First Generation Graduates and Advocates
Welcome to the first-generation graduate and advocate directory!
This resource is designed to connect first-generation Scranton students with first-generation faculty and staff members on our campus. For your convenience, our graduates and advocates have listed their area(s) of expertise below. Please click on any of the entries below to learn more about any of our graduates or advocates.
If you are a current University faculty or staff member and would like to serve as a first-generation student advocate, please fill out an information form here. We encourage advocates to tell us about their interactions with students here, so that we can continue to address our students' concerns.
Shannon Murphy Fennie, '99
Assistant Dean of Students
Academics, Career Readiness, Health and Wellness, Graduate School, Student Involvement, General Transition Challenges
Amanda Marcy, '10
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Volunteering/Service
Marleen Cloutier, '14
Assistant Professor; Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Academic Research, Graduate School, Travel/Study Abroad, Working While in School, Online Education Experience
Aiala Levy, '07
Assistant Professor of History
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Travel/Study Abroad
Robert McGowan, '19
THR1VE Program Coordinator
Academics, Career Readiness, Student Involvement, General Transition Challenges, Leadership, Public Speaking
Susan Bowen, '20
Associate Vice President for Information Technology/CIO
Academics, Career Readiness, Health and Wellness, Graduate School, Student Involvement, Volunteering/Service, Leadership, Time Management, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Relationships, Communications, School/Work Life Balance
Elisa Tuffy, '13
Human Resources Specialist
Academics, Career Readiness, Health and Wellness, Student Involvement, Volunteering/Service
Catherine Seymour, '90
Campus Minister for Social Justice
Academics, Health and Wellness, Student Involvement, Travel/Study Abroad, Volunteering/Service
John Norcross, '90
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Health and Wellness, Graduate School, Travel/Study Abroad, Volunteering/Service
Stan Zygmunt, '90
Director, News and Media Relations
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Student Involvement, Volunteering/Service, Medical School Application Process, Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Program (SJLA), Honors Program
Traci Vennie, '96
Records Analyst
Academics, Health and Wellness, Graduate School, Volunteering/Service
Billie Tadros, '96
Assistant Professor of English and Theatre
Academics, Career Readiness, Health and Wellness, Graduate School
Chris Whitney, '95
Director, Career Development
Career Readiness, Graduate School, Student Involvement
Darla Germeroth, '89
Professor of Communication and Media
Academics, Academic Research, Health and Wellness, Travel/Study Abroad
Elizabeth Garcia, '97
Executive Director, Office of Equity and Diversity; Title IX Coordinator
Academics, Graduate School, Travel/Study Abroad, Volunteering/Service
Helen Wolf, '14
Director, Campus Ministries
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Student Involvement, Volunteering/Service, Travel/Study Abroad, Religions
Maria Marinucci, '14
Director, Cross Cultural Centers
Academics, Health and Wellness, Housing, Graduate School, Student Involvement, Travel/Study Abroad, Volunteering/Service
Lisa Hall Zielinski, '14
Director, Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Academics, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Student Involvement, Entrepreneurship/Small Business, Leadership, Goal-Setting, Public Speaking
Barry Kuhle, '14
Associate Professor of Psychology
Academics, Academic Research, Career Readiness, Graduate School, Student Involvement
George Aulisio, '07
Associate Professor and Department Chair; Research and Scholarly Services Coordinator
Academics, Academic Research, Graduate School, Travel/Study Abroad
