Commencement wouldn’t be possible without the support of faculty and staff marshals. The University Events team thanks the following employees for donating their time and talents to ensure that the biggest day of the semester runs smoothly and that proud graduates are celebrated and supported.
Faculty and staff marshals
Annjanette Alejano-Steele, Ph.D.
Joanely Alvidrez Ramos
Desiré Anastasia-Cartwright, Ph.D.
Corinne Anaya
Hediyeh Arasteh, M.A.
Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Ph.D.
John Babcock, M.Ed.
Brian Bagwell, Psy.D.
Biff Baker, D.M.
Shelby Balik, Ph.D.
Erin Bissell, Ph.D.
Salina Blea, Ed.D
Sylvia Brady, Ph.D.
Jessica Brandhorst, M.S.
Laura Braunschmidt
Mallory Brunel, M.S., RN
Leah Butler, M.A.
Bill Canterbury
Bill Carnes, D.M.
Melissa Cermak, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Chaney, M.A.
Pablo Chavira Nieto
D Chiu, M.Ed.
Samanta Chumacero
Daniel Cicenia, Ph.D.
Colleen Colles, Ed.D.
Christopher Cooley, M.S.
Jeff Cox, M.Ed.
Denise Daphne, M.A.
Jo Daugherty Bailey, Ph.D.
Lincoln Davie, Ph.D.
Manuel Del Real, Ph.D.
Karlett Eguiluz Christie
Cynthia Erickson, Ph.D.
Amanda Jo Erven, B.B. A, MAcc
Kelly Evans, Ph.D.
Caitlin Fine, Ph.D.
Maureen Flynn, Ph.D.
Roberto Forns-Broggi, Ph.D.
Meg Frisbee, Ph.D.
Angela Furney, M.A.
Jennifer Gagliardi-Seeley, Ph. D.
Bryan Garcia
Nyki Giasolli, M.S., ATC
Ricardo Gonzalez-Fisher, M.D., MPH
Grey Gorman
Paolo Grazioli, MFA
Krista Griffin, Ed.D
Nick Grissom
Evelynn Guzman de Leon, M.Ed
Kara Halley, Ed.D.
Tara Hammar, Ph.D.
Christopher Harder
Kathryn Hardin, Ph.D.
Brian Healy, M.S.
Cindy Heiss, Ph.D., RDN, CDCES
Jovan Hernandez, Ph.D.
Rosaisela Hernandez
Cyndi Hill, MBA
Don Holtzen
Michael Jacobs, Ph.D.
Samuel Jay, Ph.D.
Matt Jenkins, MFA
Jason Jordan, Ph.D.
Sarah Kaup, M.S.
Tassie Keenan
Abbie Kell
Bria Kelley, MFA
David Klein, MFA
Mark Koester, Ph.D.
Matthew Kring
Chalane Lechuga Ph.D.
Daniel Lefe
Katrina Little, Ph.D.(c), MSN,RN
Sharon Lorince, MBA
Jade Luiz, Ph.D.
Jesse Lunsford, Ph.D.
Lunden MacDonald, Ph.D.
Alyssa Marks, MSW
Ruth Mayercak
Vida Melvin, Ph.D.
Jill Mollenhauer, Ph.D.
Amy Moody
Daniel Moore, Ph.D.
Thyago Mota, Ph.D.
Kim Myers
Becky Nemec, MSN
Jon Nguyen
Tony Nuñez, Ph.D.
Ann Obermann, Ph.D.
Brian O’Hara, Ph.D.
Deserie Ontiveros
Tori Pacheco
Jooeun Pak, D.M.
Kwabena Peprah, D.B.A.
Nick Pistentis, M.S.
Vincent Piturro, Ph.D.
Shelley Poole, Ph.D.
Melissa Powers, M.A.
Paris Prestridge, N.D.
Alex Puente, M. Ed.
Elise Rarang
Catherine Reddy
Alyssa Ridder, MFA.
Marlynn Rocha-Vasquez
Angela Rodriguez, M.A.
Shannon Roe, MPA
Amanda Ryder, MBA
Vian Saeid
Abel Salinas
Megan Scherzberg, Ph.D.
Sarah Schliemann, Ph.D.
Jill Schmidt, MSW
April Schofield, MBA
Erin Seedorf, DPH
Alyssa Sexton
Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez, Ed.D.
Scott Sherter, M.A.
Salina Siddique, Ph.D.
Whitney Simkins
Eileen F. Starr, LCSW, Ph.D.
Gregory Sullivan, M.S.
Hector Susano
Lisa Suter, Ph.D.
Brandon Terry, M.A.
Star Thao
Ben Thompson, Ph.D.
Carol Tkach, M.S.
Vaughn Toland, M.A.
Summer Trentin, Ph.D.
Erin Ulrich, M.A.
Kaden Van Hegewald
Jeremy VanHooser, M.S.
Sara VanValkenburg, M.Ed
Ally Veneris, M.S.
Helene Ver Eecke, Ph.D
Jessica Wade, M.S.
Loretta Wahl, M.S.S
Andrew Walton, Ph.D.
Bridget Wetzel, M.A.
Emalie Whan-Traylor, M.A.
Emily Willan
Jacque Williams
Jennifer Zakotnik-Gutierrez, Ph.D