New Faces - July and August 2021

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Stacy Araujo,  mental health counselor, 6/8/2021
Stacy previously worked as a school-based therapist at Liberty Resources, Inc. She received her MS in clinical mental health counseling from SUNY Oswego. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and DIY projects. Her partner is Luis Escoboza.

John “Charlie” Carr II, custodian, 7/20/2021
Charlie worked at the House of the Good Shepherd as a student support specialist. He received his AAS in photography.
 

Erin Childers-Loranty, grants assistant, 6/1/2021
Erin previously worked in the COVE at Colgate. She enjoys gardening and knitting. Her spouse, Mike, is an associate professor of biology at Colgate, and they have two children: June and Cora.
 

Reece Dailey, custodian, 7/26/2021
Reece has been working in a part-time capacity at Colgate as a custodian.
 

Allison Guckes, assistant director of recreation-facilities, 6/17/2021
Allison worked at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, as a graduate assistant group fitness and aquatics instructor. She also served as a graduate assistant in intramurals and sports clubs. She received her BS in biology and public health services from Muskingum University and her MS in kinesiology from Lamar University.  
 

Kalynn “Kay” Gunthorpe, custodian, 7/19/2021
Kay worked as an assistant quarantine and isolation manager for Colgate. She has three children: Kiersten, Summer, and Jacoby.
 

Joseph Hernon, associate vice president for campus safety, emergency management, and environmental health and safety, 9/2/2021
Joseph was the director of emergency management at Syracuse University.  He received his BS from Cazenovia College and MPA from Syracuse University.  He likes to hang out with his family.  Joseph and his wife Sara have two children: Joey and Bella. 

Erika “Taylin” Hunter, admission counselor, 7/12/2021
Taylin graduated from Wesleyan University and enjoys fire spinning, baking, and reading.  

Bryan  Klobucar, director of strength and conditioning, 7/12/2021
Bryan was an associate strength coach at Oregon State University and assistant strength coach at the University of Arizona. He also worked at Black Hills State University as the athletic performance director and as an assistant strength coach at Boise State University. Bryan received his BS in kinesiology from Saginaw Valley State University and his MA in sport science and pedagogy from Gardner-Webb University. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Meghan, child, Brooks, and their dogs. 
 

Kevin Matson, custodian, 7/21/2021
Kevin worked in maintenance at Chobani and enjoys gardening, reading, and the outdoors. He and his wife, Ashley, have three children: Parker, Peter, and Piper. 

Sean “Murph” Murphy, groundskeeper, 7/19/2021
Murph previously worked at Ray Brothers BBQ and Brookside Landscaping. He attended Waterville Central School and enjoys hunting, fishing, and golfing. His partner’s name is Heather Stone. 

Maurice Penn Jr, assistant director for housing operations, 7/13/2021
Maurice worked at Temple University in Philadelphia and was the residence director of four private property partnerships. Maurice has been in LGBTQ advocacy and POC advocacy work for 10+ years in higher education, receiving an AS in business administration, a BA in accounting, and an MBA in global business leadership. Maurice enjoys dancing, working out, reading, and spending quality time with family and friends.