LiAS Mentors

Jess Sonney

Jess Sonney serves as the Director of Student Leadership & Civic Engagement at Oberlin College and Conservatory. In her role, she is responsible for leadership education and development of Oberlin students. She also chairs the democratic engagement coalition, OC Votes, which prepares the Oberlin community with voter education and programming. Prior to Oberlin, Jess worked in residence life at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in education policy come from The Pennsylvania State University.

Simon Gray

Simon Gray is Senior Program Director at the Great Lakes Colleges Association. One of his responsibilities is programming for the Global Liberal Arts Alliance including The Athens Democracy Forum and Global Course Connections. Prior to joining GLCA in July 2015, Simon taught Computer Science at The College of Wooster. Simon earned a B.A. in anthropology and philosophy, an M.A. in anthropology from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Kent State University.

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