Previous HSI Committees

Hispanic Serving Institution Implementation Team (2018-2019)

Angela R. Marquez Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President for HSI, Chair 

Work Group 1 – Institutional Infrastructure

Eric Silva – TRiO Scholar Advisor, TRiO Student Support Services  – Chair

Maria Akrabova, Ph.D. – Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages

Miguel Garza Wicker – Director of Digital Strategy

Evelynn Guzman de Leon – Student Retention Specialist, College Assistance Migrant Program

Sarah Harman – Executive Director, Office of University Effectiveness

Chalane Lechuga, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies

Adriana Nieto, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies

Braelin Pantel – Associate Vice President Student Engagement and Wellness / Dean of Students

M. Marina Pereira Ph.D. – Associate Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

Tisha Townsend – TRiO Scholar Advisor, TRiO Student Support Services

Steve Willich – Director, LGBTQ Student Resource Center

Jeremy VanHooser – Diversity Coordinator, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Work Group 1, Sub Group – Cultural Competence

Samantha Borrego – Advisor, College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences – Chair

Horacio Borja-Duran – Coordinator of Family, Spanish, and Special Programs, Roadways

Gregor Mieder – Coordinator, Immigrant Services Program

Brandi Scott – Associate Dean, Center for Equity and Student Achievement

Katherine Young, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Secondary K-12 Education, School of Education

Work Group 2 – PreK-12 Outreach

Cynthia Baron – Director, Center for Multicultural Excellence & Inclusion – Chair

Maria Bracamontes – Program Assistant, Department of Modern Languages

Tayla Dornbush, Ph.D. – Education Director, Center for Visual Art

Megan Hughes-Zarzo, Ph.D. – Director, Honors Program

Matthew Jenkins – Associate Professor, Integrated Media, Department of Art

Hsiu-Ping Liu, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Biology and Director CO-AMP, Center for Advanced STEM

Carla Mirabelli – Director, Center for Urban Education and TRiO Upward Bound

Ambrosio Rodriguez-Hernandez – Admissions Counselor, Admissions

Luis Sandoval – Associate Director, Excel

Work Group 3 – Transfer & Enrollment Management

Tiffani Baldwin, Ph.D. – Coordinator of Transfer, Roadways – Co-Chair

Courtney Matsumoto – Program Coordinator, Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute – Co-Chair

Joshua Gabrielson – Associate Director of Admissions, Transfer Services

Laura Gorny, Ph.D. – State and Federal Reporting Specialist, Institutional Research

Bill Herman Ph.D. – Associate Dean, College of Business

Erin Hiltner – Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, Intercollegiate Athletics

Deborah A. Horan, Ph.D. – Chair and Professor, Elementary Education and Literacy, School of Education

Lori Kester – Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management

Jennifer Lampe – Transfer Evaluation Supervisor, Office of the Registrar

Connie Sanders – Interim Registrar, Office of the Registrar

Megan Scherzberg, Ph.D. – Director of Orientation, Transition and Retention, Roadways

Brandy Schooler – Prior Learning Specialist, Office of Registrar

Vaughn Toland – Executive Director, Admissions and Outreach, Admissions

Kim Williams – Associate Director, Advising Intervention Services

Work Group 4 – Financial Aid

Juan Gallegos – Assistant Director Center for Multicultural Excellence & Inclusion – Co-Chair

Thomas Hernandez – Associate Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships – Co-Chair

Michelle LeBoo – Associate Director, Financial Aid – Reporting and Communications

Ariadna Ochoa Magallanes – Specialist, Immigrant Services Program

Thad Spaulding – Executive Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships

Gwen Thompson – Senior Director of Development, University Advancement

Work Group 5 – Policy

Ally Garcia – Director, TRiO Student Support Services – Chair

Ramon Del Castillo, Ph.D. –Chair and Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies

Raquel Jimenez – Interim Director, College Assistance Migrant Program

Megan Jones – Policy Administrator, Office of General Counsel

Yadira Solis – Graduate Intern, College Assistance Migrant Program

Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Implementation Team, 2017-18

Working Group 1: Institutional Infrastructure

• Myron Anderson, Ph.D. – Associate to the President for Diversity
• Lori Kester – Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
• Julie Lucas, – Sr. Director, Integrated Marketing and Communications
• Joshua Mackey, Ed – Director, Human Resources
• Chris Mancuso – Web Communications Manager
• Ned Muhovich, Ph.D. – Director, Advising Center
• Braelin Pantel – Associate Vice President, Student Engagement and Wellness
• Miriam Marina Pereira – Associate Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
• Eric Silva – Assistant Director, First Year Success
• Chalene Lechuga, Ph.D. – Professor, Chicano Studies
• Steve Willich – Director of LGBTQ Student Resources Services
• Ellen Boswell – Director, Office of Institutional Research

Sub Group: Cultural Competence

• Samantha Borrego, (Chair) – Advisor, College of Letters Arts & Sciences
• Gregor Mieder – Coordinator, Immigrant Services
• Colleen Toomey – Equity Program Coordinator
• Tanya Greathouse – Lecturer, Social Work Department
• Xajes Martinez – Assistant Director LGBTQ Student Resource Services
• Katherine Young, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, School of Education
• Brandi Scott – Director, CESA

Working Group 2: Outreach to PreK-12 Schools

• Cynthia Baron – Associate Director, Learning Communities and First Year Success
• Patrick Fay – Assistant Director, Admissions
• Anthony Grant – Director, Athletics
• Megan Hughes-Zarzo – Director, Honors Program
• Matthew Jenkins – Assistant Professor, Art, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Carla Mirabelli – Director, Center for Urban Education
• Julie Reyes – Associate Director for Research, Center for Faculty Excellence
• Luis Sandoval – Pre-Collegiate Coordinator, Excel Program

Working Group 3: Transfer and Enrollment

• Evelyn Guzman – Coordinator, New Student Orientation (Co-chairs)
• Courtney Matsumoto – Coordinator, Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute (Co-chairs)
• Samantha Borrego – Advisor-College Letters, Arts, and Sciences
• Joshua Gabrielson – Assistant Director Transfer Services, Admissions
• Camilia Naranjo – Advising and Retention Coordinator, First Year Success
• Vaughn Toland – Executive Director, Admissions and Outreach
• Kim Williams – Associate Director, Academic Advising
• Tiffany Baldwin, Ph.D. – Coordinator of Transfer Student Success and Persistence
• Isaac Garcia – Colorado Challenge Counselor
• Connie Sanders – Graduate and Transfer Evaluator

Working Group 4: Financial Aid

• Thad Spaulding (Chair) – Deputy Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Gerardo Ceballos – Pre-Collegiate Counselor, Excel Program
• Cynthia Hejl – Director, Financial Aid
• Michelle LeBoo – Associate Director, Financial Aid
• Gwen Thompson – Senior Director of Development
• Rey Hernandez – Julian, Ph.D. – Interim Associate Dean, College of Business

Subgroup: Financial Literacy

• Koreena Montoya, (chair) – Program Manager, Center for Urban Education
• Theresa Godinez, consultant – Associate Director, Financial Aid
• Ariadna Ochoa – Specialist Immigrant Services
• Debbie Magana – Associate Director of Student Academic Success Center
• Juan Gallegos – Brother to Brother Coordinator
• Hsiu-Ping Liu – Director and Associate Professor, Center for Advanced STEM Education, Biology
• Thomas Hernandez – Assoc. Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships

Working Group 5: Advocacy and Policy Development

• Allyson Garcia, (Chair) – Advisor, TRIO, Student Support Services
• Ramon Del Castillo – Chair and Professor, Chicano/a Studies Department, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Cathy Lucas – Chief of Staff, Associate to the President for Marketing and Communications
• Megan Jones – Business Intelligence
• Raquel Jimenez – CAMP Academic Advisor
• Alejandra Perez-Urkoski – Govt. Relations Manager, Marketing and Communications

Staff Resources

• Angela Marquez, Ph.D. – Special Assistant to President, HSI
• Esther Rodriguez – Consultant, Hispanic-Serving Institution
• Kari Talich – Business Intelligence Specialist, Team DELTA
• Morgan Swaney – Business Intelligence Specialist, Team DELTA

Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Implementation Team, 2016-17

Working Group Assignments

Working Group 1: Institutional Infrastructure

Myron Anderson, Associate to the President, Diversity

Lori Kester, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (co-chair)

Julie Lucas, Sr. Director, Integrated Marketing and Communications

Joshua Mackey, Director, Human Resources

Matthew Makley, Associate Professor, History, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; President, Faculty Senate

Chris Mancuso, Web Communications Manager

Elizabeth Mendez-Shannon, Assistant Professor, Social Work, College of Professional Studies

Ned Muhovich, Director, Advising Center

Sean Nesbitt, Director, Facilities, Planning and Space Management

Braelin Pantel, Associate Vice President, Student Engagement and Wellness and Dean of Students (co-chair)

Miriam Marina Pereira, Associate Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Eric Silva, Assistant Director, Learning Communities and First Year Success

Working Group 2: Outreach to PreK-12 Schools

Cynthia Baron, Associate Director, Learning Communities and First Year Success (chair)

Patrick Fay, Assistant Director, Admissions

Anthony Grant, Director, Athletics

Velveta Howell, Special Assistant to the President/Special Counsel for Diversity, Equal Opportunity and General Counsel

Megan Hughes-Zarzo, Director, Honors Program

Matthew Jenkins, Assistant Professor, Art, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Carla Mirabelli, Interim Director, Center for Urban Education

Luis Sandoval, Pre-Collegiate Coordinator, Excel Program

Brandi Scott, Director, TRIO Student Support Services

Working Group 3: Transfer and Enrollment

Samantha Borrego, Advisor-College Letters, Arts and Sciences

Ruth Chavez, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, College of Business

Joshua Gabrielson, Assistant Director Transfer Services, Admissions

Evelyn Guzman, Coordinator, New Student Orientation

Angela Marquez, Associate Director, Equal Employment Opportunity

Paula Martinez, Registrar

Courtney Matsumoto, Program Coordinator, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Mark Potter, Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Studies

Linda Stroup, Chair and Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Professional Studies

Vaughn Toland, Director, Admissions (chair)

Kimberly Williams, Associate Director, Academic Advising

Working Group 4: Financial Aid

John Burtness, President and Chief Executive Officer, MSU Denver Foundation (chair)

Gerardo Ceballos, Pre-Collegiate Counselor, Excel Program

Clayton Daughtrey, Associate Dean, College of Business

Theresa Godinez, Associate Director, Financial Aid

Cynthia Hejl, Director, Financial Aid

Michelle LeBoo, Associate Director, Scholarships

Hsiu-Ping Liu, Director and Associate Professor, Center for Advanced STEM Education, Biology

Koreena Montoya, Program Manager, Center for Urban Education

Jennifer Phou, Assistant Bursar, Enrollment Services

Working Group 5: Advocacy and Policy Development

Horacio Borja-Duran, Student, Family Outreach Programming Coordinator, First Year Success

Ramon Del Castillo, Chair and Professor, Chicano Studies Department, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Cathy Lucas, Chief of Staff, Associate to the President for Marketing and Communications

Loretta Martinez, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Luis Torres, Deputy Provost, Academic Affairs – Retired (chair)

Staff Resources

Facilitator: Esther Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for HSI

Data Resource: Kari Talich, Business Intelligence Specialist, Team DELTA

(Last updated 01/20/16) 

HSI Task Force Members, 2015

Esther Rodriguez, Director, Center for Urban Education, Co-Chair

Luis Torres, Deputy Provost, Co-Chair

 Pre-Collegiate or K-12 Pipeline:

• Myron Anderson, Associate to the President for Diversity
• Cynthia Armendariz, Director, Excel Program (Pre-Collegiate and Retention)
• Susana Cordova, Chief of Schools Officer/Acting Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
• Vicki Leal, Interim Director of Data Management, Enrollment Services
• Hsui Ping Liu, Director Center for Advanced STEM Education (Summer Science Scholars), Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation, Associate Professor, Biology
• Michelle Pacheco, Assistant Director, Admissions, Office of Admissions
• Ron Ramirez, Board Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MSU Denver Alumni)
• Luis Rivas, Associate Professor, English, Co-PI, CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program)
• Gabriela Rodriguez, Student, Intercultural Communications

Transfer/Adult/Military Veterans

• Michelle Brown, Associate Director of Admissions, Nontraditional and Readmits, Veterans
• Leroy Chavez, Director, Veterans Upward Bound
• Clayton Daughtrey, Associate Dean, College of Business
• Joshua Gabrielson, Assistant Director, Admissions/Transfer Services, Office of Admissions
• Rudy Gonzales, Executive Director, Servicios de la Raza
• Elizabeth Parmelee, Director, Center for Individualized Learning
• Bethy Tessema, Admissions Counselor, Office of Admissions
• Adriann Wycoff, Associate Professor, Chicano(a) Studies, Co-PI, CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program)

Retention of Existing MSU Denver Students

• Cynthia Baron, Associate Director, First Year Success
• Carla Castillo, Advisor, Colorado Challenge Program
• Ramon Del Castillo, Chair and Professor, Chicano (a) Studies, Co-Chair, Equity in Excellent
• Curtis Esquibel, Director, Denver College Attainment Network (DenverCAN)
• Cesiah Guadarrama-Trejo, Student, Political Science
• Perla Gheiler, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Outreach, Marketing and Communications
• Theresa Godinez, Associate Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Office of Financial Aid
• Sandra Haynes, Dean, College of Professional Studies
• Abigail Jimenez, Student, Biology (major), Chemistry (minor)
• Lunden MacDonald, Director, First Year Success, Co-Chair, Equity in Excellence
• Elizabeth Mendez Shannon, Assistant Professor, Social Work
• Mark Potter, Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Studies

Staff and Ex-Oficio

Ellen Boswell, Director, Office of Institutional Research

Samantha Kalinowski, Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Research

Stella Todd, Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences