Sofia Bautista Pertuz, Assistant Dean and Director, Office of multicultural affairs
Sofia grew up in the Bronx and comes to Fordham with a wide breadth of experiences in Student Affairs including Residence Life, Student Activities, Judicial Affairs and more.  She holds a Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University where she is also currently working on her Ph.D. In Higher Education Management, Leadership and Policy.  She attended S.U.N.Y New Paltz as an undergraduate with a major in Communications.  Sofia is passionate about social justice and diversity, to which she dedicates her life and career. She can be reached at spertuz@fordham.edu.

Jean Pak, Assistant Director, Lincoln Center
Jean Pak calls California "home" but is enjoying her time in New York City. She holds a Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from the University of Vermont and attended the University of California, Davis as an undergraduate with a major in Economics. She can be reached at jpak@fordham.edu.

Tarani Merriweather, Program Associate, Rose Hill
Tarani was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She is now getting her Ph.D. in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University and commutes from Brooklyn. She can be reached at tmerriweather@fordham.edu.

DONALD BROWN, Graduate Intern, Lincoln Center
Donald comes to New York City from the east side of Cleveland, OH. While working with OMA at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus Donald is pursuing his Master’s degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He also holds a Bachelor of Science, with honors, in Biology and Neuroscience-Biology from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. He can be reached via email at dbrown42@fordham.edu.

Work-Study Students

Skye Weis is a junior at Rose Hill from "upstate" New York - the second-to-last stop on the Hudson Line to be exact - and after being a commuter for the past two years, this is her first year living on campus! She's an English major and an RA in Queen's Court. She has been a student worker for OMA since her freshman year! 

Noëlle Gallagher is a sophomore at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus.  This is her second year working in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Lincoln Center, and she is very happy to be working with the office.  She is currently an undeclared major and is enjoying her time at Fordham very much.