GRINNELL - Key Persons
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- Residence Life Coordinator
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- Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs, Latinx / E Student Specialist
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- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
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- Investment Operations Analyst
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- Assistant Director of Major Gifts
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- Adjunct Professor of Practice at the Elliot School of International Affairs
Ambassador Moose is an adjunct professor of practice at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He is vice chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace board of directors. Moose holds a bachelor's in American studies from Grinnell, which also awarded him an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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- Director of Budget and Grant Accounting
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- Associate Professor
- Accreditation Liaison Officer
- Associate Dean for Student Academic Life
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, of Grinnell, Iowa, is dean and professor of law at Boston University School of Law. A renowned legal scholar and expert in racial and gender inequality as well as civil rights law, Onwuachi-Willig previously served as Chancellor's Professor of Law at the University of California-Berkeley, and Charles and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law at the University of Iowa. She also was a visiting professor in political science at Grinnell in spring 2016. Prior to these positions, she served as assistant professor of law at the University of California-Davis and a labor and employment/litigation associate at both Jones Day and Foley Hoag. She has published extensively in leading law journals and is the author of According to Our Hearts: Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and the Law of the Multiracial Family. In addition, she is a past Iowa Supreme Court finalist and a past recipient of the Derrick A. Bell Jr. and Clyde Ferguson Awards. She also is a member of the American Law Institute and was previously listed on the National Law Journal's "Minority 40 under 40" list.
She received a bachelor's in American studies from Grinnell in 1994. As a student, she served as Student Government Association president during her junior year and was a student adviser and a member of the Multiethnic Coalition. In addition, she was a member of the track and field and women's rugby teams. She went on to earn a law degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver and U.S. Circuit Court Judge Karen Nelson Moore. She also earned a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in sociology and African American studies from Yale University. At Grinnell, she is a member of her class committee and the Multicultural Reunion Committee. She served as president of the Alumni Council and an ex-officio member of the college's Board of Trustees in 2016-17.
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- Academic Assistant III
- Classics
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- Leader
- President
- President of the College
Anne F. Harris, an energetic leader and gifted teacher, was appointed the 14th president of Grinnell College on July 14, 2020, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. During her tenure at Grinnell, President Harris has quickly become a trusted and admired member of the College community. Her work is shaped by a principle she articulates as "civic trust," which addresses how trust is built and sustained between individuals, between individuals and institutions, and between institutions. She believes that liberal arts education prepares individuals for civic engagement and a lifetime of defining and contributing to the common good. Renfrow Hall, named after Grinnell alumna and pioneering educator Edith Renfrow Smith '37, is being realized under President Harris' leadership. The residence hall, located between the College and downtown Grinnell, includes a civic innovation pavilion designed for collaboration and community use, and will serve as a hub for student-led civic engagement programming and coalition building.
President Harris's work has been marked by leadership in the areas of diversity and inclusion, academic program and community development, and financial stewardship and fundraising. Working with the College's Board of Trustees and stakeholders across campus, she led Grinnell in enacting a "no loan" financial aid policy that meets full demonstrated need. Her energies serve the strategic plan of the College, Knowledge Into Action, approved by the Board of Trustees in fall of 2023.
She is a member of the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group and the Chair of the Presidents' Council of the Midwest Conference. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees for the College of the Holy Cross, she is also on the executive committee of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. President Harris is the Chair of the Board of the SEED Coalition (Strengthening Education for an Engaged Democracy) - formerly the Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact - and a member of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness. In addition, she serves on the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Executive Committee the Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact Board. In Iowa, she serves on the Des Moines Capital Crossroads Advisory Council.
Harris holds a bachelor's degree in art history and classical languages from Agnes Scott College where she earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in art history from the University of Chicago. A prolific researcher and author, she has published numerous articles and presented juried and invited papers. She is the co-author with Nancy Thompson (St. Olaf College) of Medieval Art, 250-1450; Matter, Making, and Meaning (Oxford University Press, 2021).
President Anne F. Harris shares strategic plan updates with new activity beginning in 2025-26 and continuing activity in the areas of: Catalyst For Educational Excellence, Belonging and Connection, Collective Equity, and Shared Goals and Common Ground.
President Anne F. Harris invites students, faculty, and staff into community with her and Jerry Seaman, special advisor to the president for strategy, at the inaugural Scholars' Convocation of the 2025-26 academic year.
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- Associate Director of Student Involvement
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- Assistive Technology Support Specialist
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- Laboratory Animal Technician / Neuroscience Lab Technician
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- Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Disability Resources
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- Director of Human Resources and Professional Development
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- Department Technician & Lab Instructor
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- Deputy Director of Athletics
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- Vice President for Development
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- Reunion and Awards Coordinator
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- Associate Vice President for
Bruce Koff graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and political science from Grinnell College in 1975. Following graduation, he earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
A lifelong Chicagoan, Koff has been a leader and innovator for LGBTQI+ issues throughout his 40-year career. An advocate for professional standards of clinical mental health practice with the LGBTQI+ population, Koff has trained countless clinicians, taught at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration and is co-author of the book, "Something to Tell You: The Road Families Travel When a Child Is Gay." He also initiated the first post-graduate certificate program in the nation on clinical practice with LGBTQI+ individuals and families.
He was the first paid executive director of Horizons Community Services (now Center on Halsted), the LGBTQI+ community center in Chicago. He is also co-founder and former COO of Live Oak, Inc., a LGBTQI+-affirmative and trauma-informed counseling/psychotherapy organization that also provided specialized training for other mental health professionals and social service agencies.
Koff retired in 2018 and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the International Board and Chair of the U.S. Board of Rainbow Railroad, a global organization assisting LGBTQI+ individuals fleeing persecution and violence.
Koff has been inducted into the City of Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Center on Halsted Human First Award, the Grinnell College Alumni Award and the Distinguished Contribution to Social Justice Award from the American Family Therapy Academy.
While attending Grinnell, Koff was a member of the Grinnell Singers and GCGC (the Grinnell College Gay Community). After graduation, he served as co-president of the Alumni Council from 1997-98.
In 1982, Koff met his spouse, interior designer Mitchell Channon. Channon is also a Grinnell grad, class of '82. Like Koff, Channon is a lifelong Chicagoan. He received a bachelor's degree in fine arts and a master's degree in architecture from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
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- Director of Planned Giving
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- Supervisor, Academic Program Support
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- Director of Student Accounts and Bursar
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- Biology Department Technical Assistant
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- Correspondence Assistant to the President
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- Environmental and Safety Manager
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- Project Management Coordinator
Christina Cutlip graduated from Grinnell in 1983 with a degree in economics and holds an MBA from Regis University and a doctorate in organizational leadership from Northcentral University. She is the senior managing director for the Institutional Financial Services division of TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization. She is the head of the Client Engagement & National Advocacy team, which is responsible for expanding relationships with industry and government associations, while also focusing on client engagement. In 2011, Cutlip was recognized as TIAA's Working Mother of the Year by Working Mother magazine and received an Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2016 from The Council of Independent Colleges State Fund Network for her contributions to higher education. She was appointed by the Secretary of Labor to the Department of Labor ERISA Advisory Council for a three-year term from 2013-2016. Cutlip is on the board of The Council of Independent College (CIC) and chairs the board of Almsai Collaborative Arts, a nonprofit organization that strives to create and facilitate artistic collaborations between African and American artists and institutions. She serves on the board of retirement healthcare provider Emeriti, and on the advisory councils of Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) and ERIC. She is passionate about higher education access for all. She joined Grinnell's Board of Trustees in 2020.
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- Member of the Health Professions Advisory Committee
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- Applied Music Associate Lecturer
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- Associate Director, Investment Operations
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- Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for Staff Equity
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- Associate Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations
David Maxwell is a 1966 Grinnell graduate who retired June 30 after 16 years as president of Drake University, where he also held the title of professor of literature. After his retirement, Maxwell will be an Association of Governing Boards senior fellow, serving as a thought leader and adviser to AGB and its member institutions. Maxwell also has been president of Whitman College, as well as a faculty member and dean of undergraduate studies at Tufts University for 18 years. Before joining Drake University in 1999, he was director of the National Foreign Language Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to his bachelor's in Russian area studies, Maxwell holds a master's degree and doctorate in Slavic languages and literatures from Brown University.
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- Visiting Assistant Professor
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- Associate Director of Major Gifts
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- Assistant Professor
- Director, Grinnell - in - London
Kuncl is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with the WellStar Medical Group Cobb Gynecologists in suburban Atlanta. She was in private practice prior to joining WellStar. In addition to her clinical duties as a physician, she currently serves as chairperson for the Performance Improvement Committee for Women's Health for Cobb Hospital. Kuncl has helped educate and train various health care professionals over her years in practice including medical students, nurse practitioner students, midwifery students, and family practice residents from Emory University Family Practice Program. She has served as a risk management case presenter for The Doctors Company's Georgia Physician Advisory Board.
Prior to her career in medicine, Kuncl was a research specialist at the University of Illinois Chicago Medical School and at Emory University School of Medicine. In her spare time, she has served on several community boards and is a founding member of the Lorde-Rustin Giving Circle, which has donated more than $250,000 to Atlanta-area charities. The Alumni Council honored Kuncl for her professional achievements and community service by presenting her with an Alumni Award. She holds a B.A. in biology from Grinnell College and an M.D. from Morehouse School of Medicine, which included her residency at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.
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- Volunteer Engagement Assistant
Gabe Rodriguez earned a B.A. with honors in history from Grinnell College. Originally from Lordsburg, New Mexico, he was delighted to attend college in a town three times the size of where he grew up. Rodriguez was an active member of the Student Organization of Latinos/as (SOL), served on the Department of History SEPC, and co-hosted a Friday afternoon radio show on KDIC heard by at least five people on Main 4th each week. He was part of the first group of students to work in the new Science Library and happily remained a student library employee his entire four years (including full-time one summer). Recognizing that a need was not being met on campus, Rodriguez co-founded Queer People of Color (QPOC) in 1999 and was thrilled to find out years later that the next generation of Grinnellians had turned it into something far greater than he could have imagined back then.
Rodriguez has been in nonprofit fundraising since his student days when he worked two Reunions and served on the Development and Alumni Relations Office's committee of graduating seniors to encourage class giving. Rodriguez has been both class agent and co-class fund director for the class of 2000 and participated on three Reunion Planning Committees. He has spent most of his career in philanthropy for academic medicine, raising major gifts for Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, where he currently serves as executive director of development for research. Rodriguez is especially proud to have successfully led major fundraising efforts for Mount Sinai's largest department, whose frontline workers and scientists faced COVID head on both in patient care and research during 2020 and 2021. He also helped launch the health system's Institute for Health Equity Research during that time.
Rodriguez is especially grateful for the Grinnell-in-London program, which allowed him to experience city life for the first time and introduced him to art and art history. He took as many art history classes as he could when he got back to campus and has learned much more since then through frequent visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, MoMA, the Met, and other museums around the world.
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Assistant Football Coach Recruitment Coordinator
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- Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the College
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- Director of Digital Strategy
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- Administrative Assistant III
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- Learning Management Systems
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- Director, Government, Law, and Policy Career Community
Graciela Guzmán graduated from Grinnell College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology. Guzmán was a Posse Scholar and deeply involved in a wide array of extracurricular activities, including the Organization of Latinos/as, Concerned Black Students, Multicultural Leadership Council, Grinnell Singers, and Queer People of Color. She currently serves as the director of policy and advocacy at Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, a nonprofit organization serving over 105,000 children and adults in more than 600 Illinois communities. The organization provides primary and family health care, including behavioral health, pediatrics, family planning, parent support, and women's health. She previously served as campaign director for the Healthy Illinois Campaign, a statewide coalition committed to fighting for health care for all people in Illinois, regardless of their immigration status.
Guzmán's passion for health care, community, and helping others grew out of her family's experiences immigrating to the United States from El Salvador to escape the Salvadoran Civil War and their experiences navigating services as a multi-immigration status family on public benefits. Guzmán's interest in health care for all, immigration, racial equity, and an overall vision of a better Illinois for disenfranchised communities has led her to participate on the boards of the Chicago Women's March, New Leaders Council Chicago, Health and Medicine Research Policy Group, and ACA Consumer Advocacy.
Guzmán was active in many organizations, clubs, and events while a student at Grinnell; upon graduation, she continued to serve the College as a member of the Alumni Council, her Reunion Committee, as an admission volunteer, and as a member of the Multicultural Alumni Reunion Committee. Guzmán received the Pioneer Alumni Award in 2017, which recognizes and celebrates noteworthy young alumni for their achievements within 10 years of their graduation.
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- Associate Director Alumni and Donor Relations for Reunion Programs
Originally from Uganda, Ham Serunjogi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Grinnell College in 2016. While attending Grinnell, he was a member of the swimming and diving team, active with AppDev, and he gained valuable business experience as the Student Government Association Treasurer. In that role, he oversaw a $500,000 annual budget and managed a payroll for 100 student employees.
After graduation, Serunjogi moved to Dublin, Ireland, where he led Facebook's partnerships with some of its larger clients in Europe. He left that job in 2018 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work full time as the CEO of Chipper Cash, a venture-capital-backed financial technology company that he co-founded with fellow Grinnell graduate Maijid Moujaled '14. Both had the desire to make a positive impact on their home continent of Africa by leveraging technology and entrepreneurship. They were also both part of the team that launched Pioneer Weekend, an annual innovation and pitch competition which they have continued to support with a $50,000 grant via the Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled Fund for Entrepreneurship.
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- Well Known for His Work With President
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- Director of Emergency Management
- Director of Emergency Management and Risk Mitigation Data Privacy Officer
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- Administrative Assistant II
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- Professor of Nations and the Global Environment
Harry Hopkins 1912 is well known for his work with President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression and World War II. But did you know that at Grinnell, he was also a prankster and a star on the basketball team?
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- Residence Life Coordinator
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- Coordinator of Student Disability Resources
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- Vice President of Human Resources
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- Assistant Vice President of Alumni and Donor Relations
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- Vice President of Student Affairs
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- Antitrust Partner at Stinson LLP
Jeetander Dulani is an antitrust partner at Stinson LLP in Washington, D.C., where he represents leading public and private companies in global antitrust matters, government investigations, and complex litigation and appeals.
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- Manager of Conference Operations and Events
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- Director of Collegium Musicum
- Professor
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- Administrative Assistant III
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- Special Advisor to the
- Special Advisor to the President for Strategy
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- Director of Annual Giving
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- Chief Information Officer
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- Vice President of Enrollment, Dean of Admission & Financial Aid
Judge Jon R. Gray graduated from Grinnell College in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies. After Grinnell, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law in 1976, where he was Chief Justice of the UMKC Moot Court Board and Chief Justice of the UMKC Student Court. In 1986, Missouri Governor John Ashcroft appointed Gray, then 35, to the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri as a Circuit Judge. He was retained in office by voters for four additional terms over the next 20 years. Gray presided over civil, criminal, and family court matters. He retired from the bench in 2007 and on the same day, began his current position with the international litigation firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP as a partner in its Kansas City office. He offers mediation and arbitration services to parties involved in civil disputes.
While attending Grinnell, Gray participated in theatre, athletics, was a member of Concerned Black Students, and received the President's Award for his role in the Grinnell College Black Arts Ensemble. His involvement and service to Grinnell continued after graduation. He has served as a member of the Alumni Council, an admission volunteer, and a speaker for the Wilson Center.
Gray's passion and commitment to philanthropy and community service are evident in his nonprofit board service, which includes the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Swope Community Enterprises, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Truman Medical Centers, the Spofford Home for Children, the Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance, the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, the UMKC Law Foundation, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Ensemble Group, the Kansas City Repertory Theater and the Shook, Hardy & Bacon Foundation. His statewide service includes gubernatorial appointments to the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority and the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials. He is a life member of the NAACP and of Theta Boule' of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.
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- Professor
- Social Studies and Data Services Librarian / Director of DASIL
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- President, CEO, and Chair of the Claude W
Julie Gosselink is president, CEO, and chair of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, which was established by her grandfather. She also has served on the board of the Ahrens Park Foundation since 1998 and currently is its assistant treasurer. She has worked for the Ahrens Foundation since 2001 and has served as a director for several other Grinnell organizations, including the Galaxy Youth Center, Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation, Iowa Council of Foundations, and Mayflower Community Foundation.
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- Director / Lead Teacher of the Preschool
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- Human Resources and Title IX Generalist
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- - in - the - Twin Cities Regional Coordinator
- Assistant Vice President of Regional Outreach and Public Programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Karmi Anna graduated from Grinnell in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in political science and a concentration in gender and women's studies. Following graduation, she spent a year serving in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. After LVC, she parlayed her student job coordinating Grinnell's blood drives into a position scheduling blood drives for Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota. She remains a proud platelet donor at Memorial to this day.
Karmi Anna is the Assistant Vice President of Regional Outreach and Public Programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. She also works as a coach and trainer for Weight Watchers, where she empowers people to live healthier, longer.
Karmi is the Grinnell-in-the-Twin Cities regional coordinator and has previously served as the Twin Cities GRASP coordinator and the Class of 1997 class agent. She was President of Grinnell's Alumni Council from 2010-11 and received a Grinnell Alumni Award in 2022.
In addition to her Grinnell degree, Karmi holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota. Her previous board service includes stints as president of her congregation, president of the Minnesota Economic Association, vice president of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, and chair of the governance committee for Rethos, a historic preservation nonprofit.
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- President of the Student / Government Association
After completing his B.A. from Grinnell College in history in 1980, Keith Jantzen went on to earn an M.B.A. from UCLA in 1985. He has held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard and Intuit in data sciences and analytics, global market segmentation, data privacy for financial institutions, and program management. The focus of his career has been on developing and implementing processes and policies for the capture, management, and ethical use of information to improve business decisions, particularly in the areas of sales and marketing. During his career, Keith has also held positions in nonprofit organizations, including Stanford University's Development Office and executive director of a professional string quartet. Now retired, Keith spends his time volunteering with Stanford University Museums and is the board chair of Chanticleer, the 12-member male vocal ensemble. He has also been a member of the Silicon Valley Executive Committee for Human Rights Watch for more than five years.
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- Administrative Assistant II
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- Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo
Kristin Stout presently serves as a senior vice president at Wells Fargo, working within the technology risk management organization. She has previously managed development teams (web services and rules development), and data and project management organizations within technology; also within IT, she has worked on strategic and regulatory initiatives in IT operations and governance, and on IT strategy. Previously, she worked in the consumer lending business, delivering strategic initiatives, and working in strategy and communications, in a mix of leadership and individual roles.
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- Food Management Systems Specialist
Laura (Carter) Sander is a financial professional who has worked in the nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors with a focus on higher education. She joined Suffolk University as senior vice president for finance and administration and treasurer in 2016. Sander had previously served as chief financial officer and treasurer at Whitehead Institute, a nonprofit biomedical research organization affiliated with MIT, and as assistant treasurer at Harvard University. In prior roles as vice president at both Moody's Investors Service and at J.P. Morgan, Sander focused on higher education and nonprofit institutions. Her earlier experience included serving as an analyst at the Congressional Budget Office.
In addition to her bachelor's from Grinnell College, Sander holds a master of public policy degree with a focus on finance from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a certified treasury professional and volunteers as a trustee and treasurer of the Commonwealth School (Boston). Sander previously served as a director and treasurer of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and as a commissioner for the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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- Academic Support Assistant II
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- Biology
- Psychology
- Science Division
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- Education Professions Career Community Director
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- Visiting Instructor / Professor of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University
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- Senior Assistant Director of Admission
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- Dining Workforce Program Manager
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- Chairman in Gender, Women 's and Sexuality Studies
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- Registrar Operations Specialist
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- Doctoral Practicum Therapist
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- Associate Director of First - Generation and Low - Income Student Programs
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- Conrad Environmental Research Area ( CERA )
- Mathematics
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- Myra Steele Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Professor
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- Diversity and Inclusion Specialist for Staff Equity
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- Associate Vice President of Communications and Marketing
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- Associate Professor
- Librarian of the College
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- Director of Payroll and Student Employment
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- Dean of Careers, Life, Service
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- Associate Director of Development - Athletics
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- Studio Art Technical Assistant
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- Director of Strategic Communications and Media Relations
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- Director of Board Relations
- Secretary of the College
- Secretary of the College Director of Board Relations
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- Assistant Dean of Student Success
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- Financial Assistant I - Student Accounts
Melinda's professional career began in the corporate sector, where she spent more than 14 years as a human resources consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Deloitte & Touche. She specialized in employee benefit plan consulting and played a pivotal role in developing and implementing PwC's work/life initiative, showcasing her strategic acumen and leadership skills.
Transitioning to the nonprofit education sector, Melinda served as the Administrative Director of a Waldorf School. In this role, she led all administrative functions, overseeing the legal, financial, development, and administrative operations of the school. She also served as the principal liaison for external relationships in the broader Waldorf school community and as an ex officio member of the Board.
Melinda's international upbringing in Germany and England, where her parents taught for the Department of Defense on U.S. military bases, endowed her with a global perspective and a lifelong commitment to fostering cultural understanding and international experiences. Deeply connected to the Grinnell community, Melinda shares her Grinnell legacy with her husband Kevin Rhodes, also a member of the Class of 1985; and their daughter Emily Rhodes, Class of 2019. Melinda currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she continues her engagement with initiatives that broaden perspectives and enrich communities.
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- Applied Music Associate Lecturer
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- Chairman
- Retired Senior Managing Director at TIAA
Michael Kahn is a retired senior managing director at TIAA, a national financial services organization and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields. He played a principal role in mergers and acquisition activities and also served as president and chief executive of TIAA subsidiary Kaspick & Co., and chief operating officer in launching TIAA's third-party asset management business, TCAM. Prior to TIAA, he held leadership positions with National Westminster Bank and Raytheon Co. Having served on the boards of Kaspick & Co., TIAA Charitable, and Covariance Capital Management, Kahn also has worked on community outreach efforts for nonprofit organizations including Wellstone Action and the Long Island Progressive Coalition. He has sponsored more than 40 summer internships for Grinnell College students while mentoring many other Grinnell students and young alumni. He has actively supported the College's efforts to engage alumni in the New York City area. Kahn has a bachelor's degree in music from Grinnell. He is married to Virginia Munger Kahn '76.
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- Manager of Access Services
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- Assistant Director of Operations for Prospect Research
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- Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs, LGBTQIA Student Specialist
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- Vice President of Community Engagement and Strategic Planning
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- Myra Steele Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Professor
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- Associate Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer
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- President of JohnRyan, Inc
Nancy Radermecher is president of JohnRyan, Inc.., a retail marketing agency specializing in financial services. As a result of a semester in French at Grinnell, she developed a lifelong love for travel and international business, spending more than two decades in Madrid and serving banking clients in 40 countries. Nancy has been a speaker and author of articles related to retail banking marketing and holds a US patent for a business process related to retail marketing technology. Nancy is a volunteer and advisory board member of the Minneapolis chapter of Minds Matter, which supports driven students from low-income families in their college preparation and selection process.
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- Human Resources Program Coordinator
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- Research Compliance Manager
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- Senior Associate Director of Admission and Coordinator of Strategic Partnerships
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- Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services
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- Director of the Mathematics Laboratory
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- Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management
- Representative of Facilities Management
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- Assistant Director, Exploratory Career Community
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- Manager of Athletic Equipment Rooms and Equipment Manager
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- Vice President of Academic Affairs
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- Assistant Dean & Director of Analytics & Operations
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- Dean of Religious Life and Chaplain / Rabbi
Parikh graduated Phi Beta Kappa and received a BA in general science biology and economics from Grinnell in 1999.
Parikh, who came to Grinnell College from Mumbai, India, splits his time between Vancouver, Canada, and Maui, Hawaii, where he is actively engaged in children-focused philanthropy, non-profit board service, and olive farming.
He is a retired managing director and portfolio manager of PIMCO, where he oversaw a host of different funds covering bonds, mixed assets, and commodities during his tenure. Prior to joining the company in 2000, Parikh was an economist for UBS Investment Bank.
He established the Parikh McCulley Scholarship at Grinnell College in honor of his father, Harish Parikh, and his mentor, Paul McCulley
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- Enrollment Systems and Analytics Manager
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- Interim Director of Dining Services
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- Accountant
- Accounts Payable Supervisor
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- Administrative Assistant to the Librarian of the College
Shelley Floyd received an M.S. from the University of London and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. She is chief of staff for the chairman of Intel Corp. During her tenure at Intel, Floyd also worked in the office of the chief financial officer and as director of investor relations. Before joining Intel, she was an investment banker specializing in corporate finance for technology companies. She also was a member of the Grinnell College Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1994.
Sheryl Walter has worked in all three branches of the federal government for more than 25 years. She earned a B.A. at Grinnell, a J.D. from the University of Minnesota's School of Law, and an M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She currently serves as general counsel of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the first woman to hold this position. Prior to that, she served as director of the U.S. State Department's global Office of Information Programs and Services.
Walter also held various positions spanning more than a decade at the U.S. Department of Justice, including as acting assistant attorney general for legislative affairs and as the first executive officer of its National Security Division, which she helped plan and establish in 2006. During her time on Capitol Hill, she worked for then-Sen. Joe Biden Jr. and the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. She co-authored "Linking Security Assistance and Human Rights" for the Lawyers Committee on Human Rights as part of its 1988 Project on Human Rights and U. S. Foreign Policy. In 2007, Walter received the Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security.
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- Endowed Professor of International Economics
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- Assistant Professor
- Research and Instruction Resident Librarian
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- Supervisor for Academic Program Support Assistants and Coordinator, Assistive Technology Specialists
- Team Coordinator
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- Recruitment and Program Coordinator
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- Associate Professor
- Director, Center for the Humanities
Steve Pickle is a technology executive focused on growing and scaling innovative companies and teams. He is currently chief people officer at Samsara, a data platform provider helping physical operations companies - including global supply chain, construction, warehousing, and energy companies - operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably using data and AI. Prior to Samsara, Pickle held positions at Salesforce, where he was executive vice president of People Strategy and Operations, chief operating officer of the Enterprise Business Unit, and head of Global Sales Strategy. Steve was also an executive at VMware and a partner at Monitor Deloitte, where he led the firm's technology practice and was head of the San Francisco office. Prior to his graduate work, Pickle was a research associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he modeled investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for the U.S. Department of Energy.
In addition to a B.A. in political science from Grinnell, Pickle holds an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management. Pickle was a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and spent his fellowship year after Grinnell studying the political and community organizations of indigenous groups in Australia, New Zealand, and Norway. He serves on the Advisory Council of the Kala Art Institute, a nonprofit community art and artist residency program in Berkeley, California. Steve lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and two sons.
Steve Sandquist graduated from Grinnell College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Following Grinnell, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2000. Currently, Sandquist is the president of United Contractors, Inc., a multi-state highway construction company based in Johnston, Iowa. Sandquist also serves on the Board of Governors for the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. AGC is the leading association for the construction industry, representing over 27,000 firms across the United States. Sandquist is a lifelong Iowan, where Des Moines is his current home.
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- Lecturer / Director, Museum of Art
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- Curator of Academic and Community Outreach
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Dean of Curriculum and Academic Programs
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- Director of Academic Support for Writing & Speaking
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Tobi Klein Marcus, Ph.D., is a coach and management consultant whose practice primarily focuses on executive coaching, board and leadership development, and strategic facilitation. She works with nonprofit organizations as well as corporate enterprises. Her coaching practice focuses on both senior and emerging leaders across a range of sectors. Tobi is a Women in Management group facilitator at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. She also serves as a senior Banyan affiliate with BanyanGlobal, family business advisors.
Tobi holds a bachelor's with a major in sociology from Grinnell College. She earned her master's from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Bristol.
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- Department Chair of Russian, Central European, and Eurasian Studies
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- Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Intercultural Student Life
Yuki Narula graduated from Grinnell College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He has over 25 years of experience in strategic finance, including working as an investment banker, private equity and venture capital investor, board member, and C-level finance executive in the infrastructure and renewable energy industries. Narula began his investment banking career at Lehman Brothers and then spent almost a decade at JP Morgan, working with private equity firms.
After investment banking, Narula spent a number of years in private equity and venture capital, investing and managing a portfolio of diverse investments, including many in the energy, infrastructure, industrial, technology, and telecom services sector. He has also served on various corporate boards. More recently, Narula has been a C-level finance executive in the infrastructure and renewable energy sector. He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Jennifer Kupinse '94 and two children.
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