Adams, Lauren L.
Lauren L. Adams: Black Cultural Center, Program Coordinator
Lauren L. Adams: Black Cultural Center, Program Coordinator
Biography Katherine Charek Briggs is the Assistant Director for Student Community Spaces. Katherine graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in English, German, and Psychology and from the University of Texas at Austin with an MA in Women’s and Gender Studies and an MSIS in Information Studies. Katherine is invested in information access, prison …
Biography Natalie Ergas (she/her/hers) is the Program Coordinator for the Latine Cultural Center. Natalie graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, double major in French, minor in Art History, and K-12 teaching certification. She brings nearly 10 years of experience in education as a former art teacher. Natalie identifies as multiracial, and a …
Claudia Guzmán: Director, Multicultural Student Center
Biography Victoria Kahite (she/her) is the Program Coordinator for the Indigenous Student Center (ISC). Victoria is Red Cliff Ojibwe and Congolese, having grown up on the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation before pursuing higher education at UW–Madison. She began her undergraduate journey during the challenges of COVID-19 in 2020 as a PEOPLE …
Biography Brenndan Ridder (he/him/his) serves as the Military Connected Program Coordinator in collaboration with Veteran and Military Services and Student Success and Belonging. In this role, Brenndan focuses on event planning, resource connection, and building community for the University’s military-connected students. Originally from Kansas City, MO, Brenndan spent a number of years in New York …
Biography Prisma Ruacho (She/Her/Hers) serves as the Assistant Director for Operations and Outreach for the Multicultural Student Center. Prisma leads the team responsible for Organizational Development and MSC operations while also overseeing programmatic initiatives and partnerships that support students of color in their co-curricular involvement and leadership development. Prisma’s passion for student affairs began with her …
Biography Noreen Siddiqui (she/her/hers) is the Assistant Director – Identity Center of the Multicultural Student Center. In this role, Noreen leads the team running the APIDA Student Center, the Black Cultural Center, the Indigenous Student Center, and the Latine Cultural Center. She is excited to foster spaces and programs that center the experiences of Students …
Biography Nina White (She/Her) is the Program Coordinator for Belonging Programs supporting student organizations. Before joining the MSC, she worked at Madison College in TRIO Student Support Services and Retention Initiatives and Student Engagement (RISE), serving as an Associate Program Advisor for University Transfer students and previously as a Student Success Coach Coordinator. She also served …
Biography Kevin Wong (he/him/his) is the Program Coordinator for the APIDA Student Center. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UW–Madison in 2015, and since graduation, he has worked for a few years in the private sector as a paralegal and then back at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center as a …