Purpose

This committee examines the current state of staff engagement in the Yale College Dean’s Office and creates plans with short- and long-term actions to promote it.

    Committee Role and Goals 

    1. Provide input, insight, and a voice to Yale College on engagement issues.  
    2. Focus on embedding engagement into our culture rather than as a project or initiative.  
    3. Provide feedback on topics such as surveys and educational opportunities. 
    4. Each year 2 goal assigned to member of ‘management team’.  
    5. Review progress and provide suggestions on year 2 goals. 

    Previous members of the committee, previously called the Belonging Advisory Committee.

    2023-24 Roster of Members

    • Mya Fisher, Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship Program, Co-Chair
    • Daisy Abreu, Administrative Coordinator for the Arts, Yale College
    • Corinne Coia, Director of Yale College Wellness Programs, Student Affairs
    • Tom Delgado, Technical Director, Undergraduate Production/Theater and Performance Studies - Undergraduate Production
    • Sarah DelVecchio, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Pauli Murray College
    • Lauren Dubowski, Assistant Director, Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, Yale College Arts
    • Marisa Figueira, Director of Operations, Yale College Dean’s Office, Executive Sponsor
    • Earle Lobo, Assistant Director of Student Conduct & Program Manager for Student Affairs
    • Moira Poe, Senior Associate Director, Strategic Priorities, Undergraduate Admissions
    • Fafa Van Ha, Lazarus Fellow, Yale Sustainable Food

    2022-23 Roster of Members

    • Daisy Abreu, Administrative Coordinator for the Arts, Yale College 
    • David Caruso, Senior Advisor, Yale College (committee contact, david.caruso@yale.edu)  
    • Stephen Davis, Head of Pierson College, Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of History 
    • Sarah DelVecchio, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Pauli Murray College 
    • Mya Fisher, Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship Program 
    • Eileen Galvez, Director, La Casa Cultural, Latino Cultural Center and Assistant Dean, Yale College 
    • Earle Lobo, Assistant Director of Student Conduct & Program Manager for Student Affairs 
    • Moira Poe, Senior Associate Director, Strategic Priorities, Undergraduate Admissions