Ed Wiltse, Ph.D., professor of English and communication, who has been teaching at Nazareth for 23 years, and in a variety of local jail and prison settings for 20 years.

Three current students and one past student enrolled in the Hitting the Road course:

Alec Goldammer is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with bachelor's degrees in education and English literature. He is also a part of the student-veteran community, spending five-years in active duty in the United States Marine Corps before coming to Nazareth.

Emily Denzler is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with a bachelor's degree in business with a communications minor. She was a social media coordinator for the Center For Life's Work located on campus and is always reading in her spare time.

Joe Rossi is a former Rochester Education Justice Initiative student who was part of the first combined class in Fall 2020. He was working towards his associate's degree before being incarcerated. Upon re-entry, he earned his associate's degree from SUNY Herkimer in January 2021. He is now set to graduate with his bachelor's degree in historical studies from SUNY Empire, and plans on pursuing his master's from SUNY Empire in the near future.

Madeline Dovi is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication and media major with an English minor. She is a freelance journalist, artist, barista, and founding member of the Nazareth PRSSA Chapter. Dovi recently accepted a full time reporting position with the Daily Caller News Foundation, covering the U.S. Justice Department.

• Naz senior Amanda Foster is a psychology major with minors in human resources and business. She's a four-year member of the swimming and diving team, co-chair of the class of 2022's senior class gift campaign, and a talent development intern at a leading energy company.
• John Rigney, assistant director for wellness outreach and education at the Health and Counseling Center

Amanda worked with John to bring the nonprofit organization Morgan's Message  to Nazareth this spring, with the goal of supporting the well-being of Golden Flyers now and in the future.

On Instagram: @nazarethmorgansmessage

• Women's Field Hockey Coach Tarah Christenson, returned for her sixth season as head field hockey coach in 2021.
• Women's Rowing Coach Emily Farrar, returned for her fourth season as the head rowing coach, second season since they became a varsity sport.
• Women's Basketball Coach Kelly Dunne, a Nazareth alumna, returned for her seventh season this past winter after capturing an Empire 8 title in the 2020-2021 season.
• Women's Lacrosse Coach Traci Lian, a Nazareth alum, returned for her fourteenth season as head coach this spring, and she serves as senior woman administrator for Athletics.
• Dr. Wayne Hilson, Nazareth's associate vice president for Community & Belonging
• Taylor Robey, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ambassador, is a graduate music education student, undergrad Naz alumna, and a record-breaking swimmer with the Golden Flyers who just finished 5th overall in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
• Maya Cox, DEI ambassador, is a junior inclusive early childhood education, psychology, and community youth development major returning for her third season on the women's lacrosse team.

• Michael Chen is an assistant professor in the Nursing & Public Health Department. He received a bachelor's degree in economics and public health from Brown University and a Ph.D. in health services research and policy from the University of Rochester. Michael's research interests include maternal and child health, father involvement, and the development of theory-based explanations to inform health practice and public policy. Michael was born in Taiwan, grew up in Toronto, and has lived in Rochester since 2010.
• Lauren Brooks is an assistant professor in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, primarily teaching courses in clinical laboratory science. She received degrees in biochemistry, biological sciences, and chemistry from Virginia Tech, a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Rochester, and completed her internship for clinical laboratory science at Rochester Regional Health. Lauren worked in the Serology and Microbiology clinical laboratory at the University of Rochester Central Labs before joining Nazareth full time. She was born and raised in the Washington, D.C., area and has lived in Rochester since 2009.
• Tatianna Trojnor-Hill graduated from Nazareth in spring 2021 with a bachelor's degree in public health and international studies. She currently works as a project associate with JSI Research & Training Inc. and will be moving to New Hampshire for work at the end of this year. Tatianna's interests include nutrition, food accessibility, and global health. She was born and raised in central New York and has lived in Rochester since 2017.

• Brian Stevens is Director of Choirs in the School of Music at Nazareth, where he focuses on changing lives through the choral arts by building diverse and inclusive choral communities, providing transformative experiences for his students, and fostering choral excellence through innovative programming.
• Jonathan Benn is a sophomore music education major heading down a vocal track and is the current President of the Nazareth Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He studies voice with Dr. Kimberly Upcraft and is a member of the Nazareth Chamber Singers.
• Elena Parkins is a graduate student in the music therapy program. She is a member of the Nazareth Chamber Singers and holds a graduate assistantship with the Center for Student Success.

Barry Lyon — father to student Callahan Lyon ‘21. She graduated in May with a degree in communication sciences and disorders.

Betsy Overacker — her daughter is Emily Overacker ‘24, a rising sophomore and music education major with vocal concentration.

Graham Knowles — daughter Madison Knowles ‘23 is a junior physical therapy major who plays on the women’s soccer team.

Mona Sherron — mother to Isabella Sherron ‘24, who is a rising sophomore psychology major and a member of the Psychology Club.

David Davies is a composer whose music has been performed at festivals and major venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Moody Performance Hall in Dallas, and at historic venues in Belgium, Argentina, and Brazil. He is an enthusiastic educator and came to Nazareth as director of the School of Music in July 2020. He serves on the national board of the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers, is vice president of the Northeast Chapter of the College Music Society, and the vice chair of Region VI of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Compositions by  David Davies:

• A Clasping of Hands
• "Get Up and Move"

Brandan Parks is a senior music/business major with voice as his primary instrument and minors in legal studies and in communication and media. He is from Herkimer, N.Y. Brandan is president of Nazareth's National Society of Leadership and Success chapter, Class of 2021 vice president, Class of 2021 gift committee co-chair, a student ambassador, an orientation leader, and an Academic and College Success peer mentor. Within the School of Music, Brandan is a part of the School of Music student advisory board, serves as American Choral Directors Association chapter vice president, Nazareth Chamber Singers section leader, and is a member of Opera Workshop and Rock Ensemble. After graduating in May, Brandan will be attending law school with aspirations to practice entertainment law.

Sydney Fina is a junior music therapy major from Syracuse, N.Y. Her primary instrument is the piano, and she also plays clarinet in the Nazareth Wind Symphony. She is a music theory tutor and a member of both the School of Music student advisory board and AMTAS Naz (American Music Therapy Association — Students).

Nazareth Chamber Singers recording: of "The Sun Never Says" by Dan Forrest

• Taylor Robey is a senior music education major with a minor in piano and the honors program. She has been on the Nazareth women's swimming and diving team for four years, and a team captain for three seasons.
• Emma States is a sophomore biomedical science major, and she competes on the women's lacrosse team.
• Coach Gail Mann is the longest tenured coach at Nazareth, leading the Nazareth women's soccer team for 29 years. She has served as the senior women's administrator for the last five years and advised the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the last 20.
• Kaleb Lutton is a two-sport athlete, in track and volleyball. Lutton placed in four of five events he competed in during the Empire 8 Indoor Track and Field Championships. He hopes to win the UVC conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA Men’s Division III Volleyball Championship.  
• Coach Chris Baudo is coach of the Nazareth women’s ice hockey team

• Reggie Harris is co-president of the board and director of music for the Living Legacy Project, Nazareth’s community partner for the Civil Rights Journey. He has earned distinction as one of the foremost interpreters and song leaders of the music of the Underground Railroad and the modern Civil Rights movement. Most recently, Reggie received the Folk Alliance International Spirit of Folk and W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy awards.

• Jamie Fazio is Nazareth’s Catholic chaplain and has been on several Civil Rights Journeys.

• Rameen Copeland ‘20, ‘21G is a graduate student studying global business & leadership. He holds graduate assistantships with both the Center for Spirituality and the Center for Service-Learning.

• Serena Viktor ‘20, ‘21G is in the final semester of her master’s of social work program at Nazareth; she also holds a bachelor’s of social work from Nazareth. She co-facilitates an empowerment group for Women of Color. She also has been awarded the Nazareth Presidential Civic Engagement Award for her tireless work in campaigning for racial justice, solidarity, and equity within the Nazareth community and the Rochester area. Ms. Viktor plans on pursuing a law degree and establishing a non-profit organization in Zambia to advocate for mental health services for women and girls. She is a board member for Worker Justice Center New York, helping to raise funding and advocating for effective policy solutions rooted in research-based policy innovation.

• Carolyn Carlic ’23 is a sophomore majoring in environmental science and sustainability and minoring in religious studies. She traveled on the Civil Rights Journey in January 2020 and this has shaped her career goals toward work in environmental justice.
• Nate Allen '23 is a sophomore majoring in finance. He's currently taking courses in economics and leadership & ethics and is part of the men's tennis team and volleyball team.

Dianne Oliver, Ph.D., is co-director of Nazareth's Institute for Technology, AI, and Society (ITAS), and since 2015 has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education. Her background includes degrees in both computer science and in religion and ethics, deeply connecting her experience and work to this initiative at Naz.

Yousuf George, Ph.D., is the other ITAS co-director and associate to the president for strategy and momentum. He joined Nazareth in 2008 as a faculty member in the Mathematics Department and later served as the associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education.

Wendy Norris, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and founding faculty member for ITAS. Wendy’s doctorate is in information science from the University of Colorado Boulder. She brings expertise in the design of humanitarian crisis response technologies to her teaching and research. She joined the Mathematics Department in 2020 to help launch Nazareth’s new ethical data science major. 

Chelsea Wahl, Ph.D. — another founding faculty member for ITAS — joined Nazareth’s Sociology & Anthropology Department as an assistant professor of sociology in 2020. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Hamilton College and her doctorate from University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in technology, inequality, work, and organizations.

Student Nate Ancona ‘21 is a senior majoring in business management and a four-year member of the swim team. He is currently taking several ITAS courses that explore programming, AI, and the ethical and societal impacts of technology and is looking at graduate schools.

The book mentioned in the podcast: Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks

• Leanne Charlesworth is professor and chair of social work and the director of the undergraduate social work major. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, M.S.W. from University of Albany, and Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. Leanne's scholarly interests include poverty and homelessness. She is deeply invested in a campus-community partnership called Project Homeless Connect, which includes ongoing work with Rochester's Homeless Services Network. She loves advising and teaching social work students in both the B.S.W. and M.S.W. programs at Naz.
• Student Izzy Kimber is a senior social work major with a business minor. She’s an office coordinator for Partners for Serving, president of the social work club on campus, and a third-year resident assistant (RA). If she were to describe herself in three words it would be outspoken, motivated, and passionate. She strives to promote social justice and a safe, empowering environment for people with whom she works. Izzy is currently applying to Master of Social Work programs.
• Michael Chen is an assistant professor in the public health program. He has his bachelor’s in economics and community health from Brown University and a doctorate in health services research from University of Rochester. Prior to joining Nazareth, Michael was a community organizer, a project coordinator at a public health consulting firm, a youth group leader, and a research assistant. Michael is broadly interested in health policy and outcomes research in the context of children, family, and health systems.
• Mary Dahl Maher is the chair of the Nursing Department and founding program director for the Public health undergraduate degrees. She earned her B.S.N. at D'Youville College; M.S.N. at Case Western Reserve University; and M.P.H. and Ph.D. at University of Rochester.  Mary is a certified nurse-midwife who has worked in urban and rural settings and has a strong commitment to global education. Her passion for improving the quality of healthcare access and equity led to work in Haiti and a Fulbright award to Finland.
• Vicki Arena is a senior double major in nursing and public health who anticipates graduating in May. She is completing her senior nursing capstone. She completed a public health internship in summer 2020 with the Genesee-Orleans Health Department.