Professional Staff

• Develop new programs & procedures
• Write curricular materials
• Work with faculty to develop service-learning options for their classes
• Participate in on- and off-campus committee work
• Engage in fund-raising
• Improve the ability of the program to serve both the academic & urban communities
• Participate in national conferences

Professional Staff

Tammy Anderson

Executive Director, JEP (email)
Tammy is responsible for JEP Program Operations and staff over-sight. She has been with JEP since 1981. Tammy has a Bachelor's degree in gerontology and a Master's degree in Higher Adult and Professional Education, both from USC.

Brenda Diaz

Coordinator of Community Programs (email)
Brenda is our primary liaison to the community and is responsible for visiting and approving new sites, communication with existing sites, development of our service calendar, and problem solving throughout the year. Brenda is the most senior JEP staff member, starting as a secretary in 1976.

Susan Harris

Director of Academic Development (email)
Susan has a Ph.D. in Sociology and helps Program Assistants help students draw connections between their academic courses and their work in the community. She also works with the USC professors in developing their curricula to utilize the technical aspects of service-learning pedagogy. Susan has worked with JEP since 1994.

Tina Koneazny

Director, USC Readers^Plus (email)
Tina is responsible for the USC Readers program and coordinates the program closely with JEP so as to strengthen both programs. Tina worked with JEP for a year as a VISTA volunteer (1993-1994) and returned to join our staff in 1997. Tina was an elementary school teacher and is currently working on her Masters in education.

Jackie Mitchell

Office Manager (email)
Jackie is responsible for all aspects of office management including database management and fiscal budget monitoring. She serves as the primary office manager to JEP, SCSL, and USC Readers^Plus. Jackie has a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and has been with JEP since 1988.

Mario Rocha

Receptionist (email)
Mario is our newest hire as our receptionist in the Summer of 2007.

Jacqueline Whitley

Special Placements Coordinator (email)
Jacqueline has been with JEP as a graduate student for 2 years, and recently in the Spring of 2007 became Special Placements Coordinator

Jameson Stalanthas Yu

Office Technology Coordinator (email)
His responsibilities at JEP include design and development of all the JEP and USC Readers^Plus databases, websites, and paperwork as well as much of the day-to-day data management. He has his Bachelors and Masters from USC in Environmental Studies, Urban Design. Jameson has been with JEP since 1995.