Congratulations to staff who were promoted in the College of Arts and Science, and the new hires who joined A&S, between September 2, 2024–September 1, 2025. We commend our staff for their dedication to excellence. 

New Staff  

• Mark Anderson, Facilities & Operations Coordinator
• Jillian Bernabe, Research Specialist I
• Matthew Crook, Academic Advisor
• William Lee DeLaughter, Research/Lab Technician
• Kayla Drifka, Research Specialist I
• Don Carlos Gainey De Vejar, Student Support Specialist II
• Chelsea A. Griffin, Student Support Specialist II
• Omotayo Jemiluyi, Office Support Assistant IV
• Parker Johnson, Senior Recording Producer
• Jeremiah Jordan, Academic Advisor
• David Kalinowski, Support Systems Admin-Entry
• James Kendall, Internship and Career Coach
• Sarah Kohl, Business Support Specialist II
• Austin Landini, Research Consultant
• Amanda Lincoln, Executive Director of Advancement
• Chloe Lukasik, Research Specialist II
• Liulei Ma, Research Specialist I
• Sianna Madsen, Research Specialist I
• Gerritt Murphy, Event Coordinator
• Meekim Nguyen, Research Specialist I
• Payton Nicol, Advancement Officer
• Jacob Nicholson, Academic Advisor
• Amanda Renee O'Loughlin, Business Support Specialist Sr.
• Grigory Oparin, Assistant Coach
• Ellen Orner, Editor Sr.
• Tracy Pickens, Project & Administrative Assistant
• Rose Plank, Student Support Specialist I
• Meredith Schmitz, Academic Advisor
• Tiffany M. Skidmore, Managing Director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative
• Trinity Stewart, Research Specialist II
• Jakaya Tanoh, Office Support Assistant IV
• Sydney Thomas, Internship and Career Coach
• Alan Toigo, Director of Human Resources
• Jessica Totsch, NAGPRA Coordinator
• Inga Van Dyke, Office Support Assistant IV
• Sofia Vinci, Research/Lab Technician Sr.
• Samantha Wells, Business Support Specialist Sr.
• Jessica Zabriskie, Marketing Coordinator 

Promoted Staff  

• Hani Abualy, Manager II Business Administration
• Nana Adjoa Aikins, Research Specialist Lead
• Kayla Anderson, Business Services Consultant
• Lane Cargile, Academic Advisor
• Cristian Chirila, Head Coach
• Cyan Crockett, CSM Supervisor
• Pamela Gerth, Manager I Business Administration
• Rima Girnius, Curator of European and American Art
• Kate Kelley, Academic Advisor
• Susan Korn, Manager I Business Administration
• Dominic Moody, Business Support Specialist II
• Lenny Rahaman, Senior Communications Project Manager
• Liz Ronecker, Senior Events Coordinator
• Ryan Smith, Program/Project Support Coor Sr.
• Rachel Swayze, Senior Post-Award Support Specialist
• Jessica Watson, Academic Advisor Sr. 

The list above was pulled from campus systems. Any omissions are inadvertent. Please notify the communications and marketing office with corrections.