Master's Program Class of 2008
Billy Dunn
Hometown: Wilson, NC
Undergraduate Institution: Campbell University
Assistantship: Department of Educational Leadership
Practicum: Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services & Community Standards
Post-Graduation Destination: Residence Director at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA
Gregory Champion
Hometown: Vernon, CT
Undergraduate Institution: University of Connecticut
Assistantship: Neag School of Education Advising Center
Practicum: Office of Undergraduate Admissions & First Year Programs
Post-Graduation Destination: CLAS Academic Advisor, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL
Jane E. Duffstein
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Assistantship: Career Services
Practicum: Leadership Development – PLI Program & Involvement Office – SOLID (Student Organization Leaders’ Intentional Development) Program
Post-Graduation Destination: Assistant Director, Educational Opportunity Programs, Bard College in Annandale, NY
Vivienne Felix
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Lafayette College
Assistantship: Residential Life, Academic Programs
Practicum: UConn Foundation
Post-Graduation Destination: Assistant Director of the Annual Fund, Lafayette College in Easton, PA
Lindsay (Blair) Fort
Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
Undergraduate Institution: University of St. Thomas
Assistantship: Residential Life, Graduate Hall Director
Practicum: First Year Programs & Women’s Center
Post-Graduation Destination: Resident Director, Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA
Bevin Goodniss
Hometown: Westfield, MA
Undergraduate Institution: Westfield State University
Assistantship: Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Practicum: Center for Students with Disabilities & CLAS Academic Services Center
Post-Graduation Destination: Academic Advisor in the CLAS Academic Services Center at the University of Connecticut
Fany (Velasquez) Hannon
Hometown: Somers, CT
Undergraduate Institution: Smith College
Assistantship: Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center
Practicum: The Unesco-Chair and Institute of Human Rights & Undergraduate Admissions Office Current Employment: Manager of Student and Young Alumni Relations, UConn Alumni Association
Post-Graduation Destination: Manager of Student and Young Alumni Relations, UConn Alumni Association in Storrs, CT
Robyn Kaplan Ginese
Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
Undergraduate Institution: Brandeis University
Assistantship: Residential Life, Graduate Hall Director
Practicum: Leadership Development – Leadership Legacy Experience
Post-Graduation Destination: Program and Leadership Coordinator, Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT
Stefanie Landsman
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
Undergraduate Institution: Franklin & Marshall College
Assistantship: Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Practicum: Leadership Development – PLI Program & UConn Alumni Association
Post-Graduation Destination: Manager, Alumnae Affairs at Barnard College in New York, NY
Shelissa Newball
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Wesleyan University
Assistantship: Residential Life, Housing Services
Practicum: Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life
Post-Graduation Destination: Hall Director, Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT
Conor O’Rourke
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Undergraduate Institution: Pomona College
Assistantship: First Year Programs
Practicum: Health Education & Asian American Cultural Center
Jodi Roth
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Undergraduate Institution: Colorado State University
Assistantship: Office of Community Outreach
Practicum: Department of Residential Life, Community Standards & UConn Outdoors
Post-Graduation Destination: ASI Community Service Coordinator, Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA
Colleen Ruppert
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution: George Mason University
Assistantship: Student Union – Reservations & Operations
Practicum: Leadership Development – PLI Program & Health Education
Post-Graduation Destination: Coordinator of Orientation & Student Employment, Marymount University in Arlington, VA
Andy Toczydlowski
Hometown: Chadwicks, NY
Undergraduate Institution: State University of New York – Oneonta
Assistantship: Student Activities, Programs Office
Practicum: Residential Life, Housing Services & Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Services Current Employment: Student Activities Program Advisor, American University
Post-Graduation Destination: Student Activities Program Advisor, American University in Washington, DC
Steve Wood
Hometown: Fairhaven, MA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Assistantship: Residential Life, Graduate Hall Director
Practicum: Community Standards & Leadership Development – PLI
Post-Graduation Destination: Community Director, UNC Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC