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Your 2023-2024 Staff Council

Name Position at AU Email Staff Council Role
Jessica Bancroft Associate Director of Professional Studies, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies bancroft@american.edu Staff Council Chair
Aida Xhepa Director, Administration and Fiscal Affairs, Office of Enrollment axhepa@american.edu Staff Council Vice Chair
Curtis Drew Construction Standards and Acceptance Manager, Capital Renewal/Deferred Maintenance scdrew@american.edu Staff Council Administrator 
Jennifer Tether Associate Director of Operations and Strategic Communications, Key Executive Leadership Programs jtether@american.edu Past-executive officer - Chair Emeritus

Staff Liaisons

Elizabeth Adams Ready Hire Coordinator, Human Resources eadams@american.edu Staff Development and Recognition Committee, Chair 
Starr Alexander Materials Supplies Coordinator, Facilities Management starr@american.edu Staff Council DEI Committee 
Luis Alvarado Director, Learning Design, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies luisa@american.edu Staff Council Latino Hispanic Faculty & Staff Affinity Group Representative
Syed Bashir Director, Gift Administration, University Advancement sbashir@american.edu  
Marie DuMond Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives mdumond@american.edu  
Colin Eustis Senior Financial Analyst, WAMU 88.5 ceustis@american.edu  
Bernadette Gormally Senior Administrative Assistant, Mathematics & Statistics gormally@american.edu  
Saagar Gupta Program Coordinator, Community-Based Learning, Center for Community Engagement and Services; Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Faculty & Staff Affinity Group, Co-chair sgupta@american.edu  
Kamrul Islam Maintenance Specialist, Facilities Management kislam@american.edu  
Liz Kan Faculty Affairs Coordinator, School of Communications lizkan@american.edu  
Fernando Santiago Marrero Director of Lifelong Learning. Office of Graduate and Professional Studies fsantiago@american.edu Staff Council Strategic Communication Committee
Nichole McCoy Senior Executive Assistant, WAMU 88.5 nicholem@american.edu  
Brendan McNickle Project Manager, Office of People and External Affairs brendan@american.edu Staff Council Service Committee
Jessica Kling Meagher Study Abroad Advisor, School of International Service jkling@american.edu Staff Council SEIU Staff Union/Academic Affairs Affinity Group Representative
Quintenilla Merriweather Associate Director for Student Equity, Acces, and Retention, Center for Diversity & Inclusion

quinm@american.edu

DEI Committee, Chair 
Claire Milliken Psychiatric Health Practioner, Student Health Center millicl@american.edu  
Maryann Murphy Assistant Manager, Parking and Commuter Services, Office of Parking and Commuter Services mmurphy@american.edu Service Committee, Chair
Chris Nasti Associate Director, Recreational Sports & Fitness cnasti@american.edu  
Anna Olsson Interim Executive Director, CTRL aolsson@american.edu Staff Council AU Global Faculty & Staff Affinity Group Representative
Jessica Page  Associate Director, Graduate Admissions, Kogod School of Business jlpage@american.edu  
Melanija Radnovic Director, WCL Abroad & International Programs, Washington College of Law mradnovi@american.edu  
Michael Rosengart Fitness Coordinator, Personal Training and Fitness Services, Recreational Sports and Fitness mrosengart@american.edu  
Neal Santangelo Facilities Design Engineer, Capital Renewal/Deferred Maintenance santange@american.edu  
Darrion Sprueill Senior Project Manager, Deputy Provost & Dean of Faculty sprueill@american.edu Strategic Communications Committee, Chair
Kelsey Wali Associate Director of Student Development and Services, Kogod School of Business kwali@american.edu  
Dymeah Casey Assistant Director Veterans Services dcasey@american.edu Military-Connected Faculty & Staff Affinity Group
Madeline Laird Editor/Writer, University Publications laird@american.edu Military-Connected Faculty & Staff Affinity Group
Marc Medwin Assistant Professor, Provost medwin@american.edu Disability+ group
Khori Lassiter Asst Dir, Edu. & Support Prog for LGBTQIA+ khori@american.edu LBTQ+