Staff

The CLAS’s professional staff is educationally and geographically diverse. Members of the CLAS team hold degrees from diverse fields like English, sociology, psychology, higher education administration, and business. Some of our staff members graduated from Suffolk themselves, and many have worked for the University for more than a decade.

Academic Coaching

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Orla Downey
Director, Coaching & Success Programs

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Lori Rosenberg
Academic Coach 

Laureen Simonetti Portrait in front of bookshelf

Laureen Simonetti
Assistant Director

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John Zakrosky
Academic Coach

Tutoring, Study Groups, Workshops

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Jamie Bondar
Director, Tutoring & Peer-to-Peer Success Services

Leanne Lowell

Leanne Lowell
Program Manager

Rachel Mangan

Rachel Mangan
Program Manager