Welcoming New Faculty and Staff to the Dragon Community
Many faculty and staff have joined us recently at Minnesota State Moorhead!
The stories below came about through interviews with Marketing students. We invite you to see these fun Q&A’s and photos of new staff to welcome them, albeit belatedly, to the Dragon Community.
- Abby Nielsen, Advancement Services Coordinator
- Mike Vandenberg, Director of Development
- Dr. Helen Zaikina-Montgomery, Director of Analytics and Institutional Research
- Lee Gambara, International Student Support Coordinator
- Brian Yost, Honors College Director
- Mahlet Habtemeskel, Academic Advisor and Tutor Program Coordinator
- Sheena Miller, Military-connected Career Coach
*The list above does not include all new employees that joined MSUM in the last quarter, but rather the ones that responded to requests for interviews. In addition, some stories about 2025 arrivals are being finalized and will be shared in the next Dragon Community news post.
See photos and descriptions of ALL new employees in the university’s Facebook album
If you are a new employee that has not participated in a Welcome to the Dragon Community story but would like to, let us know by emailing marketingteam@mnstate.edu. We’re sorry we missed you!