Section 96 Staff

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Position	Name	Email
Section chair	Kimberly Usselman	section.96.chair _at_ apo.org
Kim is a children's librarian who loves books, especially Harry Potter. She is attending grad school online part-time to get her Masters of Library Science. Her favorite service project is Relay for Life, so if your chapter participates, please invite her! Outside of APO, Kim spends a lot of time reading, doing homework, watching reality tv, and stalking facebook.
Connecticut Alumni Coordinator	Jenn Penna	ct_alumni

Leadership Coordinator	Shannon Copas	leadership
Shannon is a Correctional Counselor for the Connecticut Department of Correction. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. You can often find her petsitting or housesitting for friends. She enjoys scrapbooking in her free time as well as going to church functions or spending time shopping. Shannon also spends a lot of time reading, catching up with friends on the phone or hanging out at her house which she recently purchased in December. Her favorite service activity when active was a special clean up project at Goodwin Park -- especially the year that Kimberly Usselman was thrown in the lake! Her personal favorite life service project is through her church helping the Dominican Republic Mission Team.
Membership Coordinator	Karen Graham	membership
Karen is an alumna of Quinnipiac University chapter (Nu Alpha), and was a 2002 recipient of the APO John Mack Scholarship during her sophomore year. While in college, Karen worked in Walt Disney World on Pleasure Island to fulfill her internship. She loves travelling, ice hockey, board games, and catching up with friends! Karen is also a Pre-K teacher at the Killingworth Kid's Center in Killingworth. Outside of APO, she is an active member of the Chester Hose Company where she volunteers as a First Responder and is in the Women's Auxiliary. She has also been an avid volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life efforts since 2005 and currently serves on the Relay For Life of Haddam-Killingworth planning team. On a recent trip to Germany she completed a life dream to go skydiving!
Service Coordinator	Lauren Oliva	service
Lauren is an Associate IT Project Manager, Komen Race for Cure supporter, and college football/basketball lover. She loves playing Catch Phrase and is really good at making really awkward faces.
Fellowship Coordinator	Kate Reeder	fellowship
Kate is an Accounts Payable Specialist for The Boston Consulting Group in Boston, MA. She is also taking classes at Bentley University as she works toward her MBA. Kate joined Teach for America after college and taught high school math in Arkansas for four years. She plays the oboe, clarinet, and piano, and dreams of returning to Italy someday.
Special Projects Coordinator	Kristen Browning	kristen.browning

Special Project Agent	Carolyn Jones	carolyn.jones
Carolyn is an alumna of Alpha Chi (MIT), and currently works as a Cat Herder (TM) at Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, MA. She is well known for her homemade chocolate concoctions, and she often can be found wearing interesting hats.
Newsletter Coordinator	Justin Isaacs	newsletter

Historian	Shaina Rasmussen	historian
Shaina is a third year law student at Vermont Law School looking to take the Massachusetts Bar Exam. And that pretty much sums up her life. She has been a vegetarian for 12 years and has an irrational fear of giraffes.
Secretary	Danielle Tapper	secretary
Danielle is a reference librarian who not only loves books but movies as well. She comes from a Scouting family so is looking forward to being a part of APO. Service is nothing new to Danielle-she currently volunteers with Manes and Motions (a therapeutic horse back riding program) and has done literacy volunteering in the past. She loves to get together with friends and enjoys traveling in her free time.
Scouting Coordinator	Ryan Livingston	scouting

Conference Coordinator	Jess Mikes	conferences
Jess is a fan of fleece socks. Her personal kryptonite is alpacas. Fortunately, her German shephards keep the wooly menace at bay, a task for which they are well appreciated and loved.
Advisor Liaison	Erin Morrell	advisor_liaison
Erin is the Assistant Dean for Campus Activities & Orientation at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. She oversees student activities, special events, and new student orientation, and she works with the programming board and student organizations on campus. She is also a part-time faculty member, teaching one course per semester. Erin served as the chapter liaison to the Nu Alpha chapter for 6 years and now serves as an advisor. She also serves on Section 96 staff as the Advisor Liaison.
Member At Large	George Kober	bridgeman
George manages projects and builds bridges.
Member At Large	Joanna Adler
Joanna is secretly a pineapple who thinks fondly of the days she was once a bromeliad. It is no easy task to hide her true self, but someday she will finally return to the tropical island from where she sprouted and can soak up sun and rain and surf and reflect on the majesty of her botanical identity.
Member At Large	Katie McCollom	katie.mccollom
Katie is a 5th grade teacher in Woodbridge, CT. Outside of APO, Katie tutors, serves on her church's missions committee, is an advisor for International Order of Rainbow for Girls, and is Matron (President) of The Order of Eastern Star & Grand Representative to Idaho. She loves Jimmy Buffet, movies, board games, and card games. Katie donated her hair twice, once at brunch the day after her wedding! She also had her dad for a first grade teacher!
Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	JodiLyn Rogers

Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Bethany DiMarzio
Bethany is a first year student at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she is involved in the Women Law Students' Association, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, and the Davis Mock Trial competition. She is also the financial assistant at the law library on campus. Bethany has a serious addiction to chocolate and shopping.
Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Jim Schaefer
Jim is actually not a brother of the fraternity, but volunteering comes naturally to him and he is eager and willing to be a part of Section 96 staff. Jim's first exposure to APO was when he attended Nationals in Boston (2008), lending a hand when needed to the Region 1 Suite. In his spare time, Jim can be found fighting fires and responding to medical calls as a member of the Chester Hose Company where he serves currently as the First Lieutenant Officer. He also serves on the Relay For Life of Haddam-Killingworth planning team. Jim is employed by Whelen Engineering Inc. in Chester, CT as a Technical Support Representative. In addition to meeting actor Bill Murray, he has played soccer overseas in Denmark, Sweden, and Holland.
Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Amanda Mazzola

Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Ellen Kranzer

Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Marilyn Mims	region.1.director _at_ apo.org

Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Trent McCarthy

Staff Support & Personal Ninja to the Section Chair	Elizabeth (Liz) Fisk

Special Mentor to the Section Chair	Justin Elmendorf

MIT (Alpha Chi) Liaison	Joni Halabi	AXLiaison
Joni is a website developer who works as a user experience consultant at Optaros in downtown Boston. Outside of work and APO, she is an avid runner and practices "hot" yoga. In addition, she has several hobbies, including travel, digital photography, knitting, and jewelry making. Joni loves folk music, and she attends the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival every July. (For anyone who has heard of Falcon Ridge, Joni did survive the tornado of 2008.)
Yale (Delta Nu) Liaison	n/a	n/a

UConn (Delta Sigma) Liaison	Karen Graham	DSLiaison
Karen is an alumna of Quinnipiac University chapter (Nu Alpha), and was a 2002 recipient of the APO John Mack Scholarship during her sophomore year. While in college, Karen worked in Walt Disney World on Pleasure Island to fulfill her internship. She loves travelling, ice hockey, board games, and catching up with friends! Karen is also a Pre-K teacher at the Killingworth Kid's Center in Killingworth. Outside of APO, she is an active member of the Chester Hose Company where she volunteers as a First Responder and is in the Women's Auxiliary. She has also been an avid volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life efforts since 2005 and currently serves on the Relay For Life of Haddam-Killingworth planning team. On a recent trip to Germany she completed a life dream to go skydiving!
BU (Zeta Upsilon) Liaison	TBD

Quinnipiac (Nu Alpha) Liaison	Caleb Warner	NALiaison
Caleb Warner is a banana! When not busy being a banana, Caleb works as an Individual Aide at ACES Village School, a special education school. Caleb enjoys hiking, music, and theater. He hates long walks on the beach, in fact he despises the concept of the beach. You can often find Caleb doing something.
UMass (Kappa Omicron) Liaison	Mitchel Plamondon	KOLiaison

WPI (Omicron Iota) Liaison	Peter Burger	OILiaison
Peter is a Maine Maritime Academy alum, 2005 (Phi Epsilon chapter). He is a Marine engineer professionally, currently working on a drill-ship in Korea/India. Peter lives in Cambridge, MA. He loves to cook, sail, and tinker/build. He travels a lot for both work and pleasure, so he's often not at home. Peter has been drunk on 5 continents.
Uha (Alpha Zeta Beta) Liaison	Shana Paruti	AZBLiaison
Shana is a logistics coordinator. She works with tractor-trailers. Shana likes the Red Sox and Boston. They both rock.
Publicity Coordinator	Meli Mathis	publicity

Web goddess	Jennifer Tu	webmaster
Jennifer is a software engineer who aspires to have the tools she create not result directly in either the demise or the interruption of the Internet. The most recent addition to her hobbies is ice hockey.

Interested in becoming a staff member or participating in APO after graduation?
Contact Kimberly Usselman, Section 96 Chair at section.96.chair _at_ apo.org

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