Who We Are
Professional Staff / Staffers / TWTP Coordinators / MPC Coordinators / MPCs / MPC Friends / Volunteers
Professional Staff
Karen E. McLaurin-Chesson ’74
Associate Dean of the College
Director, Third World Center
Jennifer Soroko GS'06
Assistant Director, Third World Center
Kisa Takesue ’88
Associate Dean of Student Life
Third World Center Coordinator
Anne Marie Ponte
Administrative Assistant
Drew Chin
Graduate Student Intern
FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD 2007-2008
Barrymore Bogues (Chair), Professor of Africana Studies
Gail Cohee, Director of the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center
Kerry Stuart Coppin, Associate Professor of Visual Art and Africana Studies
James Green, Associate Professor of History
Nancy Joy Jacobs, Associate Professor of History
Karen McLaurin-Chesson, Associate Dean of the College and Director of the Third World Center
Ralph Rodriguez, Associate Professor of American Civilization
Jason Sello, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Naoko Shibusawa, Assistant Professor of History
Barbara Tannenbaum, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Speech and Dance
Elmo Terry-Morgan, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Jonathan Waage, Professor of Biology
Corey D. B. Walker, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Jennifer Soroko (Secretary), Assistant Director of Third World Center
Faculty Advisory Board 2004-2006
Professor Barrymore Bogues (Africana Studies)
Associate Professor Matthew Garcia (American Civilization)
Professor Evelyn Hu-deHart (Ethnic Studies/History) (on sabbatical 2005-06)
Associate Professor Daniel Kim (English)
Professor Marion Orr (Political Science)
Associate Professor Joseph Pucci (Classics) – served during Fall 2005
Associate Director Janet Rankin (Engineering/Sheridan Teaching Center)
Senior Lecturer Barbara Tannenbaum (Theatre, Dance & Speech)
Professor Sally Zierler (Bio Med Community Health)
TWC Staffers
2007-2008 Staffers
| Native American Series Programmers Mikel Brown '08 Delphina Thomas '08 |
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| Black History Series Programmers Darnell Fine '08 Evelyn Mwangi '10 |
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| Multiracial Heritage Week Programmers Kevin O'Brien '09 Amy Tan '09 |
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| Asian American History Month Programmers Janine Kwoh '09 Rahul Keerthi '09 |
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South Asian Identity Week Programmer |
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| Southeast Asian Week Programmer Kenny Sambour '08 Paroan Surangkanarom '08 |
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| Caribbean Heritage Week Programmer Candace Tannis'08 |
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Cape Verdean Heritage Weekend Programmer |
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| Latino History Month Programmer Jennifer Gomez '08 |
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| Puerto Rican Heritage Week Programmer Mark Brown III '09 |
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| Semana Chicana Programmer Monica Pelayo '08 |
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| Outreach Coordinator Ashley Chung '08 |
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| Communication Liaison and Webmaster Amy Chang '08 |
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| Photographer Ryan Wong '10 |
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| Archivist Deidrya Jackson '10 |
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2006-2007 Staffers
| Native American Series Programmer Mallory Phillips’08 |
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| Multiracial Heritage Week Programmer Jamie Farris ’07 Jennifer Chudy ’07 |
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| Asian American History Month Programmer Ashley Chung’09 |
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South Asian Identity Week Programmer |
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| Southeast Asian Week Programmer Belinda Navi’09 |
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| Black History Month Programmer Daliso Leslie’09 |
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| Caribbean Heritage Week Programmer Fedna Jacquet '10 |
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Cape Verdean Heritage Weekend Programmer |
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| Latino History Month Programmer Andrea Lopez’08 |
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| Puerto Rican Heritage Week Programmer Francisco Besosa’07 |
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| Semana Chicana Programmer Liliana Ornelas’07 |
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| Outreach Coordinator Candace Tannis’08 |
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| Communication Liaison and Webmaster Aditi Bhaskar’08 |
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| Photographer Sheila Pakir’09 |
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| Archivist Billy Moua’08 |
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2005-2006 Staffers
| Native American History Series Co-Programmers Davida Delmar’07 Aprilshandiin Curley’06 |
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| Multiracial Heritage Week Co-Programmers Laura Gerace’07 Kimberly Roman’07 |
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| Asian American History Month Co-Programmers Juhyung Harold Lee’06 Minjeong Grace Sur’06 |
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| Southeast Asian Heritage Week Co-Programmers Cindy Beavon’07 Rahpiporn (Pam) Techapaibul’07 |
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| South Asian Heritage Week Co-Programmers Sanaa Rahman’08 Priya Pingali’08 |
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| Black History Month Co-Programmers Diarra Guthrie’06 Andrew Chisholm’08 |
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| Caribbean Heritage Week Co-Programmers Conchita Cruz’07 Candace Tannis’08 |
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| Cape Verdean Heritage Weekend Programmer Elena Lobo’08 |
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| Latino History Month Co-Programmers Amanda Lehtinen’08 Rocio Hernandez’08 |
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| Puerto Rican Heritage Week Co-Programmers Susana Rigau’06 Richard Soto’06 |
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| Semana Chicana Co-Programmers Veronica Cortez’08 Jacqueline Munoz’08 |
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| Queer Person of Color Programs Coordinator Devonne Heyward’07 |
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| Outreach Coordinator Almaz Dessie’07 |
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| Network Administrator and Communication Liaison Eva Wu’06 |
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| Photographer/Videographer Nikki Tang’06 |
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| Archivist Marian Ibarra’08 |
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TWTP Coordinators
2007-2008 TWTP Coordinators
| Jhale Ali '08 Christine Goding '08 |
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2006-2007 Coordinators
Giselle Castano’07
Marissa Molinar’07
2005-2006 Coordinators
| Chloe Dugger’06 Noel Reyes’06 |
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MPC Coordinators
2007-2008 MPC Coordinators
Vijou Bryant '09 (Spring 2008)
Matthew Jasmine '09 (full academic year)
Nabanita Pal '09 (Fall 2007)
2006-2007 Coordinators
Darnell Fine’08
Yang Long’08
2005-2006 Coordinators
Adam King’06
Liliana Ornelas’07
MPCs
2007-2008 MPCs
1. Sonia Balaram
2. Reggie Cole
3. Gabriel Doss
4. Tatiana M. Gellein
5. Janine Heath
6. Caitlin Ho
7. Isissa Komada-John
8. Alejandra Martinez
9. Breeana Moore
10. Nisha Mirani
11. Deidrya Jackson
12. Okezie Nwoka
13. Cristina Rodrigues
14. Jacquelyn Silva
15. Masumi Hayashi-Smith
16. Courtney Smith
17. Emily Taylor
18. Bradley Toney
19. Ngoc-Tran Vu
20. Daniel Woolridge
21. Marisa Chock
22. Amie Darboe
2006-2007 MPCs
Alanna Tisdale’09
Alyse Ruiz’09
Ama Misa’09
Amirali Valliani’09
Clay Nelson’09
Darshan Patel’09
Eliana Reyes’09
Ijeoma Njaka’09
Kristin Jordan’09
Lydia Sharlow’09
Matthew Jasmin’09
Nathali Hernandez’09
Neeta Pal’09
Patrick Pangan’09
Rebecca Williams’09
Stephen Narain’08
Valeria Rivera’09
Vijou Bryant’09
2005-2006 MPCs
Oyindomola Adegboro’08
Jhale Ali’08
Mavis Asidedu-Frimpong’08
Graham Browne’08
Priyan Chandraratna’08
Frank Crespo’07
Morounke (Keji) Eboda’08
Darnell Fine’08
John "Rafael" Flores’08
Jennifer Garcia’08
Christine Goding’08
Natalie Hirsch’08
Yang Long’08
Jessica Mar’08
Deshaun Mars’08
Jemilla Michael’08
Margaret Perkins’08
Priya Pingali’08
Adriana Sandoval’08
Luis Serpa’08
Annette Shreibati’08
Hari Swaminathan’08
Jasmin Torres’08
Sandra Valenciano’08
Kathleen Zafra’08
Adam King’06
Liliana Ornelas’07
MPC Friends
2007-08 MPC Friends
Mavis Asiedu-Frimpong ‘08
Graham Browne ‘08
Raf Flores ‘08
Darnell Fine ‘08
Yang Long ‘08
Jessica Mar ‘08
Marco A. Martinez ‘08
Jasmin Torres ‘08
Sandra Valenciano ‘08
En-Ling Wu ‘08
Kathleen Zafra ‘08
Kristin Jordan ‘09
Ama Misa ‘09
Kevin O’Brien ‘09
Patrick Pangan ‘09
Soyoung Park ‘09
Darshan Patel ‘09
Daniella Ciccone ‘10
Jovan Julien ‘10
Alia Lahlou ‘10
Kelly Murguia ‘10
Shruti Parekh ‘10
Sheetal Sehgal ‘10
Evan Wright ‘10
Linda Zhang ‘10
2006-2007 MPC Friends
Liliana Ornelas’07
Cecil J. Hunt’07
Jane Wang’07
Kimberly Roman’07
Jamie Farris’07
Frank Crespo’07
Conchita Cruz’07
Akela Marsh’07
Vidya Putcha’07
John Butler’07
Jennella Sambour’07
Almaz Dessie’07
Mika Nagasaki’07
Laura Gerace’07
Davida Delmar’07
Jessica Mar’08
Raf Flores’08
Jasmin Torres’08
Christine Goding’08
Jhale Ali’08
Oyindamola Adegboro’08
Gabriel Heywood’08
Erin Adams’09
Heilyn Paulino’09
Karynn Ikeda’09
Janine Kwoh’09
Robert Smith’09
Carmen Jimenez-Robbins’09
Mark Browne’09
Rohan Keshwara’09
2005-2006 MPC Friends
Krishika Acharya’07
Giselle Castano’07
Makini Chisolm’09
Davida Delmar’07
Jamie Farris’07
Laura Gerace’07
Gabriel Heywood’08
C.J. (Cecil) Hunt’07
Pam Janairo’06
Brian James Lee’06
Juhyung Harold Lee’06
Lena McAfee’07
Nathalie Mejia’08
Monica Melgar’08
Zaineb Mohammed’08
Marissa Molinar’07
Ayana Morales’06
Ramel Murphy’06
Annesley O'Neal’09
Elezabet Palacios’06
Vidya Putcha’07
Damian Lo Ramsey’07
Jennella Sambour’07
Jamal Shipman’07
Carey Turquest’07
Jane Wang’07
TWC Volunteers
2006-2007 Volunteers
Carrie-Ann Gordon '08
Carl Dickerson '08 (abroad in Spring)
Lauren A. Williams '09
Nikkisha Smith '10
Sheetal Sehgal '10
Aparna Kumar '10
Alexander Vang '10
Michelle Ramadan '10
Isissa Komada-John '10
Courtney J Smith '10
Alejandra Martinez '10
Jihan Chao '10
Nicole Afuape '10
2005-2006 Volunteers
Agnes Barrios’09
Ama Misa’09
Anne Recinos’09
Bernice Fedestin’09
Carrie-Ann Gordon’09
Eliana Reyes’09
Kamilah Tisdale’09
Katherine Tineo’09
Kristin Jordan’09
Lydia Sharlow’09
Malika Ali’09
Natasha Barrett’09
Soyoung Park’09
Suraji Wagage’09
Valeria Rivera’09