Oberlin 2020: Learning, Leadership, and Community in a Pandemic

Cast of Characters

The following is a list of individuals who appear in the Oberlin 2020: Learning, Leadership, and Community in a Pandemic report. We also wish to acknowledge the hundreds of other employees who worked tirelessly to shepherd Oberlin through this unprecedented moment in history.

(in alphabetical order)

Thomas Abeyta, Director of Admissions
Nicole Addington, Associate VP for Finance
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Kourtney Arcaba, Assistant Dean and Director of Student Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE)
Laura Baudot, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of English
Adrian Bautista, Assistant Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Jessica Bayer-Crissman, Assistant Dean of Business and Operations
Jennifer Bradfield, Assistant to the President
Kevin Brown, Chief Facilities Officer
Chris Canavan, Board Chair
Manuel Carballo, VP and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Monica Crawford, Director of Administrative Computing Services
Bill Denneen, Director of Web Initiatives
Lori Ebihara, Manager of Academic Operations
Claudia Ferinni, Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Jacquelynn Gaines, CIT Communications Manager
Edward Gisemba, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Health Promotion for Students
Erin Gornall, Clinical Coordinator
Katie Gravens, COVID-19 Campus Health Coordinator
Mary K Gray, Director of Conservatory Development
Michael Grzesiak, VP for Office of Advancement
Dana Hamdan, Executive Director, Career Development Center and Associate Dean of Students
Elizabeth Hamilton, Associate Dean of the College of A&S and Associate Professor of German Language and Literature and Director of First-Year Seminar Program
John Harshbarger, Director, Student Health and Counseling Services
Matthew Hayden, Associate Dean of Students
Hillary Hempstead, former Assistant Director of International Communications
April Herner, Director, Budget & Financial Planning
David Hertz, Chief of Staff
Debra Herzog, Executive Assistant To the Vice President and Dean of Students
Ben Hockenhull, Chief Information Technology Officer
Chris Jenkins, Associate Dean for Academic Support
Daphne John, Associate Dean of the College of A&S and Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative American Studies
Ben Jones, VP for Communications
Thom Julian, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Life and Standards
David Kamitsuka, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Steve Kloehn, Partner, Peterson Rudgers Group
Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, Board Vice-Chair
Amanda Nagy, Assistant Director of Internal Communications
Ginny O’Dell, former Administrative Manager in the Office of the President
Ross Peacock, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Planning
Trecia Pottinger, Associate Dean of Academic Advising and Registrar
Meredith Raimondo, VP and Dean of Students
Michael Rainaldi, Director of International Programs and Study Away
William Quillen, Dean of the Conservatory of Music
Catherine Sherman, Associated Dean for Advising and Retention
Rick Snodgrass, Institutional Buyer
Emily Speerbrecher, COVID-19 Project Coordinator
Michael Straus, Associate Dean for Operations, Conservatory
Peter Swendsen ‘99, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assoc Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
Angela Szunyough, Arts & Sciences Business Manager
Donica Varner, VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, VP of Finance and Administration
Kelly Viancourt, Director of Print and Publications
Joe Vitale, Chief Human Resources Officer
Scott Wargo, Director of Media Relations
Josh Whitson, Assistant Dean of Students
Greta Williams, Manager of Academic Operations and Assistant to the Dean of the Conservatory
Natalie Winklefoos, Delta Lodge Director of Athletics
Wayne Wood, Director of Student Life Auxiliary and Special Projects