Meet the Staff

Dr. Karen Sofranko, Director, Student Services

• B.S., Bloomsburg University, Business Administration

• M.A., Montclair State University, Counseling

• Ed.D.,Temple University, Educational Administration

• Has been working at Temple University since March of 1998

• Favorite subject in college was History

• Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Shannon O'Brien, Associate Director, Advising Services

• B.A., Rutgers University, Psychology

• M.A., The College of New Jersey, Counselor Education

• Has been working at Temple University since October of 2005

• Favorite subject in college was Psychology

• Favorite book is Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

Marlene Hopkins, Office Manager

• Currently a matriculated student in the School of Social Administration

• Has been working at Temple University since February of 1974

• Favorite subject is African-American Literature

• Favorite book is The Future Has a Past

• Favorite author is J. California Cooper

Melinda Finley, Academic Advisor

• B.A., West Chester University, Communication Studies

• M.A., West Chester University, Leadership Communication

• Has been working at Temple University since November of 2006

• Favorite subject in college was Interpersonal Communications

• Favorite book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Tracy L. Malz, Academic Advisor

• B.A., Lafayette College, Government and Law

• M.S., Chestnut Hill College, Clinical and Counseling Psychology

• Has been working at Temple University since March of 2008

• Favorite subjects in college were Government courses and Study Abroad courses in London, England

• Favorite book is The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Nathalie Mondesir, Academic Advisor

• B.S., Howard University, Nutritional Sciences

• M.P.A., Rutgers University, Public Administration

• Has been working at Temple University since February of 2008

• Favorite subjects in college were Ethics/Philosophy and Nutrition

• Favorite books are Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, & Antigone by Sophocles

Julian R. White , Academic Advisor

• B.A., Syracuse University, Psychology

• M.A., Syracuse University, Marriage and Family Therapy

• Has been working at Temple University since August of 2009

• Favorite subjects in college were Psychology and Writing/English

• Favorite books are Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and Watership Down by Richard Adams