Employee Comings and Goings
Several people have joined our community recently, a few continuing employees have taken on new roles at Lewis & Clark, and a few said a fond farewell.

New employees
Lametrius Davis, assistant football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Brett Elliott, head football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Michael Preston, assistant football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Isabel Shamborska Hart, benefits and leaves specialist, Human Resources; Reese Schaffer, operations assistant, Admissions; Gary Smith, facilities resource and asset manager, Facilities Services; and Sarah Walter, director, Advancement Services.
Employees in a new role
Kate Madden, assistant director problem gambling services, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; Aurelio Puente, cybersecurity analyst, Information Technology; and Amanda Wilson, Lead Groundskeeper, Facilities Services.
Departures
Julieanna Elegant, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, National Crime Victim Law Institute; Clare Hamblen, forensics judge, Rhetoric and Media Studies; Randall Henderson, adjunct instructor, Educational Leadership; Justin Howerton, resident advisor, College of Arts and Sciences; Ralph Huntley, Dance Class Accompanist, Theatre; Mari Johnson, physics equipment and shop inventory/protocol management, Physics; Sidra Kamran, assistant professor, Sociology; Sean Kennedy, forensics judge, Rhetoric and Media Studies; Anthony Kolshorn, forensics judge, Rhetoric and Media Studies; Dwight Mears, adjunct faculty, law school; Kelly Novahom, program manager, Center for Community Engagement; Iggy Perillo, trip leader, College Outdoors; Amy Pitsker, adjunct instructor, World Languages and Literature; Edmon Rober, dispatcher, Campus Safety; Tom Rodrigues, trip leader/camp counselor, College Outdoors; and David Smith, temporary admissions counselor, CAS Admissions.
Retirements
Jerry Vandecoevering, groundskeeper, Facilites Services.
This list of employees is provided by the Office of Human Resources, and published quarterly in The Source. Please direct inquiries to hr@lclark.edu.
Human Resources is located in Lower McAfee on the Undergraduate Campus.
email hr@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6235
fax 503-768-6233
Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Helen Howell
Human Resources
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219
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