Aleia McCord
Associate Director
608.262.4461
Contact for graduate certificate and PhD minor, Africa at Noon lecture series, partnerships, grants and funding, visiting scholars, office operations.
Meagan Doll
Assistant Director
608.262.4460
Contact for Mandela Washington Fellowship, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships, external communications.
Lauren Parnell Marino
Undergrad Advisor & Outreach Project Assistant
608.265.9151
Contact for undergraduate advising,
k-16 outreach, Day in Africa.
Emilie Songolo
African Studies Bibliographer
608.265.4740
Contact for library collections, research, African Studies Digital Collection.
Rebecca Hanks
Communications & Outreach Intern
608.262.2380
Contact for event promotion,
African Studies newsletter, social media.
Lusasyo Mwakatika
Administrative Intern
608.262.2380
Contact for Africa at Noon logistics, visitor accommodations, general inquiries.
Upenyu Majee
Mandela Washington Fellowship Academic Coordinator
Coordinates MWF academic roundtables and academic programming, interfaces with academic presenters.
Mwita Muniko
Mandela Washington Fellowship Local Resource Guide
Assists fellows navigating cultural adaption, holds weekly office hours for the duration of the institute.
Harry Kiiru
Mandela Washington Fellowship Community Events Coordinator
Coordinates host family dinners, public speaking engagements, and other community-facing events and needs.
