Implementation Team
In alignment with WPI’s mission and values, we encouraged participation across our community in building the implementation teams. Our goal was to ensure diverse viewpoints and representation would be included on the teams. A process was established to solicit community members to volunteer, or nominate a colleague, to participate on a team. As a result, the established teams consist of new voices from a diverse group of faculty and staff from various schools and departments. Together, these teams and our community as a whole, are engaged in moving the Lead With Purpose plan forward.
Team Rosters from Implementation Year 1 are found below.
Student Well-Being, Access, and Affordability
Access and Affordability
Terri Camesano* (co-Lead)
Andy Palumbo* (co-Lead)
Paul Bennett
Julie Chapman
Jeannine Coburn
Amanda Keighley
Olga Klochkova
Arnold Lane
Ryan Meadows
Levi Prudhomme
Tally Reeverts
Jessica Sabourin
Lynn Saunders
Karen Sharpe
Craig Shue
Mark Tarrico
Mary Ellen Valcour
Monelle Verdolino
Student Well-Being
Charlie Morse* (Lead)
Paula Fitzpatrick
Mental Health and Well-being Task Force (through Dec 2021)
Student Experience
Funmi Ayobami* (co-Lead)
Jaime Dillon* (co-Lead)
Debra Boucher
Crystal Brown
Cheryl Cerny
Kathy Chen
Brett Faber
Stacey Happy
Rachael Heard
Lori Kendall-Taylor
Amy Beth Laythe
Meredith Merchant
Anne Ogilvie
Sabrina Rebecchi
Taylor Rohena
Jess Rosewitz
Hermine Vedogbeton
Catherine Whittington
Kris Wobbe
Purpose-Driven Education and Research
Undergraduate Outcomes
George Pins* (co-Lead)
Paul Reilly* (co-Lead)
Kate Beverage
Amy Curran
Dan DiMassa
Jessica Grimes
Mike Hamilton
Destin Heilman
Caitlin Keller
Amanda Laungani
Melissa Leahy
Reinhold Ludwig
Dave Medich
Rodica Neamtu
Stephanie Pasha
Emily Perlow
Demand-Driven Programs
Stacy Chiaramonte* (co-Lead)
Mimi Sheller* (co-Lead)
Kola Akindele
Rob Dempski
Jill Desmarais
Don Gelosh
Sheila Georger
Sneha Kadam
Kristin Marengo
Lauren Martunas
Jody Reis
Valerie Smedile-Rifkin
Sarah Stanlick
Steve Taylor
Melissa Terrio
Rob Traver
Alex Wyglinski
Purpose-Driven Research
Jean King* (co-Lead)
Bogdan Vernescu* (co-Lead)
Kola Akindele
Eric Beattie
Danielle Cote
Soussan Djamasbi
Natalie Farny
Jillian Ferguson
Greg Fischer
Brajendra Mishra
Paula Moravek
Sia Najafi
Randy Paffenroth
Andrew Penniman
Doug Petkie
Ellen Piccioli
Marsha Rolle
Suzanne Scarlata
Mimi Sheller
Sarah Strauss
Jamal Yagoobi
Our Inclusive Community
Sustainable Inclusive Excellence
Chris Chagnon* (co-Lead)
Debora Jackson* (co-Lead)
Bill Battelle
Kris Billiar
Kathy Chen
Amy Curran
Lindsay Davis
Jaime Dillon
Monica Ellis
Amy Fabiano
Brent French
Liz Gallagher
Roxanne Gardner
Antoine Harrison
Paul Mathisen
Anne Ogilvie
Andy Palumbo
Ellen Piccioli
Levi Prudhomme
Rachel Riley-Schafer
Lisa Stoddard
Kris Sullivan
Inclusive Culture
James De Leon* (co-Lead)
Arne Gericke* (co-Lead)
Lisa Atwell
Christopher Bartley
Bill Battelle
Kris Boudreau
Eileen Gallant
George Heineman
David LaPre
Julia Quinn-Szcesuil
Theona Scola
Christine Sharry
Colleen Shaver