Meet Our Team

Matt Snipp

Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

MarDestinee C. Perez

Associate Vice Provost & Executive Director of Faculty Development Programs

• Faculty recruitment: faculty search committee briefings, resources
• New Faculty Orientation
• New Department Chair Orientation; professional development for chairs and academic leaders
• Faculty development programs (early career, mid-career)
• Mentorship programs
• FDE strategic planning & budget

Lourdes V. Andrade

Executive Director, Faculty Engagement / Director - Stanford University Provostial Fellowship Program

• Stanford University Provostial Fellowship Program
• Faculty engagement programs and events
• Faculty Women's Forum
• Faculty writing cohorts and programs
• Gabilan Fellows events
• Mentorship partnerships

Chia-Huan Ho

Assistant Director for Faculty Data

• Faculty demographic data
• Faculty recruitment, advancement, and retention analyses
• Faculty availability data
• Annual report to Faculty Senate: Gains & Losses

Melanie Rappa

Executive Assistant

• Executive assistant to Matt Snipp & MarDestinee Perez
• FDE Office Manager
• Provost's and President's Leadership and Department Chair events
• New Faculty Orientation planning and support
• Emeriti/ae Council event support
• Faculty development program planning and support