About Us
Our Team
On July 1, 2021, the Office of Engagement Initiatives (OEI) and the Public Service Center (PSC) combined to form the new Einhorn Center. Below you’ll find staff formerly connected with OEI. For the full Einhorn Center team, visit einhorn.cornell.edu/staff.
Staff
- Anna Sims Bartel, Associate Director, Community-Engaged Curricula and Practice
- Mike Bishop, Director, Student Leadership
- Aaron Goldweber, Senior Director, Communications
- Dhyana Gonzalez, New York State Partnership Liaison
- Lorie Gordinier, Grants Manager
- Sarah Hazlitt, Program Associate
- Richard Kiely, Senior Fellow, Program Evaluation
- Ashlee McGandy, Content Strategist
- Basil Safi, Executive Director
- Amanda Wittman, Associate Director, Community-Engaged Curricula and Strategy
Graduate Students
- Emily La, Graduate Program Coordinator
Engaged Ambassadors
- Lassan Bagayoko ’22, Peer Mentorship Team
- Aisha Conte ’23, Peer Mentorship Team
- Alex Foley ’22, Workshop Facilitation Team
- Karl Lam ’24, Peer Mentorship Team
- Candace Megerssa ’22, Resource Allocation Team
- Sokhnadiarra Ndiaye ’24, Workshop Facilitation Team
- Ezinwa (Ezi) Osuoha ’22, Outreach and Recruitment Team
- Emily Walton ’22, Peer Mentorship Team
- Millena Yohannes ’22, Outreach and Recruitment Team
Leadership Team
- Katherine McComas, Vice Provost, Engagement and Land-Grant Affairs
- Anthony Burrow, Provost’s Fellow for Public Engagement
- Julia Felippe, Provost’s Fellow for Public Engagement
- Ryan Lombardi, Vice President, Student and Campus Life
- Lisa Nishii, Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
- Amy Russ, Principal Gifts Officer, Alumni Affairs and Development
- Basil Safi, Executive Director, David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement
- Julia Thom-Levy, Vice Provost, Academic Innovation
- Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost, International Affairs