Professional Team
Marie McSweeney Anderson
Assistant Director for the York Road Initiative
410-617-1171
memcsweeney@loyola.edu
Education: Bachelors degree, Loyola University '11, currently working towards M.A. in Liberal Studies at Loyola
Work Experience: AmeriCorps VISTA with the York Road Initiative, Volunteer Maryland Coordinator at Digital Harbor High School and Volunteer Student Teacher at Jessup Correctional Institution.
Interests: Exploring Baltimore, social justice issues, food access & food security, farmers' markets, community organizing, reading, live music & local bands, cooking, travel, tattoos, and hanging with my S.O. & pit-mix rescue!
Jean Lee Cole
Faculty Director for Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship
410-617-5440
jcole@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., English, Carleton College; M.A. & Ph.D., English Literature, University of Texas (Austin)
Work Experience: Associate Professor of English, American literature (nineteenth and early twentieth centuries), service-learning, research on literary communities in Baltimore, founding director of the American Studies program, Board on Rank and Tenure, Messina Advisory Board
Interests: Piano, tennis, gardening, cooking, knitting, painting and other visual arts, urban hikes around Baltimore (with and without dog), Orioles, baseball, her husband.
Mari Desangles
Assistant Director for Outreach & Advocacy
410-617-5352
mddesangles@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida; M.S. Ed. in Community and Social Change, University of Miami
Work Experience: service as a Notre Dame Mission Volunteer working with farmworker and immigrant communities, advocate for immigration rights, farm worker labor rights and protections, in Florida and nationally, developed service-learning/immersion program
Interests: Social change and justice, environmental justice, spirituality, spending time with friends and family, films, music, and the outdoors.
Gerald T. Ford
Associate Director for Administration
410-617-2638
gtford@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Political Science and Public Policy, Clark Atlanta University; M.S. Public Management and Policy, Policy Analysis and Financial Management, Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., University of Baltimore
Work Experience: community economic development, budget analyst, policy analyst, program development and evaluation, grant management, nonprofit management training and consulting
Interests: Community empowerment, chess, cooking, spending time with my family, listening to music, spoken word poetry.
Christina Harrison
Associate Director for Immersion Programs & Justice Education
410-617-2771
csharrison@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Secondary Education, Western Michigan University; M.S.W., Community Organizing, University of Michigan
Work Experience: services for adults with developmental disabilities; international education (university-level study abroad); rural health education and migrant issues
Interests: Social change, anti-racism, hiking, camping, reading, and gardening.
Chin-Mei (Malia) Maniyatt
Assistant Director for Student Supervision
410-617-2072
cmaniyatt@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Business Administration, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan; M.A., Human Resources Management, University of Hull, UK; M.A., Spiritual and Pastoral Care, Loyola University Maryland
Work Experience: management consulting, pastoral care and spiritual development for mentally challenged individuals, hospital chaplaincy
Interests: Traveling, spending time with my family, inter-faith and spirituality, singing and listening to music
Kate Figiel-Miller
Assistant Director for Service-Learning
410-617-2909
kefigiel@loyola.edu
Education: B.S., Psychology, Villa Julie College (now Stevenson University); Ed.M., Prevention Science and Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Work Experience: research assistant at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health on projects to improve school climate; Jesuit volunteer for advocacy for juvenile justice reform; after school enrichment programming; dyslexia education; evaluation for youth programming
Interests: Equality in education; peace, board games, the outdoors, cooking and enjoying food, and lindy hop dancing
Erin S. O'Keefe
Director
410-617-2699
eokeefe1@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Political Science, Writing and Asian studies, Loyola College; M.P.P., Urban Policy, UMBC
Work Experience: founding director for the York Road Initiative, community development, urban policy research, program development and evaluation, volunteer management, grant writing, fundraising
Interests: Reading novels and news, practicing yoga, learning daily, traveling, growing tomatoes, eating pizza, working through collective impact to make change.
Magdalena Tsiongas
York Road Initiative School & Community Resource Coordinator/MDCCC
AmeriCorps VISTA
410-617-1171
mtsiongas@loyola.edu
Education: B.A., Justice Studies, Rhode Island College
Work Experience: helping plan a transitions clinic for medical needs of newly released inmates; public school tutoring in Los Angeles and Providence, RI; youth and tribal outreach with the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Jean Anne Walsh
Program Assistant
410-617-2489
jawalsh@loyola.edu
Education: B.S., Economics, Mt. Saint Mary's University
Work Experience: Commercial and consumer lending, bookkeeping.
Interests: Spending time with my family, piano, guitar, listening to music, service, nutrition and mental health.
Omonsefe (Efe) Atamenwan
Masters Student in Psychology, B.A., Bryn Mawr College
Graduate Assistant for Work-Study (ccsjworkstudy@loyola.edu)
Malaka Castle
Masters Student in Pastoral Counseling, B.A., Coppin State University
Graduate Assistant for Spring Break Outreach (sbo@loyola.edu)
Katherine (Kit) Cross
Masters Student in Emerging Media, B.A., Minnesota State University (Moorhead)
Graduate Assistant for Special Projects (specialprojects@loyola.edu)
Megan Ingraham
Masters Student in Psychology, B.A., Loyola University Maryland
Graduate Assistant for Service-Learning (servicelearningga@loyola.edu)
Student Service Coordinator Interns are liaisons between campus and specific community partners. They organize training and orientation sessions, facilitate reflections on service experiences, and coordinate logistics, including transportation arrangements.
Julia Ainsworth
Govans After-School Program & Baltimore Education Coalition
govan@loyola.edu
Brittany Brock
Awareness and Advocacy Events
povertyawareness@loyola.edu
Eric Baker
Walter P Carter Elementary/Middle, Guilford Elementary & Acts4Youth Program
walterpcarter@loyola.edu
Honor Bowman
Presence for Christmas, Special Olympics & Viva House Food Bag Collection
pfc@loyola.edu & vivasc@loyola.edu
Lemuel Bourne
Choice Program
choicesc@loyola.edu
Julie Carlin
Catholic Charities Our Daily Bread and Weinberg Housing and Resource Center
odbsc@loyola.edu & weinbergsc@loyola.edu
Tyler Cochran
Refugee Youth Program & Soccer Without Borders
refugeesc@loyola.edu
Abigail Donovan
Mother Seton Academy
msasc@loyola.edu
Kassina Dwyer
York Road Student Engagement
yrsa@loyola.edu
Juliana Hart
Group Service Liaison
houndserve@loyola.edu
Lena Haaf
York Road Community Days
communitydays@loyola.edu
Sarah Hand
Service-Learning
servicelearning@loyola.edu
Maria Kasper
Ignatian Solidarity Network
teachin@loyola.edu
Emma Muir
Immigration Awareness, Esperanza Center, CASA
hispanicsc@loyola.edu
Ian McNeely
GEDCO CARES & Harford House
caressc@loyola.edu & harford@loyola.edu
Natalie Morris
Don Miller House & Healthcare for the Homeless
donmillersc@loyola.edu & healthcare@loyola.edu
Joseph Patron
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School & St. Ignatius Academy
cristoreysc@loyola.edu & stigsc@loyola.edu
Caitlin Sullivan
Beans and Bread Outreach Center
beansandbreadsc@loyola.edu
Student Publicity Assistant Interns implement communications, marketing, and publicity needs for campus and community, including developing flyers, social media campaigns and special projects for community partners.
Student Publicity Assistant Interns may be reached 410-617-2380 or ccsjpub@loyola.edu
Abena Baffoe-Bonnie
Multimedia Specialist: Photography & Videography
Leandra Caprini-Rosica
Multimedia Specialist: Photography & Videography
Shannon Curtin
Social Media
Jessica Kenny
Project Management
Elena Latini
2D Print Media Specialist
Lena Schulz
Social Media
Kelsey Wyatt
CCSJ Studio Coordinator
Student Administrative Assistant Interns offer hospitality and guidance to all who visit the Center and support the work of the entire CCSJ team. They make sure the office(s) are running smoothly and effectively.
Student Administrative Assistant Interns may be reached at 410-617-2380, or ccsjsa@loyola.edu
Molly Hanlon
Project Management
Gabriela Cortes
Office Cleanliness & Sustainability
Matthew Cannon
Immersion Program Support
Meaghan Betz
Library & Website Management
Morayo Ogunlusi
Storage Management & Office Supply
Nicole DiPietro
Student Intern Relations & Volunteer Database Coordination
Paula-Yuan Gregory
Student Intern Relations & Volunteer Database Coordination
Robert Ingram
York Road Initiative Support