Miami University

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.

Amy Carito joined the Housing, Dining and Guest Services team in December 2002, where she currently serves as an administrative manager for the department. Her office is located in Cook Place, the unique Spanish-style building behind Cook Field, entitled the Casa de Mañana. She received a degree in English Lit./Journalism from the university in 1997, and moved back to Oxford in 2004. Amy is an avid runner, presently training for her 8th marathon, which she plans to run in February 2010. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and baking health conscious recipes, going to concerts, and gardening and landscaping.

Lindsay Carpenter is the Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning, where programs like credit workshops and non-credit offerings are administered. Lifelong Learning has recently become a Passport Acceptance Agency. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and is completing her Master’s of Science in Family and Child Studies at Miami University. When not at work, Lindsay and her husband are kept very busy with their family, Andrew, who is four, Ethan, who is two, and Isabella who is due to arrive in January 2010.

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

Kerri Jackson is the Interim Assistant Bursar/Manager of Cashiering at Miami University, and has been employed at MU since 2003. She started her Miami career in IT Services, working there for a year and a half as a Programmer before transferring to the Bursar’s Office in 2004 to become the OneCard System Administrator. Kerri was promoted to Interim Assistant Bursar in April, 2011. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business (Management Information Systems) and a Master of Business Administration in Management from Miami University in 2000 and 2003, respectively.

In her free time, Kerri enjoys shopping, spending time with family/friends, chasing after her 3 lovable cats, and being involved in all aspects of music.

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.

Kathleen joined Miami in 2009 as the Public Services Librarian for Rentschler Library, located on the Hamilton campus. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History from Northern Kentucky University and a Master of Science in Library Science from Indiana University. In addition to serving on UPAC, Kathleen is actively involved with distance learning and diversity initiatives in librarianship.

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.

My name is Sara Skolnick. I hold a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and a Master of Music from Webster University in St. Louis. Although music has always been my passion, I completed a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. My other passions include women's health and working with adolescents and the college age population. I am married and have three children. I also enjoy travel, music and sports.

Mark Walker joined the Recreational Sports staff in June 2006 as the Director of Network and Computer Services. In 2010 he joined the HDRBS Tech Staff. He is a 2003 graduate of Miami with a B.S. in Computer Science, but has worked in various positions at Miami since age 16. He calls Oxford his home, with wife, son, and daughter.