Meet Your GUE Colleagues: Fall 2026

Technical Instructor
Department of Naval Science / NROTC

My role: I am teaching Navigation classes and serve as an advisor for the sophomores and juniors.
Years at MIT: <1
Favorite hobbies or DIY projects: I love reading long, convoluted fantasy or science fiction novels.
Last great book you read: Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler, a little weird for novice science fiction readers, but it is a certified page-turner.
Favorite dessert or treat: Lately it has been the Taza Chocolate Layer Cake at Veggie Galaxy!
If I won the lottery, I would: Take at least a year off working and travel around the world.

Community Associate
Terrascope First-Year Learning Community

My role: I support the members of the Terrascope first-year learning community in their transition to MIT in many ways, but mostly by feeding them.
Years at MIT: Just over 1.
Favorite hobbies or DIY projects: My favorite hobby is trying new hobbies. My saved crafting Instagram folder is overflowing. Am making paper-mache masks at the moment. Will ride any rollercoaster. Will see any play. Spent a year baking through the Cooks Illustrated’s Baking Book.
Last great book you read: Am reading my way through the 2026 HUGO award nominees. The Incandescent is a “school of magic” story told from the perspective of a teacher. It was a lot of fun and particularly insightful about working in education.
On the weekends, I love to: Stay in my pajamas, if I can get away with it.
If I won the lottery, I would: Just do the normal things anyone would do: take a trip, pay off my house, buy the two remaining domed former Colonial Oil stations that remain in Woburn and Malden, rehab the buildings and turn them into coffee shops / bookstores / urban garden centers / community spaces. The regular.

Operations Assistant
International Students Office

My role: One person, many roles.
Years at MIT: 33
Favorite hobbies or DIY projects: Traveling and reading a good James Patterson novel or watching a good Xmas movie.
Last great book you read: Mums Mayhem and Murder by D. G. Thomas.
Favorite movie: How Stella Got Her Grove Back.
Proudest moment in your life: Giving birth to my children.
On the weekends, I love to: Go out and try new places to eat and Dance Bachata/ Kompa.
Guilty pleasure: Grape Nut ice cream.
If I won the lottery, I would: Travel all over the world.

Senior Human Resources Business Partner
GUE Headquarters

My role: I’m here to support all GUE employees, from helping leaders guide and develop their teams to being a trusted resource for any employee with questions, concerns, or ideas.
Years at MIT: 2
Last great book you read: The Best Advice I Ever Got by Katie Couric.
Favorite movie: Top Gun: Maverick has been a recent favorite.
Best Halloween costume you’ve ever had: My friends and I dressed up as inflatable sharks, then put a day of the week on our costumes and call ourselves Shark Week.
Favorite dessert or treats: Any and all ice cream – especially coffee oreo!
Most influential person in your life: I’d have to say my daughters Vera (2) and Maeve (9 mo) – they influence everything from our sleep to our wallets, but most importantly they bring so much fun and joy into my life and it’s fun to see the world through their eyes!
Guilty pleasure: Bravo shows.