Meet the First-Year Planning Team

The First-Year Planning Team is comprised of professional and student staff members from multiple offices. This group meets year round to create, plan, and execute orientation and the first-year experience each year. The student coordinators and program assistants apply for these positions in the fall and are appointed by the spring semester. Typically the coordinators are seniors.

Office of Student Activities & First-Year Programs Staff

Kyle Bruntz, '09, Orientation Student Coordinator 
AIM Screen Name: OSAKyle
email: brunky01@gettysburg.edu

Clare Crone, Administrator Aide of Student Activities
Email: ccrone@gettysburg.edu

Kaitlyn De Jong, '09, Program Assistant
Email: dejoka01@gettysburg.edu

Norrell Griffiths, '09, First-Year Experience Student Coordinator
AIM Screen Name: OSANorrell
Email: grifno01@gettysburg.edu

Alex Hoffmaster, '10, Program Assistant
Email: hoffal01@gettysburg.edu

Keira Kant, '95, Director of Student Activities & First-Year Programs
AIM Screen Name: OSAKeira
Email: kkant@gettysburg.edu

Lauren Meehan, '09, Special Projects Coordinator
AIM Screen Name: OSALauren
Email: meehla01@gettysburg.edu

Brian Stephenson, Associate Director of Student Activities
AIM Screen Name:OSAStephenson
Email: bstephen@gettysburg.edu  

Morgan Stocker, Assistant Director of Student Activities
AIM Screen Name: OSAMorgan
Email: mstocker@gettysburg.edu

Julianna Toland, '10, Program Assistant
Email: tolaju01@gettysburg.edu

Office of Residential Life Staff

Lynn Burke, Assistant Director of Residence Life
Email: eburke@gettysburg.edu

Danielle Phillips, Associate Director of Residence Life
Email: dphillips@gettysburg.edu

Jim Wiltgen, Assistant Dean of College Life & Director of Residence Life

Ascent Trips Staff

Erika Clark, '09, Ascent Student Coordinator
Email: grab@gettysburg.edu

Kris Nessler, '01, Associate Director of Experiential Education
Email: grab@gettysburg.edu

John Regentin, Assistant Dean of College Life & Director of Experiential Education
Email: grab@gettysburg.edu

College Life Staff

Beth Mattern, Administrative Aide for College Life

Tom Mottola, Associate Dean of College Life
Email: tmottola@gettysburg.edu

Sue Plank, Liaison to Information Technology for College Life