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Program staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Alishia Ruff (she\/her)
<\/strong>STARS Program Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Cinnamon Hillyard<\/a> (she\/her)<\/strong>
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean for 足彩app哪个是正规的 Success<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leon Lewis (he\/him)
<\/strong>STARS Academic Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Abby Jawili (she\/her)
<\/strong>STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jenn Nguyen (she\/her)
<\/strong>STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maanya Sood (she\/her)
<\/strong>STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ava Morris-Crooks (she\/her)
<\/strong>STARS Calculus Peer Facilitator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Janelle Silva<\/a> (she\/her)
<\/strong>IAS Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Hoover<\/a> (they\/them)
<\/strong>STEM Associate Teaching Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Emily Gismervig<\/a> (she\/her)
<\/strong>STEM Associate Teaching Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This important work could not be completed without the help all those who support us, including faculty, staff, and current and previous STARS working group members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Alexandria Musselman<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Deborah Hathaway<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dharma Dailey<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cynthia Chang<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Emily Leonard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Enrique Raynoso<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gabby Ramon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jeff Stride<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jennifer McLoud-Mann<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lauren Berry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Laurie Anderson<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lilyan Nguyen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lilian Seidel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lydia Gastelum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Peter Brooks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rejoice Akapame<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sawyer Dedmon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sarah Eyster<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Yusuf Pisan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Annuska Zolyomi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mike Stiber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Suzanne Yates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 足彩app哪个是正规的 Learning Commons team including Erik Echols, Laura Hollingsworth, and Cinthya Vieyra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Elena King<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kaleena Devine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Richie Meyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Elizabeth Ragtanasitee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kim Swensen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tad Ghirmai<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Camelia Bejan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Caleb Trujilo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sarah Kerrigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 足彩app哪个是正规的 Office of Admissions team including Dennis Gagaoin, Ben Johnson, Albert Rubio, and Vi Tran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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