Staff Profiles
Lisa Kasper
Coordinator of Student Success Programs
Hometown: Zanesville, OH
Hobbies: Baking, sewing, shopping, reading
Sotiria Bailey
Hometown: Cambridge, OH
Major: English
Tutoring: Writing
Hobbies: Reading, writing, playing video games, travelling
Career Goals: I want to move to England after graduation, and I'll complete my master's and doctorate in English. I plan on becoming an English professor. Hopefully, I can eventually publish some young adult novels.
Motto/Quote: "Books! And Cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery." Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Johnny Barba
Hometown: Cambridge, OH
Major: Psychology, Neuroscience
Tutoring: Chemistry, Biology
Landis Bates
Hometown: Mantua, OH
Major: Environmental Science, Petroleum Geology
Tutoring: Geology
Hobbies: Football, Business Club
Motto/Quote: "Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time." -Anonymous
Ashley Borror
Hometown: Canal Winchester, OH
Major: Psychology, Sociology
Tutoring: Psychology, Sociology
Clubs/Activities: FAD sorority
Career goals: Mental Health Professional and going to grad school for Forensic Psychology
Ryan Burkhart
Hometown: Zanesville, OH
Major: Chemistry and Mathematics
Tutoring: Math, Chemistry
Hobbies: I enjoy playing and singing music, participating in theatre both on-campus and in the community, playing video games, and binge-watching series on Netflix and YouTube.
Clubs/Activities: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Equality Alliance, American Chemical Society, Concert Choir, productions with theatre dept, choir at College Drive Presbyterian Church
Career Goals: Chemistry Professor
Motto/Quote: "Everything in life is only for now." -Cast of Avenue Q
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." -Mewtwo
Logan Chuppa
Hometown: Strongsville, OH
Major: Political Science, English
Tutoring: Political Science
Hobbies: Golf, bike riding, writing, weight lifting
Clubs/Activities: Basketball
Stephanie Clark
Major: Chemistry
Tutoring: Chemistry
Haylea Debolt
Hometown: Urichsville, OH
Major: Chemistry with minors in biology and criminal justice
Tutoring: Chemistry
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music, and going to concerts
Clubs/Activities: MU softball
Career Goals: My goal is to become a forensic scientist, and maybe one day do so for the FBI.
Ariana Del Signore
Major: English
Tutoring: English, writing
Anna Dooley
Hometown: Dresden, OH
Major: History
Tutoring: History, English
Hobbies: Horseback riding, reading, and watching old movies/TV shows
Clubs/Activities: Students Against Animal Suffering and History Club
Career Goals: To obtain my Ph.D. in History and teach at the college level or be the historian that makes films or television shows historically accurate.
Juan Dunlap
Major: Computer Science, English
Tutoring: Computer Science
Matthew Early
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Major: English, Communication
Tutoring: English, Communication
Hobbies: Writing, reading, singing, running, swimming, kayaking, camping, and intense Netflix binging sessions
Clubs/Activities: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Tau Delta (president), Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, Equality Alliance, and French Club
Career Goals: Someday, I hope to become a professor of English, as well as a successful, published author.
Motto/Quote: "Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln
Rebecca Hargus
Hometown: Hopewell, OH
Major: Animal Studies with minors in Biology, Psychology, and English
Tutoring: Biology, English
Hobbies: Sleeping, watching anime, special effects makeup
Clubs/Activities: President Delta Gamma Theta, Treasurer of Order of Omega, Sigma Tau Delta
Career Goals: Be a part of an education program teaching kids about our wildlife or at a zoo
Keri Hunt
Hometown: Logan, OH
Major: Conservation Science
Title: Study Center Office Manager
Hobbies: Kayaking
Career Goals: Become the next Jack Hanna.
Motto/Quote: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -Dr. Suess (The Lorax)
Audi Hutton
Major: Communication
Title: Study Center Office Manager
Samuel Hvizdos
Hometown: Fairview Park, OH
Major: Math and AYA Education
Tutoring: Math
Hobbies: Cycling, hiking, and fishing
Melissa Maiorano
Major: Environmental Science
Tutoring: French
Ryan Moffo
Hometown: Rayland, OH
Major: Engineering Science
Tutoring: Mathematics
Hobbies: Basketball, playing with my dog
Clubs/Activities: Phi Kappa Psi
Motto/Quote: "If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time."
-Will Smith
Matt Nardi
Major: Physics
Tutoring: Physics, Engineering, Math
Miranda O'Neal
Hometown: Coshocton, OH
Major: Business Management
Title: Study Center Office Manager
Hobbies: fishing, band, and crafting
Motto/Quote: "Everything happens for a reason."
MacKenzie O'Shea
Major: Athletic Training
Tutoring: Health Science, Physical Education
Surya Patel
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Major: Engineering Science
Tutoring: Mathematics
Clubs/Activities: Pre-Health Club, Student Senate
Career Goals: Become a Dentist or Engineer
Motto/Quote: "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose!" -Dr. Seuss
Ciara Smith
Hometown: Lewisville, OH
Major: Biology, Pre-Medicine track
Tutoring: Biology
Hobbies: Showing cattle, riding horses, rooting for the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending time with family and friends
Clubs/Activities: Vice president of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honorary, co-president of Pre-Health Club, member of Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honorary, lab assistant for the Biology Department
Career Goals: Graduate from Muskingum University, be accepted into the Medical School of my choice, become a cardiologist
Motto/Quote: "The one who falls and gets back up is so much stronger than the one who never fell." -Unknown
Derek Strouse
Major: English
Tutoring: English
Nicolas Thomas
Hometown: Grafton, OH
Major: Criminal Justice, Psychology, minor in Chemistry
Tutoring: Criminal Justice
Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, outdoors, snowboarding, and working out
Clubs/Activities: Lambda Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, Outdoors Club
Career Goals: I would like to work at the Federal level, preferably for the FBI.
Motto/Quote: "You were born an original, don't die a copy."
Matt Triola
Hometown: Copley, OH
Major: English, International Affairs
Tutoring: English, writing
Hobbies: Reading, writing, photography, watching movies, videography, listening to music, traveling, hiking
Clubs/Activities: Phi Kappa Tau President, Student Senate Academic Representative, Orbit Media
Motto/Quote: "Many of the truths we cling to depend on our point of view." -Yoda
Maggie Wallman
Hometown: Lebanon, OH
Major: History, Political Science
Tutoring: English, writing
Hobbies: I spend a lot of time reading and watching the news.
Clubs/Activities: MPB
Career Goals: When I graduate, I hope to go to graduate school for public administration, and eventually run for public office.
Motto/Quote: "I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable. I am an original." -Wait for It, Hamilton: An American Musical
Sara Watson
Hometown: Gnadenhutten, OH
Major: Business Management, Marketing, Accounting
Tutoring: Economics, Accounting, Business
Hobbies: Read, dance, sing, and hang out with my friends
Clubs/Activities: President of Sigma Alpha Iota- music honorary, head chair of Homecoming, treasurer of Alpha Sigma Alpha, treasurer of Omicron Delta Kappa-honorary, chapel choir and Choral Society
Xinxin Wei
Hometown: China
Major: Public Accounting, Business Management
Tutoring: Math, Economics, Accounting
Hobbies: Playing piano, reading books
Motto/Quote: Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
Destiny Williams
Major: Political Science, Public Affairs
Title: Study Center Office Manager
Jordan Youngs
Hometown: North Lima, OH
Major: Nursing, minor psychology
Tutoring: Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, crafting, hanging out with my friends and family, being outside, and being at the beach.
Clubs/Activities: Muskingum Varsity Volleyball, FAD, The Nursing Student Organization, Omicron Delta Kappa Junior/Senior Honor Society and the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society
Career Goals: After I graduate from Muskingum with a degree in Nursing, I plan to work in the field for a few years and then go back to get my Nurse Practitioner's degree!