Student Affairs Professional Development Committee

Charge

The Committee’s charge is to examine professional development needs and provide recommendations for opportunities that include onboarding and orientation programming for University student affairs staff members.  

The goal is to:

  • Provide information and programming to enhance Schools’ student affairs operations 
  • Promote the professional growth of staff in pursuit of their career goals
  • Educate staff about campus resources

Members

  • Co-Chair: Mary Beaulieu, Assistant Dean and Director of the Office of Career Advancement, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Co-Chair: Lakshmi Clark, Senior Director of Student Affairs, Harvard Law School
  • Karrol Altarejos, Student Affairs Coordinator, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  • Katie Caponera, Director of Student Life, Harvard Divinity School
  • Laura DaRos, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Harvard Graduate School of Design
  • Ellen Hart, Associate Director, Student Activities, Harvard Business School
  • Mary Kathryn Juskiewicz, Graduate Academic Programs Administrator, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Leah Kane, Director for Student Affairs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Megan Lenneman, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Harvard Medical School
  • Crystal Quintanilla, Student Affairs Office Administrator, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Ashley Skipwith, Director of Residential Life, Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Jeremy Weinberg, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Harvard Division of Continuing Education