Category Archives: Meet New Employees

Ayana Bohannon, Events Coordinator, Campus and Community Relations

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Ayana Bohannon (pronounced uh-YAY-nuh) is the new events coordinator for Campus and Community Relations, reporting to the CCR Events Manager. A recent Emory graduate, Ayana has held work study jobs in the Telefund area, the School of Nursing, the Woodruff Library Security Desk, Campus and Community Relations, and as an assistant to Carmalina Johnson in […]

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Geoffrey Cestaro, Information Systems Analyst, PMO

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Geoffrey Cestaro joins the Project Management Office in University IT and Research Solutions as an information systems analyst. Prior to coming to Emory (this time), Geoffrey spent nine years as the deputy chief of development systems at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Geoffrey once worked at Emory back in the early 2000’s. He started as a computing support specialist […]

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David Smith, Access Services Librarian, Emory Libraries

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David Smith is the new access services librarian for the Woodruff Library service desk. Before Emory, David spent 10+ years at the Gwinnett County Public Library, first as public services librarian and then as branch manager. He began his library career at the University of Georgia main library, where he started life as a student […]

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Tara McCurley, Assistant Director of ATS, Student Digital Life, Academic Technology Services

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Tara McCurley has been appointed to the position of assistant director of academic technologies. In her previous role she was the coordinator of the Computing Center at Cox Hall before stepping into her current role on an interim basis last year. In her new position, Tara manages Student Digital Life (SDL) and serves on the […]

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Melissa Hackman, Librarian for Sociology and Development Studies, Scholarly Communications

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Melissa Hackman recently started as the new librarian for sociology and development studies in Emory Library’s scholarly communication. In this capacity, she will provide the full range of subject specific library services to Sociology and Development Studies including collection management, consultations, instruction, assessment, and reference. Melissa has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Brown […]

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Devanshu Matlawala, Software Engineer, Library Technology and Digital Strategies

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Devanshu Matlawala (pronounced deh-VAN-shoe MAT-lah-wah-lah) recently joined the Library Technology and Digital Strategies team as a software engineer. He previously worked for about a year at the University of Alabama as a web architect and instructional developer. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Devanshu has a bachelor’s degree of computer engineering from Mumbai University and a […]

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Emma Wang, Informatics Analyst III, Data Management & Solutions

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Emma Wang is the newest informatics analyst III on the IT Data Management & Solutions team. Prior to coming to Emory, she spent five years as a data warehouse developer at CareerBuilder. She also used to work as a senior financial analyst  in the Controller’s Office at the University of Tennessee. Born and raised in the […]

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