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Office of Student Conflict Resolution

Staff Members

Erik Wessel, D.Ed.

Director
Bio: 

Erik serves as the Director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR). Prior to joining the OSCR team, Erik served as the Director of the Office of Student Conduct at Ferris State University and also worked in the Student Conduct Office at Penn State University while completing his doctoral work in Higher Education Administration with a cognate area of study in counselor education. Erik is committed to genuine dialogue and action that engages student learning, promotes achievement, and ensures the full and equal participation of all groups in society.

OSCR Director Erik Wessel

Jesse Hernandez, M.A.

Associate Director
Bio: 

Jesse serves as the associate director for the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR). Prior to joining the team, Jesse spent several years at Eastern Michigan University serving in various roles that included the first-year experience, leadership development, and student conduct. Most of his recent work and training focused on the development of voluntary compliance programs for students, faculty and staff. Jesse believes the conduct process is an educational experience aimed at fostering ethical development, personal accountability and civility toward others.

Nadia Bazzy, M.A., LLMFT

Assistant Director
Bio: 

Nadia serves as an Assistant Director at the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR), with primary responsibility for OSCR's role in the University of Michigan Policy & Procedures on Student Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct & Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence. Nadia's areas of specialties include: peacebuilding, restorative justice, and trauma-healing. She received her post graduate education from Oakland University in Couple and Family Counseling and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

OSCR Assistant Director Nadia Bazzy

Joe Zichi, M.A.

Assistant Director
Bio: 

Joe is an assistant director in the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR).  Joe is responsible for management of the Alcohol and Other Drugs resolution pathways and for providing oversight for conflicts and incidents outlined in the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities with OSCR program managers.  Additionally, Joe conceptualizes the marketing and outreach for OSCR.  Given his interest in holistic wellness, Joe serves as a Wellness Coach with Wolverine Wellness.

OSCR Program Manager Joe Zichi

Carrie Landrum, M.A.

Program Manager
Bio: 

Carrie is a peacebuilder with a passion for socially just conflict transformation. Foundational to her work is a firm belief in MLK’s words: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”   As a facilitator, mediator, bridge-builder, and coach, Carrie facilitates conflict transformation and healing through practices infused with respect, empathy and empowerment.  As a growing ally who recognizes that conflicts are impacted by our identities, Carrie continually strives to find culturally appropriate pathways to peace.

OSCR Program Manager Carrie Landrum

Shana Schoem, J.D.

Program Manager
Bio: 

Shana is the Program Manager at the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR). Prior to joining OSCR, she worked as an education attorney at the ACLU of Michigan, advocating on behalf of students in Michigan’s K-12 public schools for access to quality education and to ensure that public schools remain free for everyone. Shana received her B.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan where she focused on intergroup dialogue, intersectionality and social justice. She holds a J.D. from the University of Miami.

OSCR Program Specialist Shana Schoem

Claudette Brower, B.A.

Office Supervisor
Bio: 

Claudette has been the Office Supervisor at OSCR since the Fall of 2007.  Prior to joining the OSCR team, Claudette worked in the Dean of Student Office after having made a career change from being a Computer Systems Consultant. As the Office Supervisor she is focused on providing quality customer service for those who come to OSCR for assistance. Her pastimes include reading, following politics too closely and attempting to train her English Spring Spaniel, Rigby.

Sandy Lymburner

Database Manager
Bio: 

Sandy has worked for the University of Michigan within the Division of Student Life for over 28 years.  During her tenure, she has worked in the Career Center, the Office of Student Conflict Resolution and the Ginsberg Center in a variety of assignments.  Sandy’s specialty is managing databases to support internal and external reports.  Sandy and her husband, Dan, have four children and love spending time together as a family.  Her favorite time of year is summer and the hot humid weather.   Sandy loves tennis, running, gardening and traveling.

Lorenzo Shaw-Graham, B.G.S.

Program Assistant
Bio: 

Lorenzo is the Program Assistant in the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR). He hails from Detroit, Michigan. Lorenzo earned his Bachelors Degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor emphasizing in Law, Justice, and Social Change. During his time in Undergrad Lorenzo was a positive agent for change within the campus community participating in several organizations such as, NAACP, Global Scholars Program, and FATE Merit Mentoring Program.

Noah Attal

Program Coordinator
Bio: 

Noah is an Earth and Environmental Science major with a passion for Sustainability and Development. He is a program coordinator at OSCR primarily working with the Alcohol and Other Drugs Program. In the future Noah plans to pursue higher education in a sustainability and development related field after studying Arabic overseas. Noah loves supporting people in what they are passionate about. He also enjoys chess, tea, gardens, maps, and archery.

Carly Friedrich

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Carly is a third year student from Minnesota majoring in Psychology and minoring in Environment and Anthropology. When she has free time, Carly loves to read, discuss social justice topics, drink coffee, and play with her dog, Toby. In the future, Carly hopes to help individuals resolve conflict within themselves from a wellness perspective. She also hopes to resolve conflict within communities, understanding that communities act as an essential support system for each individual. Carly loves her work at OSCR because she has the opportunity to learn from each student that she meets!

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Fabiola Galguera

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Fabiola is a senior from Miami, Florida majoring in Political Science with a focus on American Government. Her plan is to attend law school, hopefully here at the University of Michigan. On campus, Fabiola is involved primarily with the Equestrian Team, Mortar Board Honors Society, and the Undergraduate Political Science Association. In her free time, Fabiola likes to attend cycling classes, read, and attempt to catch up on all her television shows.

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Kingsli Kraft

Student Facilitator
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Kingsli is a junior in the Program in the Environment, planning to specialize in Urban and Environmental Planning, with a minor in Russian Language or Urban Studies. When she isn’t doing homework, or in the office, she spends her time listening to far-too-loud music (mainly Florence and the Machine and Halsey lately). She is also currently writing a novel, which is aided mostly by hazelnut lattes, copious amounts of fried potatoes and reruns of Friends.

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Gabriella Lanzi

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Gabriella is a Junior in the Residential College studying French and Social Theory & Practice with a minor in Community Action and Social Change. Gabriella hopes to receive her Masters of Social Work after completing undergrad and has an interest in Global Social Work. One of Gabriella's favorite pastimes in Ann Arbor is discovering new local coffee shops and restaurants.

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Serenity Lee

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Serenity is a senior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Intergroup Relations Education. Outside her work at OSCR, Serenity assists research labs that focus on people's experiences in organizations. She intends to go to graduate school in the future to pursue her strong interest in identifying the factors that help marginalized individuals thrive at work and school. Her other interests include listening to K-pop and K-indie bands, hanging out with friends, and reading novels.

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Bridget Morse-Karzen

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Bridget is a senior majoring in International Studies and Sociology, with a specific focus on Law, Justice and Social Change.  In the future, she hopes to further study the role that differing conflict resolution pathways play in reaching an agreement, especially in relation to cross-cultural mediation. Bridget enjoys Zumba, exceptionally small spoons, and glow in the dark snuggies. 

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Kristin O'Donnell

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Kristin is a fourth year student from Beverly Hills, Michigan, majoring in both International Studies and French and minoring in Community Action & Social Change through the School of Social Work.  For the future, she hopes to find a unique balance of her three areas of study and work in the non-profit sector--perhaps back in France where she spent five months studying and working within the Parisian immigrant community.  Kristin enjoys reading, crafting and traveling, and this past summer she knit a large blanket. 

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Caitlyn Thelen

Student Facilitator
Bio: 

Caitlyn is a senior majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience (BCN) and minoring in Spanish. After graduation, she plans to attend grad school in hopes of becoming a psychologist. She loves Michigan athletics, specifically football and basketball, and has been going to football games since she was little. In her free time, Caitlyn likes to workout and hang out with her friends and family.

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Kevin Xu

Student Facilitator
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Kevin Xu is a sophomore BBA student in the Ross School of Business. He plans on studying finance, but is realistic about the possibility that he will actually do no studying at all and instead play Counter-Strike. His hobbies include reading, incessantly quoting Kubrick movies, and making sure the three high school friends he lives with make smart decisions.

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