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Contact your ambassador to learn more about campus engagement and wellbeing initiatives, or apply to join the network to represent your team using the "Ambassador Interest Form." We welcome ambassador representatives for teams of any size, and they are recommended for groups of 50 employees or more.

Can't find your department/unit/college? Contact the HR ODE team at talent-dev@udel.edu or sign up to become an ambassador using the form below.

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Ambassador Network Executive Board

The Working At UD Ambassador Network is steered by a self-governed board of volunteer faculty and staff.

Chair

Cyndi McLaughlin

Business Administrator II, Biomedical Engineering
caj@udel.edu
 
Vice Chair

Cyndi Germack

Program Coordinator, CAS Student Success Center
cgermack@udel.edu
 
Secretary

Theresa Barbato

Administrative Assistant III, Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood
tbarbato@udel.edu
 
Ambassador Engagement Lead

Dave Jr., Ware

Custodial Technician, Facilities Services and Campus Planning
dwarejr@udel.edu
 
Member at Large

Judy Bell

Sr. Custodial Manager, Facilities Services and Campus Planning
judybell@udel.edu
 
Member at Large

Cinnell Clark-Tolson

Administrative Assistant IV, Cooperative Extension
ctolson@udel.edu
 
Member at Large

Meena Ilyas

Sr. Reseach Accountant, Research Office
meena@udel.edu
 
Member at Large

Alexis Milam

Business Administrator II, College of Education and Human Development
aalbanes@udel.edu
 

Ambassador Network Directory

These faculty and staff are peer champions of employee engagement and wellbeing in their units.

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

Dora Tseng

Program Director, International Partnerships
dorat@udel.edu
 

Sarah Dix

Academic Program Coordinator, Accounting
sarahdix@udel.edu
 

Michele Mercurio

Sr. Business Administrator, Office of the Dean
mmercuri@udel.edu
 

Athletics, Community and Campus Recreation

Emma Sith

estith@udel.edu
 

Biden School of Public Policy & Administration

Julia O'Hanlon

Lead Policy Scientist, Institute for Public Admin
jusmith@udel.edu
 

College of Ag and Natural Resources

Cathy Conrad

CANR Operations Advisor
cmconrad@udel.edu
 

Noel Wolhar

Assoc Dir, UG Recruitment
nwolhar@udel.edu
 

Abby Reeves

Farm Manager
aereeves@udel.edu
 

College of Arts and Sciences

Amy Adams

Academic Support Coordinator II, Physics and Astronomy
aadams@udel.edu
 

Vinayak Mathur

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
vmathur@udel.edu
 

Millicent Murray

Business Administrator I, Air Force ROTC
mrmurray@udel.edu
 

Jess Smith

Academic Program Coordinator, Communications
jessmith@udel.edu
 

Emily Wood

Grants Analyst II
elwood@udel.edu
 

Tanya Kang

Academic Program Coordinator, English
tkang@udel.edu
 

Brian Miani

Director, College Facilities Planning
brianjm@udel.edu
 

Lori Nesnow

Grants Analyst II
lnesnow@udel.edu
 

Stephanie Solomon

Manager, Grant Administration
stephs@udel.edu
 

College of Earth, Ocean and Environment

Martie Sturtevant

Grants Analyst II
martie@udel.edu
 

Jaime Tomlinson

Scientist, DE Geological Survey
jaimet@udel.edu
 

College of Education and Human Development

Allison Berdoulay

Program Coordinator, DE Assistive Technology Initiative
aberd@udel.edu
 

Amy Harter

Program Manager, Head Start
amysum@udel.edu
 

Shelly Silva

Digital Communications Specialist
stsilva@udel.edu
 

Jessica DeWese

Program Manager, Outreach
jdewese@udel.edu
 

Chris Moran

Grants Analyst I
cdmoran@udel.edu
 

Debbie Ziomek

Administrative Assistant III, Center for Excellence & Equity in Teacher Preparation
dziomek@udel.edu
 

College of Engineering

Diana Arboleda

Assistant Professor, Civil Construction and Engineering
arboleda@udel.edu
 

Lisa Katzmire

Academic Program Manager
katzmire@udel.edu
 

College of Health Sciences

Brie Rivera

Administrative Specialist, Physical Therapy
brivera@udel.edu
 

Center for Global Programs and Services

Stephanie Ferrell

Communications Specialist II
sferrell@udel.edu
 

Development and Alumni Relations

Ann Marie Taylor

Coordinator, Gifts Administration
amtay@udel.edu
 

Division of Enrollment Management

Lorrie Burke Jackson

Assistant Director, Enrollment Services
lburke@udel.edu
 

Office of the Executive VP

Joelle Ryan

Sergeant, Police Department
joelle@udel.edu
 

Tracy Shickel

Assoc Vice Pres Corp Engagemnt , Research Office
tshickel@udel.edu
 

Facilities, Services and Campus Planning

Alice Kirathi

Custodial Manager
mukima@udel.edu
 

Freda Slaughter

Custodial Technician
aslaug@udel.edu
 

Graduate College

Wendy Feller

Graduate Services Specialist
wfeller@udel.edu
 

Honors College

Katie Gwaltney

Assistant to the Dean
gwaltney@udel.edu
 

Human Resources

Charles Ford

HR Generalist, HR Hub
charlesf@udel.edu
 

Information Technologies

Jen Snyder

Director Data Standrds & Integration, Institutional Data & Analytics
jlsnyder@udel.edu
 

Jamie Summerfield

Educational Tech Consultnt III , Academic Technology Services
jmsummer@udel.edu
 

Library, Museums and Press

Jessica Dai

Assoc Librarian , Library
jdai@udel.edu
 

Research Office

Michele Carey

Administrative Assistant
mmcarey@udel.edu
 

Katherine Lakofsky

Associate Director, Bioscience Workforce
klakofsk@udel.edu
 

Strategic Budget and Finance

Student Life

Darlene Cartwright

Events Manager, Student Centers
darlene@udel.edu
 

Kelsey Dunne

Program Coordinator,Leadership
dunne@udel.edu
 

Breanna Phulesar

Housing Assignment Coordinator , Residence Life and Housing
bphule@udel.edu
 

Amanda Schultz

Wellbeing Service Specialist, Ctr for Counsel & Student Dev
amasch@udel.edu
 

Jackie DiBiaso

Mental Health Clinician , Ctr for Counsel & Student Dev
jdibiaso@udel.edu
 

DJ Katella

Sports Mental Health Clinician , Ctr for Counsel & Student Dev
dkatella@udel.edu
 

Stacy Purse

Administrative Specialist, Career Center
scpurse@udel.edu
 

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