Dave Beitz has served Miami University in the IT division for the last 25 years. Currently he is the Manager of Network Services. This is Dave's second tour with UPAC, and he enjoys the opportunity to represent the unclassified staff of the university. On a personal note, Dave hsa been married for 26 years and has 5 children. Dave retired from the Oxford Fire Department after 22 years of service and enjoys hiking, photography and playing music.

Donna Boen (pronounced Bowen) is editor of Miamian, Miami's alumni magazine, both the printed edition and the online version, Miamian on the Web (www.MiamiAlum.org/Miamian). A 1983 graduate of Miami with a bachelor's in mass communication, she started writing professionally as a freelancer for the Dayton Daily News while in college. After graduation, she joined the Columbus (Ohio) Citizen-Journal as a general assignment reporter.

She returned to Miami in 1985 as assistant director of the News Bureau, becoming editor of Miamian six years later. In 1996, she completed a master's at Miami in technical and scientific communication.

Donna's taken piano lessons for year, and even though she still quakes at the sight of a song in five flats, she appreciates how music has helped develop the rhythm of her writing—both when it's flat and when it's sharp.

Tracy L. Davis is the Student Services Coordinator at Miami's Voice of America Learning Center. Tracy received her B.A. Degree from The Ohio State University in Journalism and her M.S. Degree in College Student Personnel from Miami University, Oxford. Tracy came to Miami University Middletown in 2001, where she was the Coordinator for Student Success and Co-curricular Programs. In 2008, she joined the staff at the Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester. She has worn a variety of hats in higher education including Instructor, Academic Advisor, Administrative Support, Dance Team Coach and Residence Life Staff, just to name a few.

Tracy is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and graduated from the Cincinnati School of Medical Massage in 2006.

Tracy is a wife and mother of one 2-year old son and foster mom to 5-month old twin boys.

Favorite Quote: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire" -- William B. Yeats

Clark joined Miami as a Career Coach in 2010. He is the Career Services liaison to the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and works as part of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) liaison team to provide a full range of services (from advising students to employer development) to SEAS and CAS STEM students and faculty. He conducts career advising with students on topics including career and/or major exploration, career testing, résumé preparation/professional correspondence, job-search strategies, and interview preparation. He is the Miami University liaison to Partnership for Public Service and serves as the Government Employment expert. He also teaches the EDL 100 course.

Clark retired from military service in 2010 after serving his last 3 years as the Air Force ROTC Commander at Miami. He is enjoying his second career giving back to the nation by mentoring America's future leaders.

Evan Lichtenstein is the Senior Director of Development for the College of Arts and Science. He has been in this position and with the university since 2006. He is a 1992 graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in Political Economics. He has been involved with fundraising since he graduated and has worked in a variety of fields including higher education, healthcare and disease prevention.

Valerie Robinson returned to Miami in 2006 as the Director of Diversity Enhancement in the Graduate School. She earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Science from Miami. Outside of work, she balances spending time with family and friends, travel and classes.

Ms. Sepela has worked at MUH in some capacity since 2000 with a wide variety of responsibilities. She teaches classes, tutors students, advises students, coordinates 3 different courses, hires, trains and monitors student tutors, and coordinates the College Readiness Program. In her spare time, she runs a lot.