A message from the President
We live and work in a richly-diverse world. At Carthage, we strive to enhance the diversity and equity of our community and together to create an ever more enlightened and inclusive environment that will positively impact the world.
We do this not only because we know the great value of a diverse and equitable educational environment — for these benefits have been well-documented — but also because it is who we are and it is the right thing to do. And the message we hope to convey to all who come to explore and join Carthage College is that you belong here. You belong here because of who you are, where you come from, and what gifts you possess. Please join us.
— Carthage College President John Swallow
Wiggan-Kenniebrew Black Alumni Network
The Wiggan-Kenniebrew funds were established in March 2018 by the Wiggan-Kenniebrew Black Alumni Network, a group of committed Carthage alumni who have joined with Carthage faculty and staff to increase enrollment of students of color, and to secure the resources necessary to provide these students with the support they need to persevere to graduation and fulfill their post-graduation goals.
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Equity and Inclusion Committee Members
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Roger Moreano
Assistant Dean of Students, Director of Equity and Inclusion
Roger is the Assistant Dean of Students, Director of Equity and Inclusion and is the Co-Director of the Equity and Inclusion Committee. He provides direct academic support to underrepresented students, student organizations, and first-generation students.
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Kara Baylor
Campus Pastor and Director of Congregational Relations
The Rev. Kara Baylor brings more than 20 years of experience in youth ministry to Carthage. She leads the Center for Faith and Spirituality.
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Carrie Espinosa
Director of the Center for Student Success
Carrie leads the daily operations of the Center for Student Success. She oversees program assessment, evaluation, and reporting for the Center, and co-manages the campus’s early alert system. Carrie also facilitates the transition of students to faculty advisors within their program(s) of study.
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Kimberlie Goldsberry
Vice President for Student Affairs; Dean of Students
As Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Kimberlie Goldsberry directs the College’s efforts in residence life, student activities, Greek life, health and counseling, faith and spirituality, multicultural affairs, leadership development, new student orientation, and the disciplinary process.
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Abigail Heinrichs
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Abigail Heinrichs supervises the Office of Institutional Research, oversees the Office of the Registrar, and partners with other College leaders, departments, and divisions on special effectiveness initiatives, such as retention, graduation rates, class schedules/sizes, and outcomes.
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Karly Kattenbraker
Director of the Office of Continuing Studies
As the Director for the Office of the Office of Continuing Studies, Karly does research and planning that supports the development of strategic initiatives, maintains and analyzes academic performance data, oversees the Adult Undergraduate Studies (AUS) student advising, maintains the AUS course schedule, facilitates the on-boarding of AUS instructors and manages the office’s website.
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Rocco LaMacchia
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Rocco LaMacchia Jr. is the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Carthage. He enjoys meeting with students and their families to show them the Carthage campus.
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Danelle Orange
Digital and Instructional Archivist
Danelle Orange is the library liaison to all of the Biological Sciences departments (including the Nursing program) in addition to History, English, Art, and Theatre, and performs collection development across all those liaison disciplines.
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Seth Weidmann
Head Men’s Swimming and Diving Coach
Seth Weidmann is the Head Men’s Swimming and Diving Coach. He also serves on the Carthage Staff Council.
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Associate Provost for Continuing Studies; Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Equity and Inclusion Committee
Professor William J. Miller holds a joint appointment in the Sociology Department and the Criminal Justice Program. His current research examines risk taking — including the relationship between casino gambling and crime, poker and mixed martial arts.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Professor Bradley Zopf graduated from Carthage in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. He earned his Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, and completed his doctorate in sociology from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a member of the American Sociological Association, Midwest Sociological Society, and the Society for the Study of Social Problems and Committee for Teaching and Learning for the Midwest Sociological Society.
Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment; Associate Professor of Biology
Prof. Garrigan teaches courses in biodiversity, evolution, conservation ecology, and entomology. His research has taken him from the desert southwest of the United States to the rainforest of South America, the New Zealand highlands, and the Galapagos Islands.
Professor of Practice in Education; Director, Accelerated Certification in Teaching
Michele Hancock’s research interests focus on teacher leadership in urban settings and how teacher leaders collaborate to recognize and challenge deficit thinking.
Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Program; Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies
Professor Ellen Hauser teaches courses in political science and women’s and gender studies. Those courses focus on global poverty, women and politics, African transitions, women of Africa, and women’s and gender studies theory.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Professor Rebecca Hornung joined the Carthage faculty in Fall 2015, after working as a practicing social worker for 13 years and teaching in social work education since 2003.
Director, H.F. Johnson Art Gallery; Assistant Professor of Art
Ryan Peter Miller is a conceptual painter based out of Chicago, IL. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Georgia in drawing and painting, and a Master of Fine Arts from Arizona State University in drawing and painting.
Director, Writing Center; Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
Jean Preston, director of the Writing Center at Carthage, has dedicated her life to inspiring students to write. She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing/poetry from the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast Writing Program.
Professor of Classics, Religion, and Women’s and Gender Studies
Professor Christine Renaud has excavated at several historical sites in Italy and Greece. Since 2005, she has supervised the excavations at the Villa delle Vignacce, a second-century luxury villa in Rome. She involves Carthage students in the work every summer.
Senior Associate Provost; Professor of English
Senior Associate Provost David Steege has presented and published papers on British children’s literature and writing pedagogy. He teaches courses in American literature, Mark Twain, and literary genres, and serves as the faculty sponsor for the Carthage chapter of Alpha Chi, the National College Honor Scholarship Society and Director of J-Term.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Professor Wayne Thompson specializes in social dimensions of religion and crime. Before he became a professor, he served on the research staffs of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York City. He teaches courses in sociology of religion, racial and cultural minorities, and deviance.
Professor of Mathematics
Aaron Trautwein specializes in knot theory, a subfield of topology, which is the area of mathematics that examines shape. At Carthage, he has taught a wide array of courses for the Mathematics Department and Western Heritage Program including applied contemporary mathematics, ethno-mathematics, Calculus I and II, multivariate calculus, geometry, linear and abstract algebra, topology, Western Heritage I and II, and an honors seminar on building and architecture.
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Professor Tsen earned his doctorate in comparative literature and Asian studies from Pennsylvania State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature from The State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton. He teaches courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Asian Studies.
Assistant Professor of Art
Jojin Van Winkle is a filmmaker, visual artist, writer, and assistant professor of art, teaching foundations, and new media.
William Miller
Bradley Zopf ’05
Dana Garrigan
Michele Hancock
Ellen Hauser
Rebecca Hornung
Ryan Miller
Jean Preston
Christine Renaud
David Steege
Wayne Thompson
Aaron Trautwein
Darwin H. Tsen
Jojin Van Winkle
