New appointments

Janine Amaral, MPH, joined the school as a DNP placement coordinator in the Office of Academic Programs. She previously served as a library assistant at the University of Minnesota Libraries in Minitex. She earned a master’s degree in public health from Boston University and earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Minnesota.

Abdoulaye Camara, BA, joined the school as a DNP recruitment and enrollment coordinator in the Office of Student and Career Advancement Services. Camara previously served as an intervention specialist in Saint Paul Public Schools. He earned a degree in individualized studies from Metro State University.

Ifeyinwa Ikegwuani, BS, joined the school as a PhD and certificate program coordinator. Previously, Ikegwuani served as an EMT at Children’s Minnesota. She earned a degree in biology, society and environment from the University of Minnesota.

Brittni Kuduk, MS, joined the school as a BSN academic adviser in the Office of Student and Career Advancement Services. Kuduk served as a senior access consultant in the University of Minnesota’s Disability Resource Center as a liaison to the School of Nursing and in academic coaching and advising roles at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University and St. Cloud State University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in college counseling and student development from St. Cloud State University.

Randi Mayer, BA, joined the school as a human resources partner. Mayer has more than 15 years of human resources experience and most recently served as an HR specialist with the city of Brooklyn Center. Mayer earned a bachelor’s degree in social services from Minnesota State University Mankato.

Jacob Moore, BA, joined the school as a social media and digital content specialist in the Office of Strategic Communications. Previously he served as a marketing specialist for The Good Clinic and as an account executive at Token of Trust. He earned a bachelor’s degree in strategic communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Maigos Nguyen, MS, joined the school as a BSN academic adviser in the Office of Student and Career Advancement Services. Nguyen served as an academic adviser in the Advising and Student Transitions Office at St. Cloud State University. Previously, she served at St. Olaf College as an academic enrichment and advising coordinator. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of St. Benedict and a master’s degree in college counseling and student development from St. Cloud State University.

Mariana Villegas Ramirez, MA, joined the school as a research professional on Food at Home Study: Data Collection and Recalls in Spanish and English. Previously, she served as a bilingual Parent Aware coach. She earned a master’s degree in Montessori from St. Catherine University and a bachelor’s degree in human resources development from the University of Minnesota.

Honey VanderVenter, PhD, joined the school as the instructional designer and academic technologist in the Office of Academic Programs. She has served as a business/systems analyst and academic technologist for the College of Food, Agricultural and National Resources Sciences for 16 years. She earned bachelor’s degrees in Chicano studies and English and a master’s degree in English education from the University of Minnesota. She earned a doctoral degree in instructional design for online learning from Capella University. 

V. Paul Virtucio joined the school as the class scheduler/administrative assistant in the Office of Academic Programs. Previously he served as a service coordinator for Health Sciences Classroom Services.