Committees & Directories

Leslie Castrejon'15 (she/her)

Assistant Dean for Student Support and Belonging
Convener of the Breaking Barriers Steering Committee

I identified as a FGLI student during my time at Bryn Mawr and come from a mixed status family. Looking back, I remember the times I encountered obstacles that I couldn’t talk about with anyone let alone didn’t think was something Bryn Mawr could support me with even when it held a direct impact on my academics and college experience. I am excited to be part of this committee to provide a meaningful experience for students!

Something not many people know about me is...I once scaled down a 30-ft dam!

Email: lcastrejon@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-6588

Vanessa Christman (she/her)

Assistant Dean for Access and Community Development, The Pensby Center

When I arrived at my undergraduate college in 1979, I found it both magical and full of secrets. What is a syllabus? What is a Dean? Why do some students look so glamorous and carefree? How will I fit in work-study, in addition to classes and extra-curriculars? I wish we'd had a term for — or  even an acknowledgement of--students who were low-income and/or first in their families to attend college. But I was left to sort out everything on my own. I'm hoping my work, the Committee's planning and the BMC FGLI program will provide some of the answers and community I didn't have for today's FGLI students.

Something not many people know about me is ... I love to dance!

Email: vchristm@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-6594

Charles Heyduk (he/him)

Associate Dean, Deans Office

As a first generation college student from a working class background myself, oldest of seven siblings and long term staff member at Bryn Mawr, I know FGLI students appreciate advice, mentoring and support.

Something not many people know about me is...I changed my major TWICE.

Email: cheyduk@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-5375

Reggie Jones (she/her)

Associate Dean of Health and Wellness

Having been a FGLI student myself when I attended college, I wished there had been programming and support specifically to help FGLI students acclimate and thrive at a PWI. I want to collaborate with colleagues across campus to provide support for BMC FGLI students on macro and micro levels.

Something not many people know about me is...I love to pull weeds in the yard. It's one of the ways I clear my head and destress.

Email: rjones@brynmawr.edu

Dawn-Stacey Joyner (any pronoun)

Quantitative Seminar Instructor, Q Project

I also identify as FGLI which is why I am interested in working with the FGLI student community.

Something not many people know about me is...I played rugby.

Email: djoyner@brynmawr.edu

Emilie Leather

Assistant Director of Financial Aid

I had a difficult time managing the finances of going to college and finding support to navigate the financial aid process. This experience encouraged me to become a resource for students. I am grateful to be able to listen, advise, support Bryn Mawr students through my roles in Financial Aid and FGLI during their time at Bryn Mawr.

Something not many people know about me is...I have a corgi named Reese.

Email: eleather@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-5269

Tonja Nixon (she/her & they/them)

Assistant Dean, Deans Office and Assistant Coach, Track & Field

I'm interested in working with the FGLI student population because of my own experience as a FGLI student at Bryn Mawr. I had to learn how to navigate a lot of things on my own as the first in my immediate family to attend college and coming from a low-income family. It was a vital area of being an adult that no one was able to prepare me for, give me advice around, or concretely support me in. For all of those reasons, I want to be able to fill those gaps for the FGLI students coming through Bryn Mawr behind me.

Something not many people know about me is...I'm an introvert. Over the years, I've mastered having extroverted moments, and I have my days where I am more of an ambivert, but I very much enjoy my alone time where I'm able to recharge in peace and intentional Quaker silence.

Email: tnixon@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-5375

Doanh Wang

Head Tennis Coach and Lecturer in Physical Education

One of the overwhelmingly great things about Bryn Mawr College is the opportunity for staff and faculty to robustly engage with students in multiple capacities. For me, extending my Bryn Mawr experience to engage with historically underserved student populations on campus deepens my connectedness to this strong community of learners, movers, and shakers! FGLI is one of these substrates that enriches the Bryn Mawr experiences of students, staff, and faculty through dialogue and shared learning.

Email: dwang2@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-7309

Admissions
Melanie Bethea, mbethea01@brynmawr.edu

Alumnae/i Relations and Development
Lisa Camma, lcamma@brynmawr.edu
Jenn Devine, jdevine1@brynmawr.edu
Lillian Sevilla, ldsevilla@brynmawr.edu
Fran Thack, fthack@brynmawr.edu

Anthropology
Casey Barrier, cbarrier@brynmawr.edu
Susanna Fioratta, sfioratta@brynmawr.edu

Arts
Linda Caruso Haviland, lcarusoh@brynmawr.edu
Mark Lord, mlord@brynmawr.edu

Athletics
Doanh Wang, dwang2@brynmawr.edu

Career & Civic Engagement Center
Ellie Esmond, eesmond@brynmawr.edu

Chemistry
Olga Karagiaridi, okaragiaridi@brynmawr.edu

Communications
Matt Gray, mgray@brynmawr.edu

Controller’s Office
Amy Berry, amberry@brynmawr.edu

Dining Services
Shana Fountain, sfountai@brynmawr.edu

English
Kate Thomas, kthomas@brynmawr.edu

Enrollment
Cheryl Horsey, chorsey@brynmawr.edu

Growth and Structure of Cities
Lauren Restrepo, lrestrepo@brynmawr.edu

GSSWSR
Darlyne Bailey, dbailey01@brynmawr.edu
Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, chousmanns@brynmawr.edu
Carmen Moedano, cmoedano@brynmawr.edu
Sarah Slates, sslates@brynmawr.edu

LITS
Ann Marie Gallagher, amgallaghe@brynmawr.edu
Vickie Karasic, vkarasic@brynmawr.edu
Kristin Weaver, kmweaver@brynmawr.edu
Arleen Zimmerle, azimmerl@brynmawr.edu

Mathematics
Penny Dunham, phigginsdu@brynmawr.edu
Daisy Sudparid, dsuparid@brynmawr.edu

Pensby Center
Vanessa Christman, vchristm@brynmawr.edu
Joi Dallas, jshawdalla@brynmawr.edu
Patti Lausch, plausch@brynmawr.edu

Provost’s Office
Vanessa Davies, vdavies@brynmawr.edu

Psychology
Anjali Thapar, athapar@brynmawr.edu

Russian and Sponsored Research
Billie Jo Ember, bember@brynmawr.edu

Sociology
Veronica Montes, vmontes@brynmawr.edu

Undergraduate Dean’s Office
Rachel Heiser, rheiser@brynmawr.edu
Chuck Heyduck, cheyduck@brynmawr.edu
Tonja Nixon, tnixon@brynmawr.edu