Volume 5, Issue 1
HLS STAFF CONNECTION
March 2015
Engagement @ Harvard
Special points of
interest:
 Engagement @
Harvard
 Spotlight on
Facilities
Over the next year, Engagement @ Harvard is an area of collective focus for
the Harvard community. The aim of this initiative is to foster greater engagement, the emotional and intellectual involvement that motivates employees to
do their best work and contribute to Harvard’s success by:
 Career Center
 Raising awareness about the critical role engagement plays in our individ-
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ual and collective success;
 Word on the
Yard
 Providing educational experiences for employees to reconnect with what drives them and where they
 Environmental
Updates
want their careers to progress;
 Creating a collective dialogue about Harvard's changing work environment and how each of us can
embrace it, shape it, and benefit;
Inside this issue:
 Assisting managers in creating sustained engagement on their teams and in the broader organization.
Engagement @
Harvard
1
Spotlight on Facilities
2
or read their stories and reflect on your own answer to the question, “Why Harvard”? Some answers to
this question include:
Current Job Openings
3
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You are part of a vibrant community that advances Harvard’s world-changing mission in meaningful
ways including advancing excellence in teaching and research.
Summer Farm
Shares
3
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You join a caring and connected community. You have the opportunity to work with incredible people - among them, world-renowned researchers, thought leaders, innovators, and problem solvers.

You become a part of educational history working at the oldest institution of higher education in the
United States. You are part of a dynamic story in which Harvard is shaping the current educational
and global landscape.
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You are able to advance your education. At Harvard, lifelong learning is encouraged. Take a course
through our Center for Workplace Development, attend the Harvard Extension School, or learn
from Harvard online.
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You have access to unparalleled museums, libraries, and cultural opportunities. Get a culture fix at
Harvard’s American Repertory Theater, our newly renovated Art Museums and on-campus musical
events and lectures; explore nature’s beauty at the Arnold Arboretum.
Congratulations:
Promotions, transfers, & new hires
4-6
Congratulations
Peer to Peer Award
6
Wellness Series
7
Word on the Yard:
8
Spring in
New England…
it’s finally here!
HLS Sustainability
Updates
8
The new http://hr.harvard.edu/ website has collected stories from some incredible Harvard employees
who spoke about what engages them in their work and in Harvard at large. We encourage you to listen to
Harvard staff members are invited to join conversations on Twitter and LinkedIn and to enroll in any of
the Engagement @ Harvard programs: Building Employee Engagement, What Drives You?, Engaging
Conversations, Embracing Change and Innovation, and Career Check-up.
Editor-in-Chief Katie Grinna
Volume 5, Issue 1
Giving Recognition
Page 2
Spotlight on Facilities
After a winter of unforgettable amounts of snow, Lauren Reed and
Paige Pascarelli asked Amy Bonina about the impact of the many snowstorms on the Facilities department. Many thanks to Amy for her oversight and coordination during the inclement weather and to all of the
custodial and grounds staff for all of their hard work to keep our campus pathways snow and ice free!
Anything that might surprise HLS staff about what goes into
keeping our sidewalks, etc., cleared?
It may be surprising for staff to know that many of our Custodial,
Grounds, Security and Facilities staff have stayed overnight to
make sure they could be here for the storms. Not only for snow
removal but to make sure that any Facilities issues would be
covered. With public transportation limitations, we needed to
make sure staff were here. We arranged for temporary shelter
with beds and for pre-made lunches for staff who were
here. Facilities staff also have been patrolling campus to make
sure areas are clear both afterhours and on weekends. They also
have been clearing roofs and icicles.
It has really been a group effort!
What’s been the most challenging part of dealing with all this
snow?
The most challenging part has probably been the frequency. Staff have been working hard to clear campus and then once
it’s clear, another storm would come. Also the timing of the
storms occurred mostly after hours and on weekends. The last
storm was extremely windy—creating difficult conditions for
working and the ability to clear areas, but they did an incredible
job!
What impact has all of this snow had on your daily operations?
The snow has taken up a large amount of our Custodial staff and Grounds
crew’s time over the past few weeks. Custodial clears entrances and stairs
and Grounds clears all walkway, sidewalks, and drives. On the days /
nights of the storms, staff have been working around the clock to make
sure all areas are clear and safe. Luckily, Custodial Management has been
able to balance staffing so well that Custodial has been able to handle the
daily Custodial needs and Events set up / break down needs as well.
You can see dump trucks carting snow out of the city. Does/
did HLS have any snow trucked out?
Yes, HLS had to haul some snow to the collection site in Allston. This alleviated some of the large piles of snow around
campus and areas where there was a need for clear views and for
safety.
We want to thank all the staff for their extremely hard work and commitment during these past storms.
FMO Custodial Management and their staff (not
listed):
Marcus Calegar
Joao Amado
Patricia Gonzalez
Walter Martinez
Abelino Juarez
Carlos Guerrero
Christopher Izaguirre
FMO Grounds Staff:
Joe Rebeiro
Mike Bognanno
John Breen
Paulo Mira
Jim Felton
Fernando Ardon
By Lauren Reed and Paige Pascarelli
Volume 5, Issue 1
Career Center
Page 3
Current Job Openings
Req #
Job Title
34522BR Executive Director
35008BR
35357BR
34376BR
34743BR
34729BR
34731BR
34730BR
35181BR
30887BR
Fellow, Criminal Justice Program of Study, Research
Associate Director of Admissions
Cybersecurity Fellow
Research Associate
Clinical Fellow
Staff Attorney, Manager of Litigation Initiatives
Clinical Instructor and Health Law and Policy Associate
Food Law and Policy Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
35199BR Research Director, Project on Corporate Political
35131BR Program Assistant/Faculty Assistant
35206BR Assistant Director, HLS Fund Programs
34913BR
34684BR
34782BR
35134BR
35339BR
34484BR
Associate Director of Leadership Gifts, HLS Annual
Administrative Coordinator/LLM Program Assistant
Assistant Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
HLS Title IX Specialist
Program Assistant
Associate Director-Enterprise Infrastructure Group,
35304BR Help Desk Analyst
35272BR Research Director
Department
Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs
Admissions
Berkman
Berkman
Center for Health Law & Policy
Center for Health Law & Policy
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Center on the Legal Profession
Corporate Governance
Criminal Justice Research
Development & Alumni Affairs
Development & Alumni Affairs
Graduate Program
Graduate Program
Human Resources
Institute for Global Law & Policy
ITS
ITS
Safra Center for Ethics
Summer Farm Shares is coming to HLS!
Experience 20 weeks of bountiful fresh farm
produce with Stone Soup Farm’s CommunitySupported Agriculture (CSA) from MayNovember 2015. Options include a veggie share,
egg share and fruit share that may be picked up
outside of Human Resources (Hauser 010) on
Wednesdays from 2:00-5:15PM.
To sign up for Summer Farm Shares, go to
www.stonesoupfarmcoop.com, click on CSA
Shares and select Harvard Law School Signups.
PLEASE NOTE: The Harvard Law School Signup is a pilot program
available to current HLS faculty and staff only. If you are unable to pick up
your share during the designated time on any given week, please arrange for
someone to pick it up on your behalf. Unclaimed shares will be removed,
and the participant’s pickup location will be permanently changed to the
Democracy Center on Mt. Auburn St. starting with the next week’s share.
Career Help:
“Never eat
alone.”
-Keith Ferrazzi
Volume 5, Issue 1
Career Center
Page 4
Congratulations to those new to HLS and to those who received recent promotions/transfers from July 1, 2014—December 31, 2014
Title
Employee Name
New Hires:
Andromachi Athanasopoulou
Arevik Avedian
Kristina Barrett
Sarah Bordeleau
Daniel Breidenbach
Jamie Brinkman
Emily Bromley
Kerri Brummel
Matthew Bugher
John Cratsley
Julianne Crescimanno
Anna Crowe
John Cushman
Stephanie Davidson
Courtney Desmarais
Linda Ellersick
William English
Kathleen Eutsler
Israel Finkelshtain
Carrie Fletcher
Gabriela Follett
Kathryn Fortunato
Renay Frankel
Janet Freilich
Jessica Hendel
Kira Hessekiel
Charles Johnson
Sebastian Jones
Sarah Joyce
Jacobe Kastiel
Aparna Kasturi
Vivek Krishnamurthy
Justin Leahey
Joo Lee
Marjorie Lichtenberger
Laura Ligon
Aubrey Leas
Samuel Loewenberg
Tammie Lombardo
Sean Martin
Kathryn Mathis
Jennifer McKinnon
Molly McTague
Donald Meissner
Lia Monahon
Dana Montalto
Department
Program Fellow
Safra
Applied Research Statistician
Curriculum and Academic Services Administra-
Library
tor
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Learning Technologist
Special Collections Archivist
Special Projects Coordinator
Staff Assistant
Global Justice Fellow
Clinical Lawyer
Development Staff Assistant
Clinical Advocacy Fellow
Harvard Library Innovation Lab Fellow
Attorney Clinical Fellow in Family Law/
Domestic Violence Clinic
Director of Donor Engagement
Program Coordinator
Research Director
Senior Grant Writer/Administrator
Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellow
Executive Director of Executive Education
Program Assistant
Faculty Assistant
Assistant Director, Public Interest Advising Office
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Administrative Coordinator
Cyberlaw Clinic Project Coordinator
IT Support Specialist
Lab Fellow
Development Communications Coordinator
Fellow
Senior Applications Specialist
Clinical Instructor
Project Coordinator
Fellow, Post Doc (EE)
Judicial Clerkship and Career Advisor
HLS Copy Center Seasonal Support Staff
Staff Assistant III
Lab Fellow
Director of IT Services
HLS Facilities Staff Assistant
Clinical Fellow
Clinical Instructor
Assistant Director, Development Communications
Assistant Director of Admissions
Clinical Instructor
Liman Fellow
Registrar
Development
Library
Library
Safra
Registrar
Human Rights Program
Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
Development
Human Rights Program
Library
Legal Services Center
Development
OPIA
Safra
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Safra
Executive Education
Human Rights Program
Faculty Support
OPIA
Project on the Foundations of Private Law
Safra
Berkman
ITS
Safra
Development
Program on Corporate Governance
ITS
Berkman
Petrie-Flom Center
Safra
Career Services
Copy Center
Dean of Students
Safra
ITS
Facilities
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Criminal Justice Institute
Development
Admissions
Criminal Justice Institute
Legal Services Center
“Making shots
counts,
but not as
much as the
people who
make them.”
–Coach K
(Mike Krzyzewski)
Volume 5, Issue 1
Career Center
Page 5
Congratulations to those new to HLS and to those who received recent promotions/transfers
from July 1, 2014—December 31, 2014 cont’d...
Christopher Nayler
Sara del Nido
Yaron Nili
Amanda Page
Annit Pruitt
Michael Rapoport
Matthew Rose
John Rzasa
Scott Sarian
Nicholas Scotti
Matthew Seccombe
Senior Manager for Events and Scheduling Support
Clinical Fellow, Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical
Program
Fellow
Project Coordinator
Coordinator I
Lab Fellow
Faculty Assistant
Event Operations Coordinator
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Classroom and Event Technology Specialist
Nuremberg Trials Project Metadata Manager/Document
Events
HNMCP
Program on Corporate Governance
Berkman
Berkman
Safra
Faculty Support
Events
Finance
ITS
Library
Carmel Shachar
Karina Shaw
Analyst
Staff Attorney
Research Associate
Janell Sims
Assistant Director, Online Content and Production Team
Communications
Abigail Smitka
Katherine Talbot
Phoebe Tamminen
Assistant Director, HLS Annual Fund
Program Associate
Executive Education Team Assistant
Development
Human Rights Program
Executive Education
Joel Thompson
Clinical Instructor for Student Practice Organization
Prison Legal Assistance Project
Helene Uysal
Sara Watson
Thera Webb
Gretchen Weber
Christine Wenc
Lillian Wennberg
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
Discourse and Data Fellow
Staff Assistant III
Communications Manager
Part-Time Grant Writer/Administrator
Donor Services Data Entry Assistant
Academic Affairs
Berkman
OPIA
Berkman
Legal Service Center
Development
Susan Cox
April Pettit
Lisa Rohrer
Executive Assistant
Workshop Coordinator/Program Assistant
Executive Director
Safra
HNMCP
Case Development
Mark Somos
Lab Fellow
Safra
Assistant Director
Clinical Instructor
Research Associate
Assistant Research Director
HRIS Specialist
Event and Outreach Coordinator
Clinical Instructor
Coordinator
Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Instructor
Senior Researcher
Facilities Manager
Events and Faculty Services Specialist
Director, Program on International Law and Armed Con-
Safra
Legal Services Center
Development
Center on the Legal Profession
Human Resources
Program on Negotiation
Transactional Law Clinic
Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
HNMCP
Program on International Law and Armed Conflict
Facilities
Dean’s Office
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Case Development
Transfer:
Promotions:
Stephanie Dant
Sarah Downer
Toni Fentin
Bryon Fong
Karen Gray
Bethany Hankes
Amanda Kool
Melissa Korta
Heather Kulp
Dustin Lewis
Mark Lombardi
Patricia Merullo
Naz Modirzadeh
flict
Program on International Law and Armed Conflict
Volume 5, Issue 1
Career Center
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Congratulations to those new to HLS and to those who received recent promotions/transfers
from July 1, 2014—December 31, 2014 cont’d...
Justine O’Brien
Joei Marshall Perry
Matthew Phillips
Ashley Pierce
Lauren Reed
Donor Relations Staff Assistant
Assistant Director, Human Resources
Manager, Technology Development Team
Library Assistant V
Recruitment Coordinator
Development
Human Resources
Library
Library
Human Resources
Dalia Topelson Ritvo
Assistant Director and Clinical Instructor
Berkman
Melissa Robinson
Program and Finance Coordinator
Executive Education
Tara Skurtu
Fellowship and Office Coordinator
Safra
Karen Travelo
Senior Program Manager, Open Enrollment
Executive Education
Julie Vakoc
Director of Online Strategy
Communications
Femke Vernooij
Senior Program Manager, Custom Programs
Executive Education
Avery Walker
Assistant Director, Talent Acquisition
Human Resources
Adam Ziegler
Manager, Special Projects
Library
Congratulations Peer to Peer Award Winners
from September 1, 2014—February 1, 2015
Kevin Chang
Samantha Fitzgerald
Steve Foote
Tracy Lefferdink
Lauren Reed
Ina Soaho
Leedie Wales
Avery Walker
In support of our ongoing
Learning Organization initiative, Wellness Series
is coming to HLS. Don’t
miss out on these great
seminars!
Volume 5, Issue 1
News in the Community
Page 7
Word on the Yard
Spring in New England… it’s finally here!
Below are a few suggestions for getting out and getting rid of cabin fever!
By Lauren Reed and Paige Pascarelli
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Visit the Boston Public Garden
Flower Show
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Picnic on Castle Island and take a tour of Fort
Independence
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Take a ride in the Swan Boats
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Rent a Hubway bike and ride along the Charles
River or Minuteman Bikeway
Spectate at the Patriot’s Day week Browse the South End Open Market
end activities– Boston Marathon, First Pitch at Fenway, Mi- http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/
 Visit the Franklin Park Zoo
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Grab lunch at your favorite restaurant’s outdoor patio
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Enjoy the Boston Pops renditions of your favorite Beatles tunes

Tour the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Grow your “green thumb” at the Boston
Flower & Garden Show

Stroll through the Kelleher Rose Garden and
explore other parts of the Back Bay Fens
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Volume 5, Issue 1
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Environmental Updates
“Harvard must model an institutional pathway
toward a more sustainable future. Each member of
our community has a role to play in this effort.”
PRESIDENT DREW GILPIN FAUST
COMMITMENT | Increase staff participation in
the Harvard Green Office Program by at least 30%
by 2020 from a 2014 baseline.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Annual HLS Fashion Swapaganza
Is your department part of the
Green Office Program?
Trade-in: April 14-16 | Hark Concourse
Join the 11 offices at HLS that are Green
Office-certified. Learn more at
green.harvard.edu.
Got clothes sitting in your closet you never wear? Just
Shopping: Friday, April 17 | WCC 1019
trade in your gently used clothing for credits from
noon to 1 p.m. on April 14-16 on the Hark
Concourse. Then come back on Friday to use your
credits to purchase clothes at our swap event! Any
clothes that are not swapped will be donated to charity.
HLS Earth Day Fair
Wednesday, April 22 | Pound & WCC Plaza
Harvard Law School hosts its annual sustainability fair
Participants shopped at the 2014 Fashion Swapaganza
For more information, visit green.harvard.edu.
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with food, music, and fun
in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Earth Day.