People of SUWelcome!Written by Mike TheeSeptember 18, 2017No Image Credit ProvidedNo Caption ProvidedMany new colleagues have joined our ranks for the 2017-2018 academic year.As shown in this presentation from the President's Welcome on Sept. 15, quite a few new faculty and staff have joined Seattle University for the 2017-2018 academic year. (Some are not new to us, but familiar faces in new roles.) Welcome to all! FACULTY Albers School of Business and Economics Davit Adut– Assistant Professor, Accounting Zachary Feldman– Lecturer, Economics Bo Han– Assistant Professor, Finance Jinlan Ni– Lecturer, Economics Sherry Sun– Lecturer, Management College of Arts and Sciences Fr. Michael Barber, S.J.– Visiting Professor, Philosophy Hidy Basta– Instructor, English Douglas Berninger– Instructor, Sport and Sport Exercise Erin Chung– Instructor, Performing Arts and Arts Leadership Serena Cosgrove– Assistant Professor, International Studies Program Craig Downing– Instructor, English Russell Duvernoy– Instructor, Philosophy Victor Evans– Instructor, Communication Kendall Fisher– Assistant Professor, Philosophy James Hanson– Instructor, Communication Kimberly Harden– Lecturer, Communication Mark Light– Assistant Professor, Performing Arts and Arts Leadership Jiangmeng Liu– Assistant Professor, Communication Brian Onishi– Instructor, Philosophy Fr. Douglas Peduti, S.J.– Instructor, Philosophy Fr. Lucas Sharma, S.J.– Lecturer, Social Work Aakanksha Sinha– Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Sociology and Social Work Erica Rauff– Assistant Professor, Sport and Sport Exercise Juan Reyes– Assistant Professor, English Randall Souza– Assistant Professor, History Benedict Stork– Instructor, English Maria Tedesco– Lecturer, Communication Hsuan Yuan Huang– Lecturer, Communication College of Education Nicholaus Erber-LaPierre– Instructor, Leadership and Professional Studies Shane Pisani– Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Social Justice Bradley Porfilio– Associate Dean and Professor Ana Margarita Rivero Arias– Clinical Assistant Professor, K-12 Teaching, Learning and Social Justice Patricia Venegas– Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Social Justice School of Law Deborah Borman– Visiting Assistant Professor, Lawyering Skills Lemieux Library Sarah Watstein– Dean Matteo Ricci College Rebecca McNamara– Lecturer School of New and Continuing Studies Dylan Medina– Instructor Rebecca Peltz– Instructor, Web Development College of Nursing Juli Allard– Instructor Elizabeth Gabzdyl– Assistant Professor Sujeong Kim– Assistant Professor Jennifer Konecny– Instructor, Diagnostic Ultrasound Megan Morrison– Assistant Clinical Professor Robin Narruhn– Assistant Professor Alise Owens– Assistant Clinical Professor Kumhee Ro– Clinical Assistant Professor Annette Thomas– Assistant Professor College of Science and Engineering Richard Bankhead– Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering Sepideh Hariri– Lecturer, Physics Eleanor Johnson– Lecturer Pejman Khadivi– Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering Joshua Pugh– Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Mehmet Vurkac– Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Theology and Ministry Rebecca Jeney Park-Hearn– Lecturer STAFF Academic Affairs Jennifer Ameneiro Fernandez– Senior Administrative Assistant, Center for Faculty Development Mafil Fabroquez– Senior Administrative Assistant, Center for Digital Learning, School of New and Continuing Studies Arielle Fissmer– Sr. Executive Coordinator, Office of the Provost Sarah Miller– Post-Undergraduate Shinnyo Fellowship, Center for Community Engagement Gabrielle Mitrak– Senior Administrative Assistant, Research Services and Sponsored Projects Kimberley Thompson– Senior Director, Disabilities Services Jordan Walsh– Programs Learning Specialist, Learning Assistance Albers School of Business and Economics Tasha Nalei Jugas– Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising Melissa Minato– Student Career Advisor/ Recruitment Coordinator, Placement Center Arrupe House Veronica Asui– Bookkeeper Melissa Connolley– House Manager College of Arts and Sciences Jonathan Bechtol– Administrative Assistant, Criminal Justice College of Education Alise Berti– Senior Administrative Assistant, Off-Campus Continuing Professional Education Julie Kang– Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Off-Campus Continuing Professional Education Elaine Marcinek– Finance and Operations Director, Office of the Dean Katherine Noson– Program Coordinator -Teaching and Learning, Office of the Dean Enrollment Management Lindsey Poisson– Accounts Resolution Specialist, Student Financial Services Office of the Executive Vice President Teri Carson– Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance and Student Athlete Services, Athletics Mary Lee Gilliland– Senior Associate Director of Athletics, External Affairs, Athletics Tiffany Mallick– Athletic Trainer, Athletics Tomas Mendez-Beck– Assistant Coach, Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Athletics Jesse Nakanishi– Director of Operations, Men’s Basketball, Athletics Office of the Executive Vice President William Peck– Assistant Director, Ticketing and Development, Athletics Jennifer Peterson– Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning, Athletics Kelly Sullivan– Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field, Athletics Cameron Williams– Head Coach, Strength, Speed and Conditioning, Athletics Office of the Executive Vice President Joseph Graddon– Campus Security Officer, Public Safety and Transportation Deborah Klaudt– Communication Center Dispatcher, Public Safety and Transportation Thuc Le– Communication Center Dispatcher, Public Safety and Transportation Suang Saeturn– Campus Security Officer, Public Safety and Transportation Finance and Business Affairs Alec Giusseppe Cuison– Accounts Payable Technician, Controller’s Office Kimberly Pilot– Accounts Payable Technician, Controller’s Office Collin Porter– Event Production Supervisor, Conference and Event Services Brian Schimke– Maintenance Plumber/Pipefitter, Operations and Maintenance Information Technology Services Alexandra Stoffel– User Liaison/ITS Communication and Knowledge Base Administrator, Application Services Office of Institutional Inclusion Natasha Martin– Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Jesuits New to Seattle University Fr. John Galvan, S.J. Fr. Isidro Lepez, S.J. Fr. Matthew Ma, S.J. Fr. Doug Peduti, S.J. Fr. Lucas Sharma, S.J. Fr. Peter Togni, S.J. Lemieux Library Nathan Edwards– Library Technician 3, Systems and Technology Alex Guevara– Library Technician 3, Systems and Technology Marketing Communications Giorgio Guerra– Social Media Marketing Specialist College of Nursing Carleen Ratcliffe– Nursing Program Assistant, Office of the Dean Research and Graduate Education Christian Russell– Office Manager, Career Services School of Law Samira Sharif– Externship Administrative Program Assistant, Office of the Dean MacKenzie Wipf– Faculty Legal Administrative Assistant, Office of the Dean School of Theology and Ministry Margaret Breen– Community Engagement Manager, Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs Student Development Pamela Gonzales Wheeler– Area Coordinator, Housing and Residence Life Devin Phinazee– Area Coordinator, Housing and Residence Life Cassandra Riedeman– Area Coordinator, Housing and Residence Life Kirsten Schumacher– Assistant Director, Competitive Sports, University Recreation Alvin Sturdivant– Vice President University Advancement Johnica Hopkins– Operations Coordinator, Alumni Engagement Briana Walker– Program Coordinator for Central Development