Beginning in February 2024, UPEI will send a monthly campus notice announcing faculty and staff who began their employment during the previous calendar month. For this first edition, we are including new employees from December 2023 and January 2024.

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in December 2023:

• Dr. Marissa Clapson, Chemistry, Science
• Dr. Trevor Clark, Chemistry, Science
• Abigail Gibson, Student Affairs
• Halley Halliwell, Companion Animals, Veterinary Medicine
• Dr. Thomas Larkin, History and Classics, Arts
• MacKenzie Marmina, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Kim Porter, Office of the President

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in January 2024:

• Shawn Albert, Security Services
• Sarah Lynn Butler, Nursing
• Melanie Tayler Chapman, Health and Wellness Centre
• Michele Cudmore, Access to Information and Privacy Office
• Leanne Marie Demeulenaere, Nursing
• Jocelyn Dougan, Health and Wellness Centre
• Katelyn Alena Fraser, Nursing
• Mohammad Mahdi Hassan, Mathematical and Computational Sciences
• Danielle Christine Hessels, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Emma Lee Higginbotham, Nursing
• Melanie Dianne Lord, Nursing
• Justin Ronald K McRae, Nursing
• Anuja Patel, Financial Services
• Emily Anne Rutledge, Student Affairs
• Akash Sharma, Security Services
• Senthilkumar Thiruppathi, Sustainable Design Engineering
• Kendra Catherine Thompson, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Laura Jane Vail, Nursing
• Princess Grace Wooden, Robertson Library

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!