian, economics; Stacy Simonyi, education; Soo Joung Kim, education; Alexandra Garrett, history.

New Instructor: Timothy Blake, history.

New visiting assistant professors: Keir Willett, philosophy; Katherine Lee, education; Alla Fil, Spanish.

New Tenured Faculty: Gretchen Galbraith, history-dean of faculty.

Promotion to Full Professor: Karen Popovich, business administration & accounting; Shane Lamos, chemistry.

Newly hired staff since start of 2022:

Lou DiMasi, Student Success Advisor; Sydney Rybicki, Assistant Director for Alumni & Family Engagement; Kelly Champlain, Resident Director / Area Coordinator; Katie Barry, Student Success Advisor; Ryan Hay, Assistant Director of Edmundite Campus Ministry Community Service; Ashley Freccia, Regional Major Gifts and Alumni Engagement Officer – New York Region; Kevin Sedlak, Collaborative Educational Consultant; Jacob Giroux, Public Safety Officer; Michael Sheldrick, Public Safety Officer; Mark LaPierre,Technical Trades Electrical Worker; Christopher Elhajj, Administrative Assistant: Academic Services; Shelby Priest, Development Coordinator; Justin Barcomb, Human Resources Administrative Coordinator; Leandre Waldo, Chief of Staff in President’s Office; Nick Drake, Associate Director of  Graduate Admission; Allison Buckley, Admissions Counselor; Howie LeBlanco, Director of Human Resources – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Choeden Lama, Assistant Dean of Students/Assistant Director of Center for Multicultural Affairs; Noah O’Leary, Mental Health Counselor; Liz Murray, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications: Public Relations; Penny Federici, Associate Director of Admission Marketing & Communications; Glenys Hernandez, Custodian; Aislinn O’Connor, Athletic Trainer; Songshu Yu, Custodian; Sara St. Don, Director of Athletic Equipment & Game Operations; Kristen McIntyre, Administrative Assistant; Jerry Peach, Head Coach: Women’s Tennis.