FLI Network

The First-Generation, Limited-Income (FLI) Network engages students and graduates by connecting community members with shared identities. The network’s aim is to enhance student success by cultivating a sense of belonging, inclusion, encouragement, and resilience among first-generation and/or limited-income students, faculty, staff, alumni, and allies.

Definitions

First-generation students are typically from families whose parents, guardians and/or other custodial family members have not earned a four-year college degree.
Limited-income students are those with little to no family contribution or limited financial means. These students often receive need-based federal Pell grant assistance.
FLI graduates are faculty or staff that attended and graduated from college as a first-generation and/or limited-income student.
FLI students are first-generation, limited-income, or both.
FLI Friends are Non-FLI students, faculty, staff or alumni dedicated to supporting the success of FLI students

Join the Network

If you are a first-generation or limited-income student, alumni, faculty, or staff member, or are simply interested in serving as an FLI ally, please consider joining our FLI Network.

As a member, you’ll be listed on our community directory, be invited to FLI events, and receive our monthly newsletter to stay in the know about the latest updates and opportunities pertaining to the FLI community. You will also receive ‘FLI swag’ such as t-shirts, water bottles and laptop decals to show your pride and solidarity for the community.

Students receive additional benefits by joining, which include:

Leadership Opportunities: FLI student leaders and ambassadors.
Community Connections: Faculty dinners, FLI pre-orientation and retreats.
Professional Development: etiquette dinners, shadowing opportunities, FLI job search series, professional development retreats, and more.

See what the community is up to by following us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

The struggles and obstacles you navigate on a daily basis can sometimes leave you feeling both exhausted and isolated. Talk to your friends, be creative in your problem solving, ask for help, and above all else, persevere! All of these things will serve you well later on when you enter the work force full-time. – Tom McDermott, JHU staff member and FLI graduate

Network Members

Staff

Read stories and advice from JHU staff who were from first-generation and/or limited-income backgrounds.

Name	Title/Department	Email Address	Identification
Sharleen Argamaso	Academic Services Administrator, Academic Advising	sharleen.argamaso@jhu.edu	FLI Friend/JHU Alumni
Allison Avolio	Deputy to the Dean of Student Life	aavolio1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Lauren Barrett	Assistant Director, Life Design Lab	lbarre11@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Kelly Barry	Executive Director, Center for Student Success	kbarry@jhu.edu	FLI Friend/JHU Alumni
Timothy Beaucage	Student Success Advisor	tbeaucage@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Yahellah Best	Student Success Advisor	ybest@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Adriene Breckenridge	Senior Academic Advisor, KSAS Academic Advising	breckag@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Amanda Colaianni	University Administration, Annual Giving Officer	acolaia1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Joseph Colon	Director; Multicultural Affairs	colon@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Victoria Dawe	Event Planner, Admissions	victoria.dawe@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Jen Ewing	Student Success Advisor	jewing4@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Susi Ferradas	Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center	sferrad1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Dan Ferrara	Student Success Advisor	dferrar6@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Joan Freedman	Student Success Advisor	JoanFreedman@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Keri Frisch	Partnership Manager, Public Health	kfrisch3@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
LeTia Green-Tettey	Admissions Officer, Admissions and Joint Degree Programs	lgreent1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Tamara Harris-Coleman	Student Success Advisor	tamarahc@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Bailey Jackelen	Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions	bailey.jackelen@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Jon Kindred	Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance & Operations	jkindre1@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Regine Laforest-Sharif	Associate Director, University Housing	rlafore1@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Nickolas Lantz	Executive Director, University Experiential Learning	nlantz2@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Bri Lauka	Student Success Advisor	blauka1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Leslie Leathers	Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center	lleathe3@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Foliba Lima	Student Success Advisor	flima5@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Jessie Martin	Assistant Dean for KSAS Academic Advising	jessie@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Pamela Mason	Student Financial Support, HSA Financial Aid Administrator	pmason12@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Terri Massie-Burrell	Director, Student Disability Services	tmassie1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate/JHU Alumni
Tom McDermott	Assistant Vice Provost, Student Financial Support	tmcderm1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Cara McNamara	School of Arts & Sciences, Academic Advisor	cmcnama8@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Durriya Meer	Associate Director Counseling Center, Counseling Center	dmeer1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kesta Medoit	Program Coordinator, Center for Student Success	kmedoit1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Liana Mentor	Director of the Success Coaching Program	lmentor1@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Shannon Miller	Director of On-Campus Programs, Undergraduate Admissions	shannon.miller@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Shakeyla Mitchell	Student Outreach and Support, Student Life Administrator	smitch62@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Shaena Moody	Student Success Advisor	smoody9@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Daryn Moore	Student Success Advisor	dmoore96@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Margaret Murphy	Art Workshop Manager, Center for Visual Arts	mmurp102@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kelsey Obringer	Student Success Advisor	kobring1@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Jessica Oros	Assistant Director of Student Conduct	joros1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kwame Phillips	Assistant Director for Programming, Office of Multicultural Affairs	kphill49@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kaitlin Quigley	Assistant Director of Academic Support, Office of Academic Support	quigley@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kathy Schnurr	Chaplain, Religious and Spiritual Life/Interfaith Center	kschnurr@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Denise Shipley	Senior Academic Advisor, WSE Academic Advising	dlshipley@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Eric Simmons	Academic Advisor, WSE Academic Advising	eric.simmons@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kathie Sindt	Associate Director, KSAS Academic Advising	sindtk@gmail.com	FLI Friend
Calvin Smith	Director of Student Leadership and Involvement	clsmith@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Tracy Smith	Research Program Manager, Undergraduate Research	tracysmith@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Scott Spencer	Director of IT and Application Development, Office of the Registrar (Homewood)	Scott.Spencer@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Bre Stifler	Donor Relations Officer, Bloomberg Philanthropies	bre.stifler@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate/JHU Alumni
Shawntay Stocks	Assistant Director, Engaged Scholarship, Center for Social Concern	sstocks3@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Dana Walter-Shock	Sr. Academic Program Coordinator, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering	dwalte10@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Dynita Washington	Executive Specialist, Sr. Advisor to President Office	dynitaw@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Leslie Weber	Director Montgomery County Campus	lweber@jhmi.edu	FLI Graduate
Calvin Wise	Director of Recruitment, Undergraduate Admissions	calvin.wise@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Andrea Wiseman	Assistant Director, Life Design Lab	awiseman@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Teresa Wonnell	Director, Assessment & Analysis	twonnell@jhu.edu	FLI Friend

Faculty

Name	Title/Department	Email Address	Identification
Ludwig Brand	Professor Emeritus, Biology	Ludwig.Brand@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
AnneElizabeth Brodsky	Senior Lecturer, Expository Writing	aembrodsky@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Maria Bulzacchelli	Assistant Research Professor, Public Health	mbulzac1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Beryl Castello	Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics & Statistics	beryl.castello@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Kristin Cook-Gailloud	Senior Lecturer, German and Romance Languages	kacg@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Brint Cooper	Associate Research Professor, Electrical & Computer Energy	abcooper@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate/JHU Alumni
Tristan Davies	Senior Lecturer, Writing Seminars	tdavies@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Linda DeLibero	Special Advocate for Alumni and Outreach; Film & Media Studies	lindadelibero@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Baldeep Dhaliwal	Research Associate, School of Public Health	bdhaliw1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Marc Donohue	Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	mdd@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Nicholas Durr	Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering	ndurr@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
William Egginton	Professor, German & Romance Languages	btaylo50@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Francois Furstenberg	Professor, History	f.furstenberg@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Eduardo González	Professor, German & Romance Languages	eduardo.gonzalez@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Claude Guillemard	Senior Lecturer, German & Romance Languages	claude@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Rigoberto Hernandez	Professor, Chemistry Department	r.hernandez@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Christopher Honey	Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences	chris.honey@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Todd Hufnagel	Professor, Materials Science & Engineering	hufnagel@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Muhammad Husain	Senior Lecturer, Economics	mhusain8@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Illysa Izenberg;	Senior Lecturer, CLE	izenberg@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Susan Kassin	Associate Research Scientist, Physics & Astronomy	kassin@stsci.edu	FLI Graduate
Casey Lurtz	Assistant Professor, History	lurtz@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Amir Manbachi	Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering	amir.manbachi@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
John Marshall	Professor, History	Jmarsha2@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Laura Mason	Senior Lecturer, History	lmason@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Tobie Meyer-Fong	Professor, History	tmeyerf@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Kumiko Oishi	Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Imaging Science Faculty	kumiko@cis.jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Yi-Ping Ong	Assistant Professor, Comparative Thought & Literature	yi-ping.ong@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Tom Özden-Schilling	Assistant Professor, Anthropology	tos@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Alison Papadakis	Associate Teaching Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences	alisonpapadakis@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
Julie Reiser	Director, Marketing & Communications Program, Center for Leadership Excellence	julie.reiser@gmail.com	FLI Graduate
Darlene Saporu	Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Krieger & Whiting Schools	dsaporu1@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
David Savitt	Professor, Mathematics	savitt@gmail.com	FLI Friend
Pam Sheff	Director, Center for Leadership Excellence	pamsheff@gmail.com	FLI Graduate
Sara Thoi	Assistant Professor, Chemistry	sarathoi@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Christy Thornton	Assistant Professor, Sociology	christy.thornton@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
J. D. Tovar	Professor, Chemistry	tovar@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Rene Vidal	Professor, Center for Imaging Science Faculty	rvidal@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate
Aliza Watters	Lecturer, Expository Writing	watters@jhu.edu	FLI Friend
John Wierman	Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics	jwierma1@gmail.com	FLI Graduate
Deborah Ziska	Lecturer, AAP Museum Studies	dziska1@jhu.edu	FLI Graduate

Alumni

Name	Graduation Year
Diego Albabu	Class of 2019
Demy Alfonso	Class of 2017
Sami Ayele	Class of 2019
Mariam Banahi	Class of 2020
Chamia Dorsey	Class of 2020
Skylar Freyman	Class of 2020
Maria Ortiz Gonzalez	Class of 2018
Cori Grainger	Class of 2020
Christian Garcia Hernandez	Class of 2018
Naadiya Hutchinson	Class of 2020
Fatima Kamara	Class of 2020
Jessica Keene	Class of 2019
Richard Kim	Class of 2019
Shirley Li	Class of 2017
Kiana (Paige) McCooty	Class of 2020
Phillips Mitchell	Class of 2013
Sara Nutter	Class of 2020
Dana Quinn	Class of 2014
Alex Pasqual Rivera	Class of 2018
Isabel Siordia	Class of 2020
Lisa Tran	Class of 2020
Sharon Truong	Class of 2020
Madeleine Uraih	Class of 2018
Ariadne Villegas	Class of 2017
Juliet Villegas	Class of 2018
Alice Yang	Class of 2020