The First Generation Student Network is designed to be a network of people (students, faculty, and staff) who are willing to serve as resources and allies for first-generation students. First-generation students may contact you as a person in this network for advice, assistance, mentoring or other needs (perhaps just to talk and share experiences). By  agreeing to be part of this network, people consent to having their names and emails listed as well as agree to be contacted by students.

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Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students in Network

Lauren Accola	She/Her/Hers	lauren.accola@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Disability Services	Program Associate
Erik Albinson	He/Him/HIs	erik.albinson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Student Educational Services	Director
Demetria Anderson	She/Her/Hers	demetria.anderson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Student Development	Director of Campus Activities and Student Involvement
Andrew Babb-Fowler (Drew)		andrew.babb-fowler@marquette.edu	Ally	Upward Bound Pre-College Educational Opportunity Program  (EOP)	Pre-College Academic Counselor
Lindsay Barbeau	she, her, hers	lindsay.barbeau@marquette.edu	Ally	Undergraduate Admissions	Senior Admissions Counselor
Dawn Barrett		dawn.barrett@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Student Educational Services	Associate Director
Molly Bausch	she, her	molly.bausch@marquette.edu	Ally	University Advancement	Director of Development | Parent & Family Leadership Philanthropy
Jacqueline Black	she/her/hers	jacqueline.black@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion	Associate Director for Hispanic Initiatives
Barbara Burja		barbara.burja@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Health Sciences | Office of the Dean	Undergraduate Records Coordinator
Michelle Burton	Ms.	michelle.burton@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Haggerty Museum of Art	Registrar and Collection Manager
Courtney Buvid	She/Her/Hers	courtney.buvid@marquette.edu	Ally	Theatre Department within College of Communication	Theatre Operations Coordinator
Karisse Callender	she/her/hers	karisse.callender@marquette.edu	Ally	Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology	Assistant Professor
Dani Castillo	she/her/hers	daniela.castillo@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Engineering	Office Associate
Margaret Cinto		margaret.cinto@marquette.edu	Ally	Educational Opportunity Program	Coordinator, Upward Bound Math Science
Karen R. Collins	she, her, hers	karen.r.collins@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	EOP McNair Scholars Program	McNair Program Coordinator
Deborah Contreras-Tadych	she/her/hers	debbie.contreras-tadych@marquette.edu	Ally	Counseling Center	Psychologist and Coordinator for Underrepresented Students
Jennifer Cook	She/her/hers	jennifer.cook@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology	Assistant Professor
Joya Crear	She, Her and Hers	joya.crear@marquette.edu	Ally	Student Affairs	Assistant Vice President
Kristina Davila	She, Her, Hers	kristina.davila@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Residence Life	Residence Hall Director
Anne Deahl	she, her, hers	anne.deahl@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of the Provost	Associate Vice Provost
Claire Dinkelman	she/her/hers	claire.dinkelman@marquette.edu	Ally	Raynor-Memorial Libraries	Research & Instruction Librarian
Sarah DiStefano	she, her, hers	sarah.distefano@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Law School	Student Affairs Specialist
Renee Dowdy	She/Her/Hers	renee.dowdy@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Residence Life	Assistant Director
Clara Dwyer	she/her/hers	clara.dwyer@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Engagement and Inclusion	Assistant Director
Tracy Gerth-Antoniewicz	she, her, hers	tracy.gerth-antoniewicz@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Residence Life	Assistant Director for Residence Life Education
Dr. Marla Delgado-Guerrero	she/her/hers	marla.delgadoguerrero@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Counseling Center & Department of Counseling Psychology/Counselor Education	Counselor/Diversity Coordinator & Adjunct Professor
Courtney Hanson	she/her/hers	courtney.hanson@marquette.edu	Ally	Career Services	Director
Diana Jaramillo	She, her, hers	diana.jaramillo@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student
Amber Johnson	She, Her, Hers	ambernicole.johnson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing	Mentor Advisor Specialist for Project BEYOND-2
Benedict Kemp	he/him/his	benedict.kemp@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Student Educational Services	Associate Director
Sara Knutson		sara.knutson@marquette.edu	Ally	Campus Ministry	Assistant Director of Campus Ministry (Retreats, Residence Hall Ministry)
Tom Koester	He	thomas.koester@mu.edu	Ally	Campus Ministry	Assistant Director of Music
Brianna Kratz	she, her, hers	brianna.kratz@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education, Student Affairs in Higher Education	Graduate Assistant for Events and Facilities in the Law School
Noel Kruse	her, she	noel.kruse@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student
Andrew Kunz	he/him/his	andrew.kunz@marquette.edu	Ally	Physics/College of Arts and Sciences	Professor/Associate Dean
Lisa Rose Lamson	She/Her/Hers	lisa.lamson@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	History Department	Graduate Student Organization President; Schmitt Leadership Fellow
Saul Lopez	He/His/Him	saul.lopez@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	Dept. of Diversity and Inclusion	Graduate Assistant
Milliam Lor		milliam.lor@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of International Education (study abroad)	Education Abroad Advisor
Jordan Mason	she/her/hers	jordan.l.mason@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education	Graduate Assistant for SAHE Recruitment
Tina McNamara	she, her	tina.mcnamara@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Education	Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Advising & Student Services
Cathy Melesky Dante	she, her, hers	catherine.meleskydante@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Campus Ministry	Hall Minister
Maria Mostek	She/Her(s)	maria.mostek@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Career Services	Career Counselor
Charonda Oliphant	She/Her/Hers	charonda.oliphant@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Career Services Center	Career Counselor
Sasha Parsons-Waters	she, her, hers	sasha.parsons@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Research & Innovation	WIN Coordinator
Laura Philbin	She/Her/Hers	laura.philbin@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Business Administration	Assistant Director, Business Career Center
Lisa Ploszaj		lisa.ploszaj@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Human Resources	Human Resources Generalist
Naomi Pollek	she/her/hers/herself	naomi.pollek@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Career Services Center	Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Julie Radford	she/her/hers	julie.radford@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Nursing	Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ericka Reed		ericka.reed@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)	Office Coordinator
Dr. Jen Reid	She/Her/Hers	jennifer.reid@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Student Affairs	Director of Assessment. Communications and Student Government
Zuleyka Rios	she/her/hers	zuleyka.rios@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Admissions	Assistant Director of Multicultural Recruitment
Mikal Roberson	He/Him/His	mikal.roberson@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	Law School Student Organizations	President of First Generation Professionals (law student organization)
Steven Robertson		steven.robertson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Educational Opportunity Program	Associate Director
Maira Rodriguez	She/her/hers	maira.rodriguez@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	Admission Counselor
Cristina Rodriguez (Tina)	she, her, us	cristina.rodriguez@marquette.edu	Ally	Student Educational Services	Administrative Assistant
Melanie Roepke	She	melanie.roepke@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Business	Office Assoc in Center for Real Estate and Center for Supply Chain
Yuli Ruiz Márquez	She, her, hers	yuliana.ruizmarquez@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student		Burke Scholar and Pre-Law Scholar
Jordan Sadi	he/him/his	jordan.sadi@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing	Academic Advisor
Kathryn Schumacher (Katie)	she, her, hers	kathryn.schumacher@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	Assistant Director of National Recruitment
Parisa Shirazi	she/her/hers	parisa.shirazi@marquette.edu	Ally	Center for Peacemaking	Program Associate
Sara Smith	She/Her/Hers	sara.e.smith@marquette.edu	Ally	Student Affairs, Wellness and Prevention Programs	Director, Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Educations Programs
Hannah Smyth Lunar	she/her/hers		Graduate Student Ally
Kelsey Stockton	she/her/hers	kelsey.stockton@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Residence Life	Assistant Director for University Apartments & Off-campus Student Services
JohnRae Stowers		johnrae.stowers@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Student Educational Services	Assistant Director | Student Educational Services and Director | Freshman Frontier Program
Kaylee Tait	She/her/hers	kaylee.tait@marquette.edu	Graduate Student Ally	College of Education- Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Rosita Tormala-Nita		rosita.tormala@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Research & Sponsored Programs	Grants Assistant
Yarlian Vazquez	She/Her/Hers	yarlian.vazquez@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Financial Aid	Financial Aid Counselor
Courtney Vosmaer	she, her, hers	courtney.vosmaer@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Student Development	CARE Team Case Manager
Shaila Wadhwani	She her hers	shaila.wadhwani@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	Philosophy department	Graduate student, instructor

Students in Network

Dren Aguado		dren.aguado@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Alex Alarcon	he/him/his	alex.alarcon@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Michael Bass	He/Him	michael.bass@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Viviana Bojorquez	She	viviana.bojorquez@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Megan Briggs		megan.briggs@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Savannah Charles	She/Hers/Her	savannah.charles@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Ariana Chiapas	She/Her/Hers	ariana.chiapas@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Andrea Garcia	she/her/hers	andrea.garcia@marquette.edu	First generation college student	senior
Adriana Garza	She/Her	adriana.garza@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Jessica Gomez	she	jessica.c.gomez@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Evelia Guerrero	She/her/hers	evelia.guerrero@marquette.edu	First generation college student	sophomore
Diana Jaramillo	She, her, hers	diana.jaramillo@marquette.edu	First generation college student	sophomore
Noel Kruse	her, she	noel.kruse@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Sara Manjee	she/her/hers	sara.manjee@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Lexus Martin		lexus.martin@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Kathya Meza	She/Her	kathya.meza@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Ivan Moreno	He, Him	ivan.e.moreno@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Elizabeth Murillo	she/her/hers	elizabeth.murillo@marquette.edu	First generation college student	sophomore
Kimberly Murillo	She/Her/Hers	kimberly.murillo@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Renata Mussi	She/her/hers	renata.mussi@marquette.edu	First generation college student	senior
Brianna Ochoa		brianna.ochoa@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Brianna Paredes		brianna.paredes@marquette.edu	First generation college student	sophomore
Noe Rincon	His, Him, He	noe.rincon@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Yuliana Ruiz Marquez	She, her, hers	yuliana.ruizmarquez@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Favio Saabedra	He, Him, His.	favio.saabedra@marquette.edu	First generation college student	sophomore
Brittney Saenz		brittney.saenz@marquette.edu	First generation college student	senior
Sarai Sanchez	she, her	sarai.sanchez@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Juan Sarabia		juan.sarabia@marquette.edu	First generation college student	senior
Andrew Smith	He, Him, His	andrew.m.smith@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman
Rebecca Sohn		rebecca.sohn@marquette.edu	Ally
Mary Thao	She/Her/Hers	mary.thao@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Wendy Rociles	She/Her	wendy.rociles@marquette.edu	First generation college student	junior
Sam Zabielski		sam.zabielski@marquette.edu	First generation college student	freshman