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LGBTQ faculty and staff

The Out and Proud List is an initiative by the LGBTQIA Commission to highlight not only “out” LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff at NAU, but also people who are willing to serve as a resource for the campus community.

Please note that while there are considerations to also create an “Ally List” comprised of those who have completed SafeZone Training, at this time the Out and Proud List only features faculty and staff who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Matt Andrews (He/him/his)

  • Financial Aid Advisor, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
  • Gay
  • matthew.andrews@nau.edu

Michele Beier (She/her/hers)

  • Records Coordinator, Sr., Registrar’s Office
  • B.A. (Philosophy), M.A. (English)
  • Queer
  • Michele.Beier@nau.edu

Sereana Bird

photo of Sereana Bird

  • Assistant Director, Enrollment and Student Services
  • M.A.
  • Lesbian, genderqueer
  • Sereana.bird@nau.edu

Julia Bopp (She/her/hers)

  • Academic Success Coordinator, Academic Success Centers
  • B.S. (Mathematics), M.Ed. (Counseling – Student Affairs)
  • Bisexual
  • jb3969@nau.edu

Ari Burford

Arianne Burford

  • Lecturer, Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Ph.D.
  • Queer, genderqueer
  • Ari.Burford@nau.edu

Justin Capp

Justin Capp

  • Senior Career and Academic Advisor, Gateway Student Success Center
  • Gay
  • Justin.Capp@nau.edu

Kelly Castleman (They/them/theirs)

  • Academic Advisor, University Advising
  • B.S. (Women and Gender Studies)
  • Asexual, nonbinary/agender, queer
  • kelly.castleman@nau.edu

Tyler Cegler (He/him/his)

  • Assistant Director, University Admissions
  • B.A. (History Education), B.S. (Secondary Education), M.S. (Student Affairs in Higher Education)
  • Cisgender male, gay
  • tyler.cegler@nau.edu

Alex Chauvette

Alex Chauvette

  • Senior Program Coordinator, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
  • Gay
  • Alex.Chauvette@nau.edu

Grace Huang Ditsworth (They/them/theirs)

  • IT Project Manager, Information Technology Services – SPIES PPMO
  • B.A. (Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture)
  • Agender, pansexual
  • Grace.Ditsworth@nau.edu

Cole Eskridge (They/them/theirs)

  • Program Coordinator/Assistant Clinical Professor, Counseling – Student Affairs
  • B.S. (Biological Sciences), M.A. (Higher Education)
  • Genderqueer, queer
  • cole.eskridge@nau.edu

Sarah Friedmann (She/her/hers)

Sarah Friedmann

  • Senior Academic Advisor, Gateway Student Success Center
  • M.A. (International Studies)
  • Queer
  • Sarah.Friedmann@nau.edu

Jill Friedmann

Jill Friedmann

  • Assistant Dean, Cline Library
  • Lesbian
  • Jill.Friedmann@nau.edu

Michelle Marie Gardner

Michelle Gardner

  • Assistant Director, Student Life
  • Pansexual
  • Michelle.Gardner@nau.edu

M. Lee Griffin (They/them/theirs)

  • Assistant Director, Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA+ Student Services
  • M.Ed.
  • Transgender
  • Marian.Griffin@nau.edu

Jamey Hasapis (He/him/his)

  • Community Program Coordinator, Center for Service and Volunteerism; Lecturer, Northern Arizona Center for Nonprofit and Entrepreneurship
  • B.A. (Music)
  • Gay
  • James.hasapis@nau.edu

Jordan Jones

Jordan Jones

  • Business Analyst, Associate Enrollment Services
  • Gay
  • Jordan.Jones@nau.edu

David Koerner

David Koerner

  • Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • B.S. (Physics), M.S. (Planetary Science), Ph.D. (Planetary Science), M.M. (Instrumental Performance)
  • Gay
  • David.Koerner@nau.edu

catherine lockmiller (She/her/hers)

  • Health Science Librarian, Cline Library (Phoenix Bioscience Core)
  • Queer transwoman
  • catherine.lockmiller@nau.edu

Alexander Medina (He/him/they/them)

  • Enrollment Management Coordinator, Enrollment and Student Services
  • B.S. (Strategic Communications)
  • Queer
  • Alexander.Medina@nau.edu 

Catherine Medina

Catherine Medina

  • Professor Emeritus, College of Education
  • Lesbian
  • Catherine.Medina@nau.edu

Rick Michels (Any pronouns)

Rick Michels

  • Academic Advisor, College of Health and Human Services
  • B.S. (Biology)
  • Gay, queer
  • Rick.Michels@nau.edu

Joseph Mihaljevic (He/him/his)

Joe Mihaljevic

  • Assistant Professor, School of Informatics – Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS)
  • Queer
  • Joseph.Mihaljevic@nau.edu

Kate Millard (She/her/hers)

  • Career Development Coordinator (Intermediate), NAU Career Development
  • B.S. (Sociology), M.Ed. (Counseling – Student Affairs)
  • Demi, bi
  • Kate.Millard@nau.edu 

Steven Moeckel (He/him/his)

Professor holding a violin

  • Associate Professor of Violin, Department of Music
  • Gay, cis, male
  • steven.moeckel@nau.edu 

River Olsen (She/her/hers)

River Olsen

  • Senior Credentials Evaluator, Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
  • M.Div.
  • Queer, trans
  • river.olsen@nau.edu

Sara Olson (She/her/hers)

  • Director, Facilities & Building Operations, Housing and Residence Life
  • B.S. (Chemistry), M.A. (Higher Education)
  • Lesbian, cisgender woman
  • Sara.Olson@nau.edu

Lisa Persinger

Lisa Persinger

  • Assistant Professor & Coordinator, College of Education – School Psychology Graduate Programs
  • Ph.D., NCSP
  • Lesbian
  • Lisa.Persinger@nau.edu

Suzan Rhoades (She/her/hers)

  • Part-Time Instructor, Educational Technology – Educational Specialties Graduate College
  • M.Ed.
  • Queer
  • Suzan.Rhoades@nau.edu 

Kaia Rodriguez (She/her/They/them)

Kaia Rodriguez in front of a tree and fence

  • Testing Coordinator, Disability Resources
  • B.A. (Social Work)
  • Queer
  • kaia.rodriguez@nau.edu

Michael Rulon

Michael Rulon
  • Senior Lecturer of French, Department of Global Languages and Cultures
  • Michael.Rulon@nau.edu

Julie Schutten (Madrone)

Julie Madrone

  • Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Pansexual/queer
  • Julie.Schutten@nau.edu

Greg Shrader (He/him/his)

  • Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Psy.D. Program
  • Ph.D.
  • Gay, non-binary
  • Gregory.Shrader@nau.edu

Lance Shuey (He/him/his)

  • Residence Hall Director, Housing & Residence Life
  • B.S. (Computer Science), M.A. (Higher Education)
  • Gay
  • lance.shuey@nau.edu

Cathy Small

Cathy Small with spouse Phyllis

  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology
  • Ph.D.
  • Lesbian
  • Cathy.Small@nau.edu

Laurel Sorensen (She/her/hers)

  • Enrollment Management Coordinator, Enrollment and Student Services
  • B.A. (English, Political Science)
  • Lesbian
  • laurel.sorensen@nau.edu

Nancy Sullivan

Nancy Sullivan

  • Principal Lecturer, School of Music: Horn and Chamber Music
  • Lesbian
  • Nancy.Sullivan@nau.edu

Tina Sutton

Tina Sutton

  • Senior Admissions Processing Coordinator, Graduate College
  • M.A.
  • Lesbian, queer
  • Tina.Sutton@nau.edu

Amy Tellez (She/her/hers)

  • Student Recruitment Coordinator, Senior, Admissions
  • Pansexual
  • Amy.Tellez@nau.edu

Tim Westerhaus (He/him/his)

  • Director of Choral Studies/Associate Professor, School of Music
  • D.M.A. (Choral Conducting), M.M. (Choral Conducting)
  • Gay, cisgender
  • timothy.westerhaus@nau.edu

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