University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 30 new faculty and staff to campus on Monday for New Employee Orientation to kick off the 2023-24 academic year.
Among the new employees who have joined Ozarks within the past 12 months include (seated, from left) Katrina Twitty, assistant professor of music; Rosa Torres, director of human resources; Crystal Buchanan, marketing coordinator; Kristi Spittler Brown, assistant professor of mathematics; Lisa Johnson, major gifts officer; Amanda Demoret, academic services coordinator; Sara Warren, administrative assistant for academic affairs; Morgan Douglas, admissions counselor; Chona Archer, OAS office coordinator; Hayley Rotunno, OAS student accounts coordinator; Dr. Samira Musleh, assistant professor of communication studies; and Dr. Filiz Guneysu Atasoy, assistant professor of communication studies;
(Second row, from left) Dr. Minami Nishioka, assistant professor of history; Tony Skiles, head cross country coach; Robert “Rowdy” Yates, assistant baseball coach; Dr. Janie Diels, vice president for academic affairs; Michael Fitzpatrick, international admissions counselor; Parker Howell, assistant wrestling coach; Nathaneal Rankin, assistant wrestling coach; Eric Kremers, adjunct instructor in natural science and mathematics; Dallas Brose, head athletic trainer; Matt Bewley, director of career services;
(Back row, from left) Audra Kimball, director of foundations and major grants; Abby Mork, community coordinator and assistant softball coach; Jon Langlois, instructor of business and coordinator of auxiliary housing; Dr. Bill Gorton, associate professor of political science and philosophy; Tom Justice, admissions counselor; Dr. Whitney Hunt, assistant professor of sociology; Dr. Darrin Hunt, assistant professor of biology; David Beck, head strength and conditioning coach and instructor of exercise science; Jimmy Phillips, director of residential life; and Russell Jones, instructor of broadcast/video/multimedia storytelling.
(Not pictured) Dennis Ensslin, maintenance technician; Lauren Ford, assistant athletic trainer; Jeff Inness, groundskeeper; Kenneth Kennedy, maintenance technician; Ashley Kinsey, adjunct instructor in humanities; and Holly Dunsworth adjunct instructor in social sciences.
Classes for the Fall 2023 Semester begin on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
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