Employee Comings and Goings

Several people have joined our community, some continuing employees have taken on new roles at Lewis & Clark, and a few said farewell.

June 02, 2026

New employees

Annie Bourne, head women’s basketball coach and instructor, Physical Education and Athletics; Robert Brown, maintenance engineer I, Facilities Services; Trent Nause, research lab assistant, Biology; and Lyndsey Romick, director, Center for Business Law and Leadership.

Employees in a New Role

CJ Cabungcal, community accountability coordinator, Student Rights and Responsibilities; Nathan Higa, staff psychologist/training coordinator, Counseling Center; Renee Orlick, senior enrollment analyst, CAS Admissions; Karen Russell, NCVLI budget (additional position), National Crime Victim Law Institute; and Tracy Sullivan, associate dean for student affairs, Law Career Services.

Departures

Shawn Carson, assistant men’s basketball coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Bailey Davis, registrar coordinator, Law Registrar; Kaycie Dunkerley, assistant women’s basketball coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Marielle Evangelista Filler, staff mental health counselor, Counseling Center; Alice Flood, assistant dean, CAS Admissions; Sean Holcomb, area director, Campus Living; Melanie McManamon, interim assistant director for Student Engagement and First-Year Experience, Dean of Students; Suhaila Meera, assistant professor, Theatre; Tianka Pharaoh, assistant professor, Educational Leadership; and Isabel Valentine, assistant women’s volleyball coach, Physical Education and Athletics.

Retirements

Bruce Podobnik, associate professor, Sociology/Anthropology; and Debbie Richman, executive assistant, Dean of the College.


This list of employees is provided by the Office of Human Resources, and published quarterly in The Source. Please direct inquiries to hr@lclark.edu.

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