Staff & Executive Committee

Tanya Bakhmetyeva, Interim Director/Associate Director

Peter Christensen, Ani & Mark Gabrellian Director, Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities, Department of Art and Art History

Jennie Gilardoni, Assistant Director of Programs

Caroline Elliott, Administrative Coordinator

Jasmin Toor, Undergraduate Research Assistant

2024-25 Executive Committee

  • Maya Abtahian, Linguistics
  • Matthew Brown, Eastman School of Music
  • Kristin Doughty, Anthropology
  • Jordache Ellapen, Black Studies
  • William FitzPatrick, Philosophy
  • John Givens, Modern Languages and Cultures 
  • Aaron Hughes, Religion and Classics
  • Mike Jarvis (Fall)/ TBD (Spring), History
  • Erik Larsen, Medical Humanities, SMD
  • Honey Meconi, Music
  • Jason Middleton (Fall)/Matt Omelsky (Spring), English
  • Mizin Shin, Art and Art History
  • Duje Tadin, Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, ex-officio
  • Maurini Strub, Vice Provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean, University of Rochester Libraries, ex-officio

Humanities Project Subcommittee

  • Matthew Brown
  • Tanya Bakhmetyeva
  • Bill FitzPatrick
  • Mike Jarvis
  • Mijin Shin

Fellowship Subcommittee

  • Aaron Hughes
  • Tanya Bakhmetyeva
  • Honey Meconi
  • Erik Larsen
  • Kristin Doughty
  • Jordache Ellapen
  • Jason Middleton/Matt Omelsky

Meliora Scholars Mentors

  • Tanya Bakhmetyeva
  • Maya Abtahian
  • John Givens