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Melissa Smith PhD ’12
The associate leader in the Advanced Materials and Microsystems Group at Lincoln Laboratory strongly believes in the power of collaboration and how it seeds innovation.
Gene Keselman
At MIT, Keselman is a lecturer, executive director, managing director, and innovator. Additionally, he is a colonel in the Air Force Reserves, board director, and startup leader.
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Nick Jewell
The associate director of club sports, intramural sports, and sport camps shares the important role that athletics plays in finding community.
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Jessica Tam
The senior strategic sourcing analyst is responsible for everything related to travel and hospitality that involves purchasing at MIT.
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Anthony Hallee-Farrell '13
The senior program and technical associate for the Community Services Office has been a supporter of the MIT community since he arrived on campus as a student.
Reimi Hicks
The MITES associate director of recruitment and admissions plays a key role in introducing middle and high school students to the world of STEM.
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Lydia Brosnahan
The associate producer shares how arts initiatives bring different departments together in collaboration and community.
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Abisola Okuk
The senior staff accountant, who discovered a passion for finance while at MIT, says Boston reminds her of the Nigerian city where she grew up — minus the weather.
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Mary Niskala
The longtime senior administrative assistant reflects on some of her proudest moments at MIT.
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Scott Perrigo
Cambridge native and Copytech staff member Scott Perrigo says MIT’s supportive community has kept him at the job for 30 years.