Meet Our Newest Staff

Our community is made up of diverse and talented individuals who embody our mission of inclusive excellence. Across our various administrative and academic departments, the following staff members have recently joined Swarthmore. Please join us in welcoming them to our community.

September 2025

Melissa Hooker, communications officer, Public Safety

Caitlin Hooker, marketing assistant, Advancement

Jason Korman, electrician II, Heat Plant

Kamal Marell, assistant director, reunion giving, Advancement

Alondra Romero, admissions counselor, Admissions

Elizabeth Waldie, associate director, direct marketing, Advancement

Judy Wynes, food & service associate, Dining

 

August 2025

Andrea Brown, senior gift & information specialist, Advancement

Morgan Burns, food & service associate, Dining

Kathy Clark, administrative coordinator, Advancement

Phedra Deonarine, assistant director, prospect research, Advancement

Samuel Greenberg, gardener II, Grounds

Elizabeth Hogrefe, emerging technologies fellow, Libraries

Wanja Kuria, social work fellow, CAPS

Frederick Lin, gift & records specialist, Advancement

Carl Marissen, food & service associate, Dining

Noah Mathay, production & sous chef manager, Dining

Caitlin McDermott, social work fellow, CAPS

Shaheefe McNeil, utility associate, Dining

Shaun McNulty, assistant director, individual giving, Advancement

Kevin McGuire, director, individual giving, Advancement

Rasheed Miller, utility associate, Dining

Joseph Minnick, food & service associate, Dining

Michael Nicotra, athletic field crew member, Grounds

Jarron Ponzo, utility associate, Dining

Juan Rico, food & service associate, Dining

Olivia Scarozza, investment analyst, Investment Office

Elizabeth Waltman, performing arts librarian, Libraries

Jaclyn White, residential dining manager, Dining

Tan Zhou, admissions counselor, Admissions

 

July 2025

Kassandra Combs, gardener I, Grounds

Kelly Gomez Zimmer, administrative coordinator, Asian Studies

Rich Malach, zero waste program technician, Environmental Services

Sydney Popsuj, postdoctoral researcher, Biology

Chloe Ricks, post-doctoral fellow, Lang Center - Social Responsibility

Matthew Walsh, Title IX coordinator, Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion