Maxwell Staff Council

Mission: The Maxwell Staff Council will serve the staff by providing enrichment opportunities, supporting initiatives that cultivate a positive work environment, facilitating communication, and advocating on behalf of the staff.

Meeting Information

  • Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9:30-10:30am via Teams.
  • All Committee Chairs are welcome to attend the first part of the meeting to provide updates or they may send updates to the secretary to be shared with the MSC.
  • If a staff member would like to attend they can do so by confirming with the secretary to be added to the agenda no later than the Friday before the meeting.
  • Meetings minutes are recorded and kept on the MSC Teams Channel.
  • Full staff meetings occur 2 times per year.
  • Meeting updates are given by the Chair at the monthly All Staff Meetings held by the Dean’s Office.


Current Maxwell Staff Council members:

  • Amy Schmidt (chair, 2023-2025)
  • Michael Cavallaro (2024-2026)
  • Yetunde Hamilton (2023-2025)
  • Devon McGee (2023-2025)
  • Davor Mondom (filling the remainder of the term for Nicole Perrigo, 2023-2025)
  • George Tsaoussis Carter (2024-2026)
  • Gabriela Vasquez Jimenez (2024-2026)


Past Maxwell Staff Council members:

  • Lynnell Cabezas (former secretary, 2023 - 2024)
  • Natalie Dascoulias (2022 - 2024)
  • Brian von Knoblauch (2022 - 2024)
  • Heather Macknik (former chair, 2021 - 2023)
  • Peg Austin (former secretary, 2021 - 2023)
  • Stephanie Williams (2021-2023)
  • Julie Davis (2021 - 2023)
  • Janice Cheng-McConnel (2021 - 2023) 
  • Angela Ward (2021 - 2022)
  • Matt Coulter (former chair, 2020 - 2022) 
  • Holly Johnson (former chair, 2019 - 2021)
  • Amy Kennedy (2019 - 2021)
  • Sarah McLaughlin (2019 - 2021)
  • Brian von Knoblauch (former chair, 2019 - 2021)
  • Tom Fazzio (2019 - 2020)
  • Tara Slater (former secretary, 2019 - 2020)
  • Laura Walsh (2019 - 2020)
  • Angela Allen (2020 - 2022)
  • Jessica Whitley (2020 - 2022)


Maxwell Staff Council Founding Members

  • Kelley Coleman
  • Heather Macknik
  • Zaklina “Jackie” Nocevski 
  • Sunju Raybeck
  • Bethany Walawender
  • Angela Ward