Administrators/Staff

LATINO/A ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF

Independent research projects, fellowships, andmajor planning are just a few of the ways Dartmouth professors mentor students. Many professors are also available to fecilitate student programming and provide individual advising. The following is a list of professors engaged in research in Latino studies as well as Latino/a faculty and their respective disciplines. They are eager to assist you with your own research and extracurricular interests.

Teoby Gomez
Assistant Dean of the College, Class Dean
Parkhurst Hall
646-2243
HB 6003

Teoby Gomez is Cuban and was born and lived there until his family emigrated to the U.S. in the ’1960's. Teoby grew up in Chicago and its suburbs and received a B.A. in Spanish Education and teaching certification from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Northern Illinois University Teoby received a M.S. in Counselor Education. He has worked in higher education his entire professional career and, in his various capacities, has been an advocate for Latinos and other ethnic groups. He came to Dartmouth in 1993 and has been the Dean of the classes of '94,'97 and '00 and will become the Dean for '03's. Teoby has been involved (as an active participant, informal advisor, and formal advisor) with La Alianza Latina since he has been at the College.

As an Upperclass Dean he is a resource for students on various academic, personal, and social issues. Some of these issues include: selecting courses and majors, improving academic performance, planning for off-campus study, research and other opportunities, and referrals to other college offices or resources. In addition to advising La Alianza Latina, he advises the 2000 Class Council, the Dean's Office Student Consultants, and serves on many College committees.

Lest you think he is all work, Teoby enjoys keeping up with his young child, Afro-Cuban music and jazz, traveling (recently returned to Cuba), collegiate and professional sports, and getaways to cities.

William Romero

Associate Director, Alumni Fund

Garden Court

646-0032

HB 6068

William Romero grew up in the mountains of northern New Mexico. For financial reasons, his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada sixteen years ago. While in Las Vegas, he earned a BA in political science, was elected President of the Student Senate, and participated in UNLV's Honors College.

Prior to his arrival on the Dartmouth campus in June 1999, William worked for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation as a fundraiser. Continuing as a development officer in the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, he works with eight classes of alumni, raising money for the college.

On a personal note, he enjoys cooking, inspirational reading, and traveling the United States.

Miguel Angel Valladares

Humanities and Social Sciences

Reference Bibliographer

215 Baker Library

646 2833

HB 6025

Miguel grew up in Bilbao--an industrial city located in the north of Spain that is one of the main cities of the Basque Country. After studying History at Deusto University in Bilbao, and Archaeology at the University of Barcelona, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin where he earned a master's degree in library sciences.

Since July, 1998, Miguel has been Dartmouth's bibliographer for all Romance languages and literatures as well as for Latin American materials written in other languages than English. His major responsibilities, besides the development of the book collections for Baker Library in these areas, are with the Baker Reference group where he offers general reference assistance to library users.

Miguel enjoys the ocean--with big waves, hiking in the mountains, and in winter he hibernates, dreaming of the next spring.

Susan Rosales Nelson

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office
646-3197
HB 6018

Susan Rosales Nelson grew up in the Chicago suburbs without having known her Colombian grandfather, a composer of classical music who emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. Her family history provided a starting point for her own attempts to explore and understand social, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity. She credits this process of exploration with leading her to study cultural anthropology as an undergraduate at Grinnell College and eventually earn a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Michigan. She focused her studies on Latin America and traveled extensively in the Andean countries. The most meaningful experiences during this time included meeting her Colombian relatives and living for two years in a small Bolivian village near Lake Titicaca while collecting data for her doctoral dissertation.

Susan came to Hanover in 1989 and is currently an Assistant Director in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Her primary responsibilities include preparing the annual Affirmative Action Plan and representing the EO/AA office in faculty recruitment at the Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

She is married to Misagh Parsa, Professor of Sociology, and they have a son, Arlen Kian. Susan enjoys Latin American music, gardening, and collaborating with her sister to research their family history.

Alexander B. Hernandez-Siegel

Assistant Dean of Student Life and Advisor to Latino/Latina Students
221 Collis Student Center

646-1102

HB 6217

Alex Hernandez-Siegel was raised in a Puerto Rican family in the Queens area of New York City. He attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and American

University in Washington, D.C. for his bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology. He went on

to earn his M.A. degree from Dartmouth.

Alex arrived at Dartmouth in February 1995 as the new Assistant to the Director of Equal Opportunity and

Affirmative Action at the College, where he assisted in the coordination of affirmative

action committees and the Campus of Difference diversity program. He has served as the Advisor to Latino/Hispanic Students since September 1998. His work focuses on providing academic advising, personal counseling and mentoring for the College’Äôs Latino undergraduate population, and coordinating awareness programming that helps promote understanding of Latino/Latina issues on campus. He currently also serves as a co-advisor for several student organizations at Dartmouth such as La Alianza Latina, MEChA, La Unidad Latina and Las Hijas de la Esperanza. Before coming to Dartmouth he served as a research intern for the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs under Governor Robert Casey in Pennsylvania. His research dealt with obtaining statistics and qualitative information on the Latino population of Pennsylvania, including information on health, educational attainment and other social issues. His other work experiences involved being an academic counselor for Project Forward Leap, which was an academic support program for Latino and African-American teenagers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

In his spare time, he enjoys playing his bassoon and African drums, reading, writing, and exploring hiking trails in New Hampshire and Vermont.


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	LATINO/A ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF Independent research projects, fellowships, andmajor planning are just a few of the ways Dartmouth professors mentor students. Many professors are also available to fecilitate student programming and provide individual advising. The following is a list of professors engaged in research in Latino studies as well as Latino/a faculty and their respective disciplines. They are eager to assist you with your own research and extracurricular interests. Teoby Gomez Assistant Dean of the College, Class Dean Parkhurst Hall 646-2243 HB 6003 Teoby Gomez is Cuban and was born and lived there until his family emigrated to the U.S. in the ’1960's. Teoby grew up in Chicago and its suburbs and received a B.A. in Spanish Education and teaching certification from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Northern Illinois University Teoby received a M.S. in Counselor Education. He has worked in higher education his entire professional career and, in his various capacities, has been an advocate for Latinos and other ethnic groups. He came to Dartmouth in 1993 and has been the Dean of the classes of '94,'97 and '00 and will become the Dean for '03's. Teoby has been involved (as an active participant, informal advisor, and formal advisor) with La Alianza Latina since he has been at the College. As an Upperclass Dean he is a resource for students on various academic, personal, and social issues. Some of these issues include: selecting courses and majors, improving academic performance, planning for off-campus study, research and other opportunities, and referrals to other college offices or resources. In addition to advising La Alianza Latina, he advises the 2000 Class Council, the Dean's Office Student Consultants, and serves on many College committees. Lest you think he is all work, Teoby enjoys keeping up with his young child, Afro-Cuban music and jazz, traveling (recently returned to Cuba), collegiate and professional sports, and getaways to cities. William Romero Associate Director, Alumni Fund Garden Court 646-0032 HB 6068 William Romero grew up in the mountains of northern New Mexico. For financial reasons, his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada sixteen years ago. While in Las Vegas, he earned a BA in political science, was elected President of the Student Senate, and participated in UNLV's Honors College. Prior to his arrival on the Dartmouth campus in June 1999, William worked for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation as a fundraiser. Continuing as a development officer in the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, he works with eight classes of alumni, raising money for the college. On a personal note, he enjoys cooking, inspirational reading, and traveling the United States. Miguel Angel Valladares Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Bibliographer 215 Baker Library 646 2833 HB 6025 Miguel grew up in Bilbao--an industrial city located in the north of Spain that is one of the main cities of the Basque Country. After studying History at Deusto University in Bilbao, and Archaeology at the University of Barcelona, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin where he earned a master's degree in library sciences. Since July, 1998, Miguel has been Dartmouth's bibliographer for all Romance languages and literatures as well as for Latin American materials written in other languages than English. His major responsibilities, besides the development of the book collections for Baker Library in these areas, are with the Baker Reference group where he offers general reference assistance to library users. Miguel enjoys the ocean--with big waves, hiking in the mountains, and in winter he hibernates, dreaming of the next spring. Susan Rosales Nelson Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office 646-3197 HB 6018 Susan Rosales Nelson grew up in the Chicago suburbs without having known her Colombian grandfather, a composer of classical music who emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. Her family history provided a starting point for her own attempts to explore and understand social, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity. She credits this process of exploration with leading her to study cultural anthropology as an undergraduate at Grinnell College and eventually earn a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Michigan. She focused her studies on Latin America and traveled extensively in the Andean countries. The most meaningful experiences during this time included meeting her Colombian relatives and living for two years in a small Bolivian village near Lake Titicaca while collecting data for her doctoral dissertation. Susan came to Hanover in 1989 and is currently an Assistant Director in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Her primary responsibilities include preparing the annual Affirmative Action Plan and representing the EO/AA office in faculty recruitment at the Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She is married to Misagh Parsa, Professor of Sociology, and they have a son, Arlen Kian. Susan enjoys Latin American music, gardening, and collaborating with her sister to research their family history. Alexander B. Hernandez-Siegel Assistant Dean of Student Life and Advisor to Latino/Latina Students 221 Collis Student Center 646-1102 HB 6217 Alex Hernandez-Siegel was raised in a Puerto Rican family in the Queens area of New York City. He attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and American University in Washington, D.C. for his bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology. He went on to earn his M.A. degree from Dartmouth. Alex arrived at Dartmouth in February 1995 as the new Assistant to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at the College, where he assisted in the coordination of affirmative action committees and the Campus of Difference diversity program. He has served as the Advisor to Latino/Hispanic Students since September 1998. His work focuses on providing academic advising, personal counseling and mentoring for the College’Äôs Latino undergraduate population, and coordinating awareness programming that helps promote understanding of Latino/Latina issues on campus. He currently also serves as a co-advisor for several student organizations at Dartmouth such as La Alianza Latina, MEChA, La Unidad Latina and Las Hijas de la Esperanza. Before coming to Dartmouth he served as a research intern for the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs under Governor Robert Casey in Pennsylvania. His research dealt with obtaining statistics and qualitative information on the Latino population of Pennsylvania, including information on health, educational attainment and other social issues. His other work experiences involved being an academic counselor for Project Forward Leap, which was an academic support program for Latino and African-American teenagers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In his spare time, he enjoys playing his bassoon and African drums, reading, writing, and exploring hiking trails in New Hampshire and Vermont.