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Quick Links Parents Students Educators Alumni Visit Campus Request Information Apply Give Portals Canvas Email MyBeacon Parent Portal Online Bill Pay Faculty/Staff E-Flame Faculty/Staff MyBeacon Directory Library Directory Faculty and Staff Filter By Role: Filter By Department: Name & Title Role Department Contact Paul Adkins Associate Dean of Campus Campus Safety, Student Experience padkins@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Anthony Aloi Systems Analyst Information Technology aaloi@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9790 Ronna Arnold Assistant Director of Accounting Services Administrative Services rarnold@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-2521 Name & Title Role Department Contact Jeffrey Baird Director of Campus Safety Campus Safety jbaird@beaconcollege.edu 352-323-1977 William Baldwin Personal Trainer Fitness Athletics and Fitness wbaldwin@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9714 Chrislynne Bard Resident Director Housing cbard@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6115 Russ Bellamy Professor and Chair of Studio Art/Design and Digital Media Studio Arts Studio Arts rbellamy@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9741 Hannah Blume Writing Center Consultant Writing Center hblume@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9756 Dr. Melissa Boduch Director of Student Onboarding Center for Student Success Center for Student Success mboduch@beaconcollege.edu 352-728-1128 Dustin Boise Professor Studio Arts Studio Arts dboise@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9726 James Borden Community Educator and First Year Engagement Coach Wellness jborden@beaconcollege.edu 352-314-2404 Dr. Shena Bowie Assistant Professor Business Management Business and Technology sbowie@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9737 Melissa Bradley Director of Center for Career Preparation Center for Career Preparation Center for Career Preparation mbradley@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-1658 Dr. Andrea Brode Consultant on International Programs abrode@beaconcollege.edu Dr. Audrey Broxton Assistant Professor Business Management Business and Technology abroxton@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9700 Derick Bugg Learning Specialist (Junior/Senior) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success dbugg@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-6306 Patrick Burke Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation Programs / Head Coach Men's Basketball Student Affairs Athletics and Fitness pburke@beaconcollege.edu Name & Title Role Department Contact Jessica Caolo Assistant Professor General Education Career Development-Instruction jcaolo@beaconcollege.edu 352-315-1082 Shirley Carvajal Driver Transportation scarvajal@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Jennifer Castilloveitia Occupational Therapist Health Counseling jcastilloveitia@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9727 Maria Celaschi Office Coordinator Academic Affairs mcelaschi@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-1538 Daniel Cenotti Campus Safety Shift Supervisor Campus Safety dcenotti@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Erin Chambers Instructional Designer Information Technology echambers@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9748 Helen Chinn Human Resources Assistant Human Resources hchinn@beaconcollege.edu 386-302-6976 Kyle Close Assistant Director of Fitness, Intramurals and Recreation / Compliance Officer Fitness, General Education Student Affairs kclose@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9773 Ivania Coles Director of Housing and Residence Life Housing Residence Life icoles@beaconcollege.edu 352-326-0058 Brian Collins Mailroom Supervisor Student Experience bcollins@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-2198 Scott Crawford Director of Accounting Services Administrative Services scrawford@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9812 Jessi Crawford Student and Family Engagement Liaison Admissions Enrollment Management jcrawford@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6929 Matthew Cupach Senior Instructor Design and Digital Media Studio Arts mcupach@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9760 Madeline Curnan Instructor Design and Digital Media Studio Arts mcurnan@beaconcollege.edu 352-315-4383 Bryan Cushing Senior Instructor Anthrozoology Anthrozoology bcushing@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9763 Name & Title Role Department Contact Maureen Daniels Assistant Professor Humanities mdaniels@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9822 Richard Davidson Jr Director of Writing Center Writing Center rdavidson@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9782 Rosemarie DeJarnett Dean of Academic Affairs Humanities General Education Core rdejarnett@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-0626 Reinaldo DeJesus IT and AV Specialist Information Technology rdejesus@beaconcollege.edu 352-326-2575 Blanca Delucio Student Employment Coordinator Center for Career Preparation Center for Career Preparation bdelucio@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9732 Abigail Dever Enrollment Marketing Coordinator Enrollment Marketing Enrollment Management adever@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9704 Erin DiCarlo Transition Counselor Center for College Readiness Enrollment Management edicarlo@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6650 Michaela DiDonato Enrollment Administrative Support Coordinator Admissions Enrollment Management mdidonato@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9702 Hanah Diebold Dean of Students Student Affairs Student Experience hdiebold@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9740 Gretchen Dreimiller Director of Library Resources Library Library gdreimiller@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9754 Julie Dunlap Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success jdunlap@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9810 Name & Title Role Department Contact Sahel Ebrahimi Senior Instructor Humanities Humanities sebrahimi@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9804 Haven Eckstein Writing Center Consultant Writing Center heckstein@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9724 Gerald Emery Sodexo Dining Services Sodexo gemery@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9829 Marissa Esty Career Advisor Center for Career Preparation Center for Career Preparation mesty@beaconcollege.edu 352-805-1296 Name & Title Role Department Contact Michael Fallon Instructor Business Management Business and Technology mfallon@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9746 Sheila Faulkner-Loser Transition Counselor (Pacific West Region) Center for College Readiness Enrollment Management sfaulknerloser@beaconcollege.edu 352-326-0061 Dr. James Fleming Professor and Chair of Business and Technology CIS Business and Technology jfleming@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9712 Elisha Fox Learning Specialist Center for Student Success Center for Student Success efox@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-3006 Dr. Gilbert Franco Assistant Professor Human Services, Psychology Human Services and Psychology gfranco@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9742 Name & Title Role Department Contact Kelly (Gigi) Gallagher Bookstore Manager Bookstore kgallagher@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9753 Denise Giguere Administrative Assistant Giving Institutional Advancement dgiguere@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9800 Samantha Gordon Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing Enrollment Marketing, Leadership Enrollment Management sgordon@beaconcollege.edu Dr. Fred Gore Chief Financial Officer Leadership Administrative Services fgore@beaconcollege.edu 352-365-1135 Jacob (Mose) Greene Resident Director Housing Residence Life jgreene@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9710 Michael Grimes Driver Transportation mgrimes@beaconcollege.edu Name & Title Role Department Contact Dr. George Hagerty President Leadership Administrative Services ghagerty@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9764 Dr. Oksana Hagerty Dean of the Robey Center for Student Success Center for Student Success, Leadership Center for Student Success ohagerty@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9780 Jennifer Haines-Bennett Administrative Assistant Academic Affairs jbennett@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9813 Autumn Hall Resident Director Housing Residence Life ahall2@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9706 Christina Hansen Instructor General Education chansen@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6361 Tanya Harris-Rocker Learning Specialist (Junior/Senior) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success tharrisrocker@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-7249 Frank Douglas Hilycord Driver Transportation dhilycord@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Dr. Christopher Huff Associate Professor and Chair of Humanities Humanities Humanities chuff@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9758 Jessica Hughes Assistant Director of Campus and Community Engagement Student Affairs Student Experience jhughes@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9761 James Humphrey Sodexo Dining Services jhumphrey@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9794 Dr. Teri Hunter Assistant Professor Business Management Hospitality Business and Technology thunter@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9802 Name & Title Role Department Contact Chrystol Ingram Associate Director of Enrollment Services Financial Aid Enrollment Management cingram@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9792 Tekayiha Innocent-Coleman Director of Health Promotion Health Wellness tcoleman@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9745 Christopher Irving Senior Instructor Humanities Humanities cirving@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9734 Name & Title Role Department Contact Noah Janssen Resident Director Housing Residence Life njanssen@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9785 Wayne Johnson Instructor CIS Business and Technology wjohnson@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-3139 Eric Johnston Director of Transportation Transportation ejohnston@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Rashad Joiner Community Educator Wellness rjoiner@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-7547 Nathan Judge Recreational Specialist Fitness Athletics and Fitness njudge@beaconcollege.edu 847-533-5798 Name & Title Role Department Contact Richard Killion Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Strategy Communications, Giving, Leadership Institutional Advancement rkillion@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9801 Dr. Patricia Konovalov Professor General Education, Humanities Career Development-Instruction pkonovalov@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9815 Lydia Kritzman Director of Admissions Admissions Enrollment Management lkritzman@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9729 Name & Title Role Department Contact Jeffery La Sane Campus Safety Officer Campus Safety jlasane@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Terrie Legrand Driver Transportation tlegrand@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Stephanie Liebowitz Director of Enrollment Services and Financial Aid Financial Aid Enrollment Management sliebowitz@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9730 Laura Liesman Director of Athletic Innovation and Outreach Student Affairs lliesman@beaconcollege.edu Jodi Livingston Instructor General Education General Education Core jlivingston@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-1525 Abigail Lopez Human Resources Operations Lead Human Resources alopez@beaconcollege.edu 386-302-6976 Janemarie Lowery Transition Counselor Center for College Readiness Enrollment Management jlowery@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9809 Name & Title Role Department Contact Angel Maldonado III Dean of Curriculum and Innovation General Education General Education Core amaldonado@beaconcollege.edu 352-315-9269 Dr. Dana Manzo Vice President of Student Affairs Counseling, Leadership, Student Affairs Counseling, Student Affairs, Student Experience dmanzo@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9751 Maria Marcano-Ramirez Learning Specialist (Junior/Senior) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success mmarcanoramirez@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9752 Dr. AJ Marsden Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology Human Services, Psychology Human Services and Psychology amarsden@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9776 Matthew Marsden Athletic Health Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Student Affairs, Wellness 352-638-9772 Jennifer Mathews Campus Safety Shift Supervisor Campus Safety jmathews@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Lisa Mauro Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success lmauro@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9755 Arden Mayor Administrative Assistant Counseling Counseling amayor@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-1341 Melissa Mayor Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) and Disability Services Specialist Center for Student Success Center for Student Success mmayor@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9722 Jamie McBride Administrative Assistant Transportation jmcbride2@beaconcollege.edu 352-315-9418 Hannah McCollam Instructor Anthrozoology Anthrozoology hmccollam@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9805 Judith (Tracey) McKoy Administrative Assistant Human Resources tmckoy@beaconcollege.edu Daron McNab Chief Technology and Security Officer Leadership Information Technology dmcnab@beaconcollege.edu Chris Milan Driver Transportation Shauna Misir Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success snandkissore@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-0164 Jennifer Mizowek Event Coordinator Institutional Advancement jmizowek@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9783 Kylie Montealegre F/S Learning Specialist Center for Student Success Center for Student Success kmontealegre@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9816 Sommer Mooneyhan Director of Counseling Counseling Counseling smooneyhan@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9766 Emily Morgan Assistant Director of Library Resources Library Library emorgan@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9707 Dr. Barbara Muñoz Learning Specialist Center for Student Success Center for Student Success bmunoz@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9767 Name & Title Role Department Contact Mari Nakahara Student Accounts Specialist Administrative Services mnakahara@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9806 Dr. Raymond Nault Writing Center Coordinator Writing Center rnault@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9749 Ryan Nesbitt Campus Safety Officer Campus Safety rnesbitt@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Dr. William Nesbitt Professor Humanities Humanities wnesbitt@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9717 Brenda Newkirk Instructor CIS Business and Technology bnewkirk@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9715 Name & Title Role Department Contact David O'Brien Director of Facilities dobrien@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9733 Melissa Ogelvie Bursar Administrative Services mogelvie@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9828 Darryl E. Owens Associate Vice President of Communication and Engagement Communications, Leadership Institutional Advancement dowens@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9789 Samantha Owens Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success sowens@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-7924 Name & Title Role Department Contact Dr. Melissa Packwood Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success mwalleypackwood@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-7755 Gavin Palmer Senior Community Educator and Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Athletics and Fitness, Wellness gpalmer@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9791 Keri Jo Pannella Executive Director of Development Giving Institutional Advancement kpannella@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9768 Michele Patestides Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success mpatestides@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9716 Dr. Richard Perrone Associate Professor Human Services, Psychology Human Services and Psychology rperrone@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9739 Pamela Plotner Driver Transportation pplotner@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Stephanie Portalatin Instructor Design and Digital Media Studio Arts sportalatin@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6820 Roger Prigge Learning Specialist (Junior/Senior) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success rprigge@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-1207 Dr. Mary-Anne Primack Assistant Professor General Education, Humanities Career Development-Instruction mprimack@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-2912 Lovie Pulliam Campus Safety Officer Campus Safety 352-638-9799 Name & Title Role Department Contact Troy Quick Instructor Anthrozoology Anthrozoology tquick@beaconcollege.edu 352-326-2053 Name & Title Role Department Contact Dr. Vilma Ramirez Assistant Professor CIS Business and Technology vramirez@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9817 Heather Reed Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Student Affairs Student Experience hreed@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9819 Dr. Kevin Reilly Vice President of Academic Affairs Leadership Academic Affairs kreilly@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9777 Alexander Rhodes Anthrozoology Program Assistant Anthrozoology Anthrozoology arhodes@beaconcollege.edu Kenya Richardson Circulation Librarian Library Library kenyarichardson@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9750 Brianna Rivera Program Assistant Center for Career Preparation Center for Career Preparation brivera1@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9808 Ravyn Rivera Counselor Counseling Student Affairs rrivera@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9818 Dr. Leigh Camacho Rourks Associate Professor Humanities Humanities lrourks@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9735 Juan Ruiz Driver Transportation jruiz@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9784 Name & Title Role Department Contact Dr. Meghann Sallee Assistant Professor Human Services, Psychology msallee@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6610 Carrie Santaw Registrar Academic Affairs csantaw@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9705 Dustin Schulte Counselor Counseling Student Affairs dschulte@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9718 Lilith Shelton Accounts Payable Lead and Purchasing Specialist Administrative Services lshelton@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9759 Veronica Simpkins Life Skills Educator and Case Manager Health Wellness vsimpkins@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9798 Sara Smith Instructor and Chair of Sciences and Math Anthrozoology Anthrozoology ssmith2@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9723 Tamara Snyder Executive Assistant to President and Board of Trustees Administrative Services tsnyder@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9764 Sandra Stanton Learning Specialist Center for Student Success Center for Student Success sstanton@beaconcollege.edu 352-764-6982 Tresha Stevens Learning Specialist (Freshman/Sophomore) Center for Student Success Center for Student Success tstevens@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9779 Calinda Strayhorn Library Assistant Library Library cstrayhorn@beaconcollege.edu Brittany Strozzo Assistant Professor and Chair of Studio Art/Design and Digital Media Design and Digital Media Studio Arts bstrozzo@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-3835 Bethanie Sylvaince Counselor Counseling Counseling bsylvaince@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-0685 Name & Title Role Department Contact Daniel Thiessen Jenzabar Manager Information Technology dthiessen@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9720 Chloe Todd Counselor Counseling Counseling chloetodd@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9725 Justin Tracy IT and AV Specialist Information Technology jtracy@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9793 Name & Title Role Department Contact Mfon Udoka Women's Head Basketball Coach Athletics and Fitness mudoka@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9736 See Yourself Here? 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Careers at Beacon Name & Title Role Department Contact Denice Wasicki Student Account Specialist Administrative Services dwasicki@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9762 Kimberly Watters Assistant Professor Studio Arts Studio Arts kwatters@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9765 Catherine Weitz Interim Executive Director of Human Resources Leadership Human Resources cweitz@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9821 Autumn Welt Assistant Professor General Education, Humanities Career Development-Instruction awelt@beaconcollege.edu 352-787-1056 Kelsey Wheeler Associate Director of Summer Programs Center for College Readiness Enrollment Management kwheeler@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9796 Marsini Williams Sr Campus Safety Officer Campus Safety mwilliams@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9799 Dr. Nancy Wood Assistant Professor Human Services, Psychology Human Services and Psychology nwood@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9719 Tony Wrice Head Coach and Athletic Strength and Development Coach Fitness Athletics and Fitness twrice@beaconcollege.edu 352-323-1360 Mary Wymer, M.A., APR Director of Communications Communications Institutional Advancement mwymer@beaconcollege.edu 352-638-9709 See Yourself Here? 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