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First Gen Proud Directory

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First-generation faculty and staff are invited to join the First Gen Proud directory, as are allies who were not first generation themselves but want to support first-generation students.

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Nate Addington

Senior Director, External Relations and Constituent Engagement
 Email: naddington@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Tamara Alvarado

Career and Professional Development Manager, Business Administration
 Email: talvarado@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Amber Andrews

Senior Access Coordinator, Roo Wellness - Student Accessibility Services
 Email: Amber.Andrews@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Becky Bergman

Manager, Roo Advising
 Email: bergmanr@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sadie Billings

Academic Success Coordinator, Summer Bridge
 Email: sadie.billings@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jacob Blegen

Welcome Center Event Coordinator, Admissions
 Email: jblegen@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Lee Braden

Pre-Award Manager, Office of Research Services
 Email: cbraden@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jared Brooks

Assistant Residential Life Coordinator, Residence Life
 Email: jkb8nm@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Gina Campbell

Education Program Coordinator III
 Email: campbellgn@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Aubry Carpenter

Project Manager/Writer/Editor, Strategic Marketing and Communications
 Email: acarpenter@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Liz Case

Senior Assistant Director - Hospital Hill, Financial Aid
 Email: eacase@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jordan Davis

Senior Manager of Admissions, UMKC Conservatory
 Email: davisjorda@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Richard Delaware

Teaching Professor, Mathematics
 Email: delawarer@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Kalyan Durbhakula

Assistant Research Professor, School of Science and Engineering
 Email: kalyandurbhakula@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Natasha Ria El-Scari

Women's Center Director
 Email: elscarin@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sandra I. Enríquez

Associate Professor and Director of Public History Emphasis
 Email: enriquezs@umkc.edu

(She/her/ella)

Connor Fender

Manager, Student Evaluation & Progression, School of Medicine
 Email: fenderco@umsystem.edu

(He/him/his)

Carlen Fidler

Food Assistance Coordinator, Office of Student Involvement
 Email: cfidler@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Diane Filion

Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs, Provost's Office
 Email: filiond@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Daniel Folk

Director, Director, Bloch Career Center
 Email: folkd@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Chainy Folsom

Senior Advisor HBEJ MAP, Roo Advising
 Email: folsomc@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Onekia Franklin

Senior Office Assistant, Nursing
 Email: deleono@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Brian Frehner

Professor, History
 Email: frehnerb@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

T'Keaya Gaines

Senior Staff Counselor, Student Affairs
 Email: gainestl@umsystem.edu

(She/her/hers)

Kelsey Gardiner

Associate Teaching Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies
 Email: kgardiner@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Eric Gormly

Director, Student Veteran Support Services
 Email: gormlyea@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Scott Guerrero

STAHR Program Director | School of Medicine
 Email: guerreros@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Ile Haggins

Teaching Professor/Director of Field Education, Social Work
 Email: hagginsi@umsystem.edu

(She/her/hers)

Michelle Heiman

Student Services Coordinator II, UMKC School of Graduate Studies
 Email: heimanm@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

JaVon Hill

Program Director, The Men of Color Academy
 Email: jmhd49@umsystem.edu

(He/him/his)

Jenny Ho

Project Coordinator, The Collaborative to Advance Health Services at the UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies
 Email: hoj@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Kendra Holliday

Adjunct Professor
 Email: kdr9b7@umsystem.edu

(She/her/hers)

Teresa Huff-Pomstra

Interim Director & Training Director, Counseling Services, Roo Wellness, Student Affairs
 Email: huffpomstrat@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Tracey Hughes

Teaching & Learning Librarian; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University Libraries
 Email: hughest@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers; They/them/theirs)

Jamie Hunt

Associate Teaching Professor, Health Sciences
 Email: huntja@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Lorena Juanez

Admissions Counselor
 Email: lorenajuanez@umkc.edu

Spencer Keralis

Head of Digital Scholarship Services; Co-Director of the Center for Digital and Public Humanities, University Libraries
 Email: spencer.keralis@umkc.edu
(They/them/theirs)

Cassandra Kinder

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
 Email: c.kinder@umkc.edu
(She/her/hers)

Jacqueline Kitchen

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
 Email: kitchenjr@umkc.edu
(She/her/hers)

Kristen Kleffner

Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, Student Affairs
 Email: kleffnerk@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Carrie Klusener

Curriculum & Scheduling Coordinator, Registrar's Office
 Email: cklusener@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Kim Kushner

IT Project Manager, UMKC Information Services
 Email: kushnerkim@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Zhongjin LI

Assistant Professor
 Email: lizhon@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Joey Lightner

Assistant Professor, Health Science
 Email: lightnerj@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Toya Like

Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Professor - Criminal Justice and Criminology
 Email: liket@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Brenda Linares

Associate Dean of Library Services, UMKC Libraries
 Email: blinares@umkc.edu

(She/her/ella)

Cameron C. Lindsey

Chair and Professor, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
 Email: lindseyca@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Flor Lizbeth Cruz Longoria

Recruitment and Community Outreach Specialist, Admissions
 Email: flizbethcruz@umkc.edu

(They/them/theirs)

Alicen Lundberg

Senior Coordinator for Academic and Student Programs, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
 Email: lundberga@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Ebony Luster

Residence Hall Coordinator, Residence Life
 Email: el8vz@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sarah Major

Assistant Registrar
 Email: sarah.major@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Ricardo Marte

Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology
 Email: marter@umsystem.edu

(He/him/his)

Richard Martinez

Residential Life Coordinator, Residential Life
 Email: richard.martinez@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Dea Marx

Director of High School College Pipeline Programs
 Email: marxd@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Youssef Mekawy

Career Coach
 Email: ymekawy@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Davlon Miller

Director, Career Services
 Email: d.miller@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Mako Miller

Director, Professional Career Escalators
 Email: mako.miller@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Kennedy Mitchell

Senior Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Coordinator
 Email: kennedy.mitchell@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Kathleen Moburg

Academic Support, UMKC School of Medicine
 Email: moburgk@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Elizabeth Montelongo

Bloch Program Coordinator, Henry W. Bloch School of Management
 Email: emontelongo@umkc.edu

(She/her/ella)

Lee Moore

Assistant Professor School of Law
 Email: moorelee@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Latoya Muhammad

Assistant Director for Business Operations, Residential Life
 Email: muhammadl@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Dominic Musso

Associate Teaching Professor, Architecture
 Email: mussod@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Brent Never

Associate Professor, Public Affairs
 Email: neverb@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Lynne O'Dell

Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, Student Affairs/OSI
 Email: lynneodell@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Steven Onken

Chair & Associate Professor, Social Work
 Email: onkens@umkc.edu

Lauren (Lolis) Orozco

First Time College Student Admissions Counselor
 Email: laurenorozco@umkc.edu

(She/her/ella)

Erica Ottis

Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Administration
 Email: ottisej@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Joseph Parisi

Curators' Distinguished Professor, Conservatory
 Email: parisijo@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Jessica Pearson

Director, Academic Support and Mentoring
 Email: jpearson@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Destiny Delgado Peterson

Career Coach
 Email: d.peterson@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jennifer Phegley

Professor
 Email: phegleyjj@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Brianna Portmann

Curriculum & Academic Policy Specialist, General Education
 Email: portmannb@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jennifer Quaintance

Assistant Dean Assessment and Quality Improvement, School of Medicine
 Email: quaintancej@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Tiffani Riggers-Piehl

Associate Professor of Higher Education
 Email: riggers-piehlt@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jameilla Robinson

Program/Project Support Coordinator, KC SourceLink
 Email: jrobinson@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sandy Rodriguez

Associate Dean of Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries
 Email: rodriguezsan@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Meghan Rodriquez

Assistant Teaching Professor, Biomedical Sciences
 Email: meghan.rodriquez@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Jen Salvo

Head of Resource Sharing (Librarian II)
 Email: salvoj@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Amy Samaripa

Director of External Relations, ERCE
 Email: loughmana@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sara Saunders

Pathway Programs Specialist/Field Instructor
 Email: saunderss@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Michelle Smirnova

Associate Professor, Sociology
 Email: smirnovam@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Andrew Smith

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice Admin
 Email: smithandr@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Garth Tardy

Special Collections Catalog Librarian, University Libraries
 Email: tardyg@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Michael Ternes

Assistant Professor, Psychology & Counseling
 Email: mternes@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Cindy Thompson

Dean of Libraries; School of Education Alumnus
 Email: thompsoncym@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

David Trowbridge

William T. Kemper Associate Research Professor in Digital and Public Humanities, History
 Email: david.trowbridge@umkc.edu

(He/him/his)

Heidi Updike

Office Support Assistant IV
 Email: updikeh@umkc.edu

Tabitha Varvil

Office Support IV, School of Pharmacy
 Email: varvilt@umkc.edu

Alberto Villamandos

Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
 Email: villamandosa@umsystem.edu
(He/him/his)

Todd Wells

Assistant Dean of Students, Student Affairs
 Email: wellsta@umkc.edu
(He/him/his)

Melissa Wharton

International Admissions Advisor, International Affairs
 Email: mwharton@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Shannon Wheeler

Assistant Director, Roo Wellness-Student Accessibility Service
 Email: wheelersr@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Sharon White-Lewis

Assistant Professor, PhD Program, Nursing and Health Studies
 Email: whitelewiss@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Andrica Wilcoxen

First Gen Roo Coordinator
 Email: andricawilcoxen@umkc.edu

(She/her/ella)

Nancy Willis-Smith

Program Director (MSN & Certificate), Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies
 Email: willissmithn@umkc.edu

(She/her/hers)

Danielle Wilson

Sr. Recruitment and Retention Specialist, School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences
 Email: drwilson@umkc.edu
(She/her/hers)

Joseph Workman

Associate Professor
 Email: workmanj@umkc.edu
(He/him/his)

Huang Wu

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations
 Email: hwu@umkc.edu
(He/him/his)

Jerry Wyckoff

Professor and Chair, Div. Pharmacology and Pharm. Sciences; Director of Research and Graduate Studies
 Email: wyckoffg@umkc.edu
(He/him/his)

Hilary Yager

Senior Recruitment Specialist, School of Medicine Admissions
 Email: yagerh@umkc.edu
(She/her/hers)

Zoey Yi

Biological Safety Officer, Environmental Health
 Email: zyrdy@umsystem.edu
(She/her/hers)