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Name: Erika Cohen-Derr
Title: Director of Student Programs
Advisor Office Hours: Mondays 11am-1pm & Fridays 1-3pm

Hometown:
Arlington, Massachusetts, now Arlington, Virginia
Hobbies: Hanging out with my family, cooking, gardening, knitting, yoga, reading and working out
Favorite Movie: So hard to choose!  Rushmore, The Tao of Steve, Crash, and When Harry Met Sally are some favorites
Favorite Spot in DC: 14th Street and U Street corridors
Fun Fact: I am a public radio junkie, and often call in to my favorite shows.

I have had the pleasure of working in the Center for Student Programs since the summer of 2001, and have enjoyed working closely with NSO, Freshman Class Committee, Lecture Fund, GPB, BSA, and GUSA. Currently I advise the Senior Class Committee, Leadership Development programs, student media groups and many other organizations, and serve on several committees including the Diversity Action Council.  I’m also an advisor to the Women in Leadership Living Learning Community.  I received a Bachelors degree in Anthropology from The College of William and Mary, and a Masters degree in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland.  While I love to sing the fight song, I get much more enjoyment hearing my 4 year old son sing it!  To me, the best part about working at Georgetown is the community of wonderful students and colleagues with whom I work.

Name: Bill McCoy
Title: Associate Director of Student Programs and LGBTQ Community Resources
Advisor Office Hours: Mondays 4-6pm, Tuesdays 5-6pm & Fridays 9-11am

Hometown:
New Bedford, MA
Hobbies: Reading, watching films, flying kites at night
Favorite Movie: Northfork
Favorite Spot in DC: Three years and I am still trying to find one.
Fun Fact: Define "fun".

Contrary to popular belief, I did not go to Georgetown, rather a small liberal arts school called Wagner College, on Staten Island. After graduation I headed right off to Grad School. Having gotten my Masters in Higher Education Administration at NYU, I suppose I am slated to be in college for the rest of my years.

Name: Heather Maginnis
Title: Assistant Director of Student Programs and Director of New Student Orientation
Advisor Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-3pm, and Thursdays 3-5pm

Hometown:
North Quincy, MA
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, working out, and spending quality time with family and friends
Favorite Movie: Grease
Favorite Spot in DC: Eastern Market
Fun Fact:
My favorite TV show of the moment is Making the Band 4 – I think I’ve always secretly wanted to be a musician or vocalist.

Aside from NSO, I work with the Georgetown Office of Leadership Development (GOLD), and I advise student organizations ranging from MeCHa to the Grilling Society to Mock Trial. I’m originally from North Quincy, MA.  I received my B.A. in Classics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and I completed my M.Ed in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from the University of Vermont (UVM). Prior to Georgetown, I worked in college admissions at Providence College in Rhode Island, and in Residence Life at UVM.

Name: Tanesha S. Stewart
Title: Assistant Director of Student Programs, Late Night Programming
Advisor Office Hours: Tuesdays 10am-12pm & Thursdays 2:30-4:30pm

Hometown:
Dallas, TX by way of Atlanta, GA; San Diego, CA; Corpus Christi, TX; & Washington, DC
Hobbies: Singing, piano, scrapbooking, photography, traveling, musicals, & interior decorating
Favorite Movie: Sister Act II, The Bourne Trilogy, & Man on Fire
Favorite Spot in DC:  U Street (I love all of the fun restaurants)
Fun Fact:  I used to be on a jump rope team and I was a competition cheerleader.

I went to undergrad at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and received my masters from GW.  I consider myself a well traveled and well seasoned individual due to my father’s 24 years of service in the United States Navy.  Moving around so much taught me how to adapt to my surrounding, engage with various types of people and cultures, and balance all of my different interests.  You can always catch me in my office listening to music and singing…feel free to join in to fun because sing-alongs are always supported.

Name: Kendra Jackson
Title: Program Coordinator
Advisor Office Hours: Mondays 2-4pm, Tuesdays 5-6pm, &
Fridays 2-5pm


Hometown:
Ann Arbor, MI
Hobbies: Basketball, Video Games, Reading
Favorite Movie: Dude Where’s My Car?
Favorite Spot in DC:  Ben’s Chili Bowl
Fun Fact:  I lived in France for two year’s when I was a child.

I graduated from Georgetown in 2006 with an IPEC degree, and am a proud Hoya Alumn! I love working with the Club Sports teams and played on Club Volleyball for all 4 years of my undergrad. I was an NSO Coordinator and Chair of Take Back the Night when I was in school and I loved every minute of my involvement in Student Organizations and learned as much from my co-curricular life as my classroom experience. I love everything Blue and Gray and am excited to continue working to make the Georgetown Community stronger.

Name: Russ Watts
Title: Director of Outdoor Education

Hometown:
Born in Tustin, California but feel like my real home is in Northern California, Davis, SF, Marin County to name just a few well loved places I would like to call home.
Hobbies: anything outside (climbing, kayaking (river/sea), backpacking, hiking, walking, surfing, swimming in the ocean, snorkeling and diving, sitting watching the sun rise/set anywhere), cooking, reading, listening to all kinds of music, photography (website coming soon), meditating, just to name a couple things I like to do in my spare time.
Favorite Movie: can’t think of one
Favorite Spot in DC: floating on the Potomac river watching the sunrise/set
Fun Fact:  I wish I could breath underwater as well as fly!

Work is my life and life is my work. Sharing the passion for the outdoors has been keeping me busy for the last 17 years. Working with Georgetown students, faculty, staff and folks out in the community gives me such pleasure. Taking them to places like Scotland, Sicily, Tuscany, Ecuador, Fiji and soon, Greece and Egypt and watching the awe and joy of discovery is what I really enjoy.  

Name: Charles M. VanSant
Title: Director of Off Campus Student Life

Hometown:
Hard to answer. I’ve lived in DC for 11 years, but have a house in NC. Let’say my HOMEtown is North Carolina
Hobbies: Putzing around the house, my dogs, cooking (baking bread), reading
Favorite Movie: “Educating Rita”
Favorite Spot in DC:My house. My other I’m not saying, because I don’t want people to find it!
Fun Fact:  Jeez, I don’t know.

I have lived in DC and worked at Georgetown for eleven years. I came north from Duke, after been an undergraduate and graduate student, and professional there for seventeen years. I began at Georgetown in Residence Life, and three years ago I became Director of Off Campus Student Life. I must admit though, my basketball allegiance has been, is, and will be with the Blue Devils.

This Fall, I’m back in school, at Georgetown, working towards a Masters in Journalism.

Name: Ray Danieli
Title: Assistant Director, Off Campus Student Life

Hometown:
Bridgeport, Ct.
Hobbies: Rock Collecting
Favorite Movie: Shane
Favorite Spot in DC: Museum of Natural History

I like working with people and helping people out. I enjoy watching old movies. I am interested in learning more about early U.S. History. I am teaching an Administration of Justice course at Northern Virginia Community College. Also, I am pursuing a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies, majoring in American Studies.

Name: Michael B. Greenstein
Title: Director of Debate

Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Hobbies: Racquetball
Favorite Movie: My Cousin Vinny
Fun Fact: I am a twin

For the last 10 years or so, I have dedicated my life to debate. In my opinion it is the greatest activity; one that I love and want to share with as many people as possible. My goal as a coach is to win while having as much fun as possible along the way.

Name: Konjit Yemane
Title: Financial Officer

Name: John-Michael McColl
Title: Graduate Assistant for Late Night Programming
Office Hours: Mondays 1-2:30pm & Thursdays 11am-1pm

Hometown: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Hobbies: I don’t really have hobbies, but I read a lot.
Favorite Movie: Wag the Dog
Favorite Spot in DC: The garden behind the Old Stone House in Georgetown
Fun Fact: I spent one Christmas in a cave in Morocco

I grew up on a small island in Canada with lots of artists and old hippies. I’ve spent the last few years checking out the rest of the world and learning things. I have two younger brothers and a dog named Hunter. I like camping and outer space.

Name: LaDonna S. Sales
Title: Graduate Assistant for Late Night Programming
Office Hours: Mondays 1-2:30pm & Thursdays 11am-1pm

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Hobbies: sleeping and eating
Favorite Movie: Scarface and Braveheart
Favorite Spot in DC: my apartment, even though it’s not in DC
Fun Fact: I was once run over by a car.

I have an insatiable urge to move around, so much so that I move every 5 months or so. My favorite hobby is bumming a place to stay off of friends when I’m traveling. I’m always where the food is and when it’s gone, so am I. I was born in Memphis, went to undergrad in Spokane Washington where I learned to snowboard, ski, and get over my fascination with the snow. I’ve been to all fifty states and have driven across the country more than four times, stopping only for bathroom breaks and gas. I speak enough languages that I sometimes feel like I’m always eavesdropping even when I don’t want to be. I am obsessed with Brazil and in love with Granada Spain. I eventually plan to build a mansion on my family’s property back home and name it either Andalucía, after the region in Spain where I lived, or Berimbau, after the musical instrument used in capoeira.  

 
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