Leadership & Advisors

Leadership Board

Julie Harkema, Faculty Advisor, Recording Secretary
734.487.4206 | [email protected]

Christa Reid, EMU Foundation
734.487.0496 | [email protected]

Jennifer Fritz, Dean, College of Health & Human Services

734.487.1418 | [email protected]

Melissa Pickett, Graduate Assistant

734.487.4173 | [email protected]

Colton Ray, Graduate Assistant

734.487.4173 | [email protected]

Swoop's Advisory Board

  • Dr. Paul Leighton, Chair, Professor, Sociology, Criminology & Anthropology
  • Dr. Colleen Croxall, Director, School of Health & Human Services
  • Dr. Lynn Nybell, Emeritus Professor, School of Social Work
  • Haley Moraniec, Founder, Swoop's Food Pantry
  • Calley Taranto, Academic Secretary, Records & Registration
  • Mary Jane Fallot, Senior Corporate Relations Manager, UACDC
  • Nick Pomante, Clinical Coordinator, Dietetics
  • Damian Rivera, BSW Student & Student Senator, EMU Student Government
  • Joelle Summers, Alumni, LLMSW
  • Heidi Bechtel, Mental Health Therapist, LLMSW
  • Jasmine Foster, BSW Student & Pantry Team Member, Swoop’s Food Pantry
  • Brooke Boyst, Library Administration, University Archives 
  • Lourdes Mir-Orrange, Mental Health Counselor, Post-Graduate Fellowship Coordinator, EMU CAPS
  • Erin Kido, Deputy Athletic Director
  • Melissa Thrasheer, Executive Director, Media Relations & Social Media
  • Brittany Mobley, Senior Media Relations Specialist
  • Joshua Hill, Administrative Associate, School of Social Work

Past Board Members:

  • Angela Palek, Administrative Associate, School of Social Work
  • Dr. Sylvia Sims Gray, Emeritus Professor, School of Social Work
  • Catherine Gammon, Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Human Performance
  • Gregg Heinrichs, Faculty Academic Advisor

Swoop’s has a Board seat for a current student team member, which rotates annually. We thank all the students who have participated and shared their perspectives. 

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