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

Dan Abler	he/Him/His	Daniel.abler@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	AMU	Assistant Director
Dr. Kimo Ah Yun	he/him/his	james.ahyun@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of the Provost	Provost
Lauren Accola	She/Her/Hers	lauren.accola@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Disability Services	Program Associate
Monica Adya	She/Her/Hers	Monica.adya@marquette.edu	Ally	Management (Information Systems), College of Business
Sessie Agbley		sessie.agbley@marquatte.edu	Ally	Community Service	Coordinator for Communication Service
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 Engagement and Inclusion	Director
Matteo Arena	he/him/his	matteo.arena@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Finance - College of Business Administration	Chair and Associate Professor of Finance
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
Jack Bartelt	he/him/his	jonathan.bartelt@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Disability Services	Director; Office of Disability Services
Molly Bausch	she, her	molly.bausch@marquette.edu	Ally	University Advancement	Director of Development | Parent & Family Leadership Philanthropy
Dr. Pilar Bellver		pilar.bellver@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Arts & Sciences	Associate Professor
Jacqueline Black	she/her/hers	jacqueline.black@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion	Associate Director for Hispanic Initiatives
Tom Branigan			Ally	Strategic Communications / College of Communication	Instructor of Practice
Amber Young-Brice	she, her, hers	amber.young-brice@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing
Liz Browning	she, her, hers	elizabeth.browning@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of International Education	Adjunct Assistant Professor, ESL
Barbara Burja		barbara.burja@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Health Sciences | Office of the Dean	Undergraduate Records Coordinator
Jess Burkart	she/her/hers	jessica.burkart@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Engagement and Inclusion	Coordinator for Campus Programs
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
Lilly Campbell	she/her/hers	lillian.campbell@marquette.edu	Ally	English, Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor
Sheena Carey	she/her	sheena.carey@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Communication Studies, Diederich College of Communication	Internship Director/Lecturer
Daisy Castillo	she/her/hers	daisy.castillo@marquette.edu	First Generation Graduate Student	Office of Residence Life	Assistant Hall Director
Dani Castillo	she/her/hers	daniela.castillo@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Engineering	Office Associate
Tim Cigelske	He	timothy.cigelske@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Offic eof Marketing and Communication	Director of Integrated Marketing
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
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
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
Agnieszka Domagala		Agnieszka.domagala@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Dental School	Clinical Associate Professor Director, Emergency Dentistry Director, Special Care Dentistry
Evelyn Donate-Bartfield			Was a first generation student	Developmental Sciences, Dental School	Chair Developmental Sciences School of Dentistry
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
Leah Flack		leah.flack@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	English, Arts and Sciences	Chair
Jennifer Kiefer Fenton, Ph.D.			Was a first generation student	Philosophy; Public Service, College of Arts and Sciences	Adjunct Assistant Professor (Philosophy; MA Public Service)
Caty Frehe	she/her/hers	caty.frehe@marquette.edu	Graduate Student Ally	Office of Assessment/College of Education	Graduate Assistant for the Office of Assessment
Terrie Garcia, PhD, RN	she/her/hers	juanita.garcia@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing	Project BEYOND-2 Coordinator
Dr. Ana C. Garner	she/her	ana.garner@marquette.edu	Ally	Journalism and Media Studies, Diederich College of Communication	Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism and Media Studies
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
Nathan Gilkerson	he/him/his pronouns	nathan.gilkerson@marquette.edu	Ally	Strategic Communication, Communication	Assistant Professor
Sergio González	He/him/his	sergio.gonzalez@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	History and Languages, Literatures & Cultures	Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies
Jessica Grusnick		jessica.grusnick@marquette.edu	Ally	Physician Assistant Studies	Clinical Assistant Professor
Courtney Hanson	she/her/hers	courtney.hanson@marquette.edu	Ally	Career Services	Director
Sara Harvey	she/her	sara.harvey@marquette.edu	Ally	University Advancement	Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Heather Hathaway			Ally	College of Arts and Sciences	Acting Dean
Eric Hetland	he, him, his	eric.hetland@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Residence Life	Residence Hall Director
Heather Hlavka	She/Her/Hers	Heather.Hlavka@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Social and Cultural Sciences, A&S	Associate Professor
Felicia Homan	She/Her/Hers	felicia.l.homan@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education
Simon Howard	he, him, his	simon.howard@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Psychology, Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor of Psychology
Diana Jaramillo	She, her, hers	diana.jaramillo@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student
Jody Jessup-Anger	she/her/hers	jody.jessup-anger@marquette.edu	Ally	Educational Policy and Leadership (Student Affairs in Higher Education program)	Associate Professor
Amber Johnson	She, Her, Hers	ambernicole.johnson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing	Mentor Advisor Specialist for Project BEYOND-2
Christina Johnson		christina.johnson@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Center for Teaching and Learning and Digital Learning	Instructional Technologist
Amanda Keeler		amanda.keeler@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Digital Media in the College of Communication	Professor of Digital Media
Conor Kelly		conor.kelly@marquette.edu	Ally	Theology - College of Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor
Benedict Kemp	he/him/his	benedict.kemp@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Student Educational Services	Associate Director
Dr. Kirchhoff, Ph.D.	she/her	claire.kirchhoff@marquette.edu	Ally	Biomedical Sciences, CHS	Clinical Assistant Professor
Laurieann Klockow	she/ her/hers	laurieann.klockow@marquette.edu	Ally	Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences	Clinical Associate Professor
Sara Knutson		sara.knutson@marquette.edu	Ally	Campus Ministry	Assistant Director of Campus Ministry (Retreats, Residence Hall Ministry)
Stacy Ko		stacy.ko@marquette.edu	Ally	Speech Pathology	Clinical Assistant Professor
Heather Kohls	she	heather.kohls@marquette.edu	Ally	Economics	Associate Professor
Katie Koncki		katie.koncki@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	School of Dentistry	Practice Transitions Coordinator
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
Edi Kuhn	They/Them/Theirs	meredith.kuhn@marquette.edu	Ally	AMU	Building Supervisor
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
Van Anh Le		vananh.le@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Dental school	Adjunct Professor
Sukanya Lodh		sukanya.lodh@marquette.edu	Ally	Biology department, College of Arts and Sciences	Visiting Assistant Professor
Saul Lopez	He/His/Him	saul.lopez@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education
Milliam Lor		milliam.lor@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of International Education (study abroad)	Education Abroad Advisor
Melanie Lorenz	she, her	melanie.lorenz@marquette.edu	First Generation Graduate Student	History	Teaching Assistant
Jennifer Maney	She, her, hers	jennifer.maney@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Center for Teaching and Learning	Interim Director
Judy Maloney	she/her/hers	judith.maloney@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences	Clinical Associate Professor
Jordan Mason	she/her/hers	jordan.l.mason@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education	Graduate Assistant for SAHE Recruitment
Amber May	She her hers	amber.may@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	School of Dentistry	Director of Diversity and Inclusion
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
Terence Miller		Terence.miller@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of International Education	Director
Maria Mostek	She/Her(s)	maria.mostek@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Career Services	Career Counselor
Ali Myszewski	She/Her/Hers	ali.myszewski@mu.edu	Ally	AMU	Associate Director
Kim Norden			Ally	Psychology department, Arts and Sciences	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Rebecca Nowacek	she/her/hers	rebecca.nowacek@marquette.edu	Ally	English / Writing Center Arts & Sciences	Associate Professor, Department of English Director, Ott Memorial Writing Center
Caroline Oas	she, her, hers	caroline.oas@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	ESLP - Office of International Education	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Charonda Oliphant	She/Her/Hers	charonda.oliphant@marquette.edu	Ally	Career Services Center	Career Counselor
Terence T Ow		terence.ow@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Business, information technology and systems	Associate Professor
Taylor Pamperin	she/her/hers	taylorrose.pamperin@marquette.edu	Ally	College of Nursing	Graduate Program Advisor
Felisa Parris		Felisa.Parris@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	EOP	Associate Director
Sasha Parsons-Waters	she, her, hers	sasha.parsons@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Research & Innovation	WIN Coordinator
Julia Paulk	she/her/hers	julia.paulk@marquette.edu	Ally	Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Latinx and Latin American Studies	Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Latinx and Latin American Studies
Zachariah (ZP) Pfeifer	he/him/his	zachariah.pfeifer@marquette.edu		Office of Engagement and Inclusion	Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life
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
Yvonne Printz		yvonne.printz@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	EOP	Academic Advisor
Catherine Puckering		catherine.puckering@marquette.edu	Ally	Communication Studies, Diederich College of Communication	Adjunct Instructor
John Pustejovsky			Was a first generation student	Languages Literatures and Cultures / Klingler Arts and Sciences	Associate Professor of German
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
Scott Reid			Was a first generation student	Chemistry/A&S	Wehr Professor of Chemistry
Karen Rinehart	she/her	karen.rinehart@marquette.edu	Ally	Business Career Center	Director
Zuleyka Rios	she/her/hers	zuleyka.rios@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Admissions	Assistant Director of Multicultural Recruitment
Stephanie Rivera Berruz, Ph.D.			Ally	Philosophy. Arts and Sciences
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
Uriel Robles		uriel.robles@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student
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
Jordan Sadi	he/him/his	jordan.sadi@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	College of Nursing	Academic Advisor
Susy Saltijeral	She/Her/Hers	susana.saltijeral@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	College of Education
Reagan Saxe	She/Her/Hers	reagan.saxe@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Radiology - Marquette School of Dentistry
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
Ron Smith		ronald.smith@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Department of Journalism and Media Studies, College of Communication	Instructor of Practice Editor/Project Director, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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 Lubar	she/her/hers		Graduate Student Ally	College of Education & College of Business Administration	Graduate Assistant
JohnRae Stowers	She/Her/Hers	johnrae.stowers@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Student Educational Services	Assistant Director | Student Educational Services and Director | Freshman Frontier Program
Liza Strakhov	she/her/hers	yelizaveta.strakhov@marquette.edu	Ally	English Department, College of Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor
Amber Strother	she/her/hers	amber.strother@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	English and INGS -- Arts and Sciences	Visiting Assistant Professor
Tracey Sturga	she/her	Tracey.Sturgal@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Communication Studies	Director - The MIC Speakers Lab
John Su		john.su@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of the Provost	Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Chris Sundberg		christopher.sundberg@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Department of Biological Sciences	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kaylee Tait	She/her/hers	kaylee.tait@marquette.edu	Graduate Student Ally	College of Education- Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Josh Tepps	he/his/they/them	joshua.tepps@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Engagement & Inclusion	Coordinator of Student Organizations
DJ Todd	He, Him His	DJ.Todd@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Student Educational Services	Urban Scholars Coordinator
Rosita Tormala-Nita		rosita.tormala@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Office of Research & Sponsored Programs	Grants Assistant
Alyssa Truong, PA-C, MMS		alyssa.truong@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Ericka Tucker		ericka.tucker@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor
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
A.Jay Wagner	he/him	ajay.wagner@marquette.edu	Was a first generation student	Department of Journalism and Media Studies, College of Communication	Assistant Professor
Kate Ward	she/her/hers	katharine.ward@marquette.edu	Ally	Theology, Arts and Sciences	Assistant Professor
Dillon Waschenbach	he/his	dillon.waschenbach@marquette.edu	First generation graduate student	Master of education: Specialization in Student Affairs and Higher Education	Graduate Assistant-Business Career Center
Eric D. Waters	he/him/his	eric.waters@marquette.edu	Ally	Communication Studies/Strategic Communication - Diederich College of Communication	Assistant Professor
Karlin Webster	she/her/hers	karlin.webster@marquette.edu	Ally	Education Abroad, Office of International Education	Associate Director, Manager of Education Abroad
William Welburn		william.welburn@marquette.edu	Ally	Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion	Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
Neal Wucherer		neal.wucherer@marquette.edu	Ally	AMU	Director

Students and Alumni in Network

Alex Alarcon	he/him/his	First generation college student
Jamie Astigarraga	she/her	First generation college student
Michael Bass	He/Him	First generation college student
Viviana Bojorquez	She	First generation college student
Megan Briggs		First generation college student
Morgan Campbell	She, her	First generation college student
Julie Cerda		First generation college student
Savannah Charles	She/Hers/Her	First generation college student
Ariana Chiapas	She/Her/Hers	First generation college student
Karina Falcon Gonzalez	She, her, hers	First generation college student
Javis Garcia		First generation college student
Adriana Garza	She/Her	First generation college student
Jessica Gomez	she	First generation college student
Evelia Guerrero	She/her/hers	First generation college student
Meghan Hayes		First generation college student
Johnny Irias-Puerto		First generation college student
Diana Jaramillo	She, her, hers	First generation college student
Alejandra Jauregui		First generation college student
Sofi Jauregui	She,her	First generation college student
Noel Kruse	her, she	First generation college student
Eunbie Lee		First generation college student
Valentina Medrano	she/her/hers	First generation college student
Sara Manjee	she/her/hers	First generation college student
Lexus Martin		First generation college student
Kathya Meza	She/Her	First generation college student
Ivan Moreno	He, Him	First generation college student
Elizabeth Murillo	she/her/hers	First generation college student
Kimberly Murillo	She/Her/Hers	First generation college student
Renata Mussi	She/her/hers	First generation college student
Erin Nugent		First generation college student
Brianna Ochoa		First generation college student
Brianna Paredes		First generation college student
Julia Pawlowski	She/her	First generation college student
Evelyn Parada Custodio	She/Her	First generation college student
Tate Portell	He/Him	First generation college student
Evelyn Puga Ruiz	She/her/hers	First generation college student
Noe Rincon	His, Him, He	First generation college student
Christian Romano	He/Him/His	First generation college student
Yuliana Ruiz Marquez	She, her, hers	First generation college student
Favio Saabedra	He, Him, His.	First generation college student
Brittney Saenz		First generation college student
Ashley Sanchez	she/her	First generation college student
Sarai Sanchez	she, her	First generation college student
Iveliz M Sanchez Cruz		First generation college student
Ivanna Sanchez Vinueza	She/Her	First generation college student
Juan Sarabia		First generation college student
Carmen Seda	she/her	First generation college student
Andrew Smith	He, Him, His	First generation college student
Rebecca Sohn		Ally
Tina Tan	she/her/hers	First generation college student
Mary Thao	She/Her/Hers	First generation college student
Wendy Rociles	She/Her	First generation college student
Tina Tan	she/her/hers	First generation college student
Abigail Valencia		First generation college student
Sam Zabielski		First generation college student
Emely Zavaleta Varela	she/her	First generation college student