We extend our deep appreciation and gratitude to the Penn Professional Staff Assembly (PPSA) board members for their dedication in providing a wide range of valuable resources to full-time staff at Penn. Despite the challenges and transitions our community has collectively experienced leading into and through the last academic year, the PPSA has continued to meet the needs of staff in collaboration with the Division of Human Resources and a multitude of colleagues across campus.  During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, PPSA events drew thousands of registered participants. We are thankful to all our board members who generously contribute their time to this organization, and to the many Penn staff who engage with our events! Visit ppsa.upenn.edu to learn more about the PPSA, join our list, and to register for upcoming events for the 2024-2025 academic year.

As we look forward to the year ahead, we are pleased to introduce the new and continuing members of the PPSA board, council & independent committee representatives, and appointed positions.

• —Natalie Dury Green, PPSA Past-Chair

2024-2025 Executive Committee Tri-Chairs

Chair: Tonya Bennett, Director of Educational Technology, Penn Vet
Chair-Elect: Dawn Maglicco Deitch, Executive Director, Office of Government and Community Affairs
Past Chair: Natalie Dury Green, Director of Operations Master in Law Program, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Members at Large

2023-2025 Term
Alisha George, Assistant/Web Editor, Almanac
Erin Johansen, Senior Director of Principal Gifts
Justin Purohit, Manager Accounting Operations, Office of the Comptroller
Xime Trujillo, Senior Research Coordinator, Environmental Innovations Initiative

2024-2026 Term
Joseph-James Ahern, Senior Archivist, University Archives
Lamesha Brown, Director, College Achievement Program
Elona Canaj, Business System Analyst, Penn Vet
Monica Jacobe, Director of Advising, Wharton Undergraduate Division

Appointments

LISTSERV Manager: Adam Sherr, Director of Crossfunctional Training, Senior Application Data Analyst, Office of University Registrar
Secretary: Dee Patel, Director of Content, Wharton Marketing & Communications
Treasurer: Jillian Powell, Director of Budget and Analysis, Provost Administrative Affairs
Webmaster: Mayumi Hirtzel, Information Systems and Computing
Communications Manager: Andy Maynard, Director of Data Services DAR, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Committee Representatives

Veronica Aplenc
Gwendolyn Beetham
Samantha Fellman
Noemi Fernandez
Kris Forrest
Tomas Isakowitz
Kait Johnstone
Justin Knoebel
Cynthia Kwan
Andy Maynard
James McGonigle
Christina Rodriguez
Bethany Schell
Adam Sherr
Kathy Tang
Xime Trujillo