Community and Belonging Staff
Directors
Staff
Christine Albain
Area Coordinator for Community and Inclusion
413-538-2088
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By appointment only
Ysabel Garcia
Graduate Assistant for Residential Community and Inclusion
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205 Blanchard Hall
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By appointment only
Mark Gionfriddo
Director of Jazz Ensembles; Coordinator of Piano Instruction; Instructor of Music
Mark Gionfriddo is the Director of Jazz Ensembles at Mount Holyoke College, conducting the Big Band, Chamber, and Vocal Jazz Ensembles. Mark also serves as Staff Accompanist for the Music Department and is an Instructor in Jazz and Classical Piano. In addition, he is Catholic Music Director for the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, conducting the Abbey Chapel Singers. Mark is well known as a pianist/keyboardist, composer, arranger and musical director in the Pioneer Valley and Berkshires of Massachusetts.
Chaplains and Advisors
Amelia Ender
Chaplain to the College and Advisor to the Jewish Community
413-538-3045
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By appointment only
Amelia Ender has been the Advisor to the Jewish community since 2006. In addition to being a religious advisor, Ender says that her experiences with dance and dance movement therapy “in another life” contributed to her sense of body/mind consciousness that is fundamental to her spirituality. She emphasizes that the connection between the body and mind are inseparable.
Leslie Fraser
Multifaith Chaplain and Advisor to the Unitarian Universalist and Protestant communities
413-538-3157
Eliot House first floor
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By appointment only
Peggy Gillespie
Co-Advisor to the Buddhist Community
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413-427-1894
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By appointment only
Elizaveta Lozovaya
Chaplain to the College and Advisor to the Muslim Community
413-538-2792
Eliot House first floor
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W 1 – 2 pm; F 11 am – noon and by appointment
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