Employee Spotlight

Alan started his journey at CU Boulder in 2020 to pursue a master’s in violin performance and pedagogy. After a few years of traveling throughout the state and country performing and teaching music, Alan returned to CU as an academic advisor for the Program in Exploratory Studies before recently starting his current role in CU Engineering.

I've been at CU Boulder for nearly five years, starting off as the curriculum coordinator at ATLAS before moving over to CEAS to manage the academic unit scheduling, the travel grant program and serving the Undergraduate & Graduate Education Councils and the curriculum coordinators group, as well as being the staff liaison for the Graduate Student Advisory Board.

Diamond Darling leads the planning of the college’s signature alumni events and creates opportunities for the CU Engineering community to connect.

Hanna is an over-caffeinated introvert who loves everything to do with art, storytelling and comics! She and her cat Khan enjoy watching horror movies, knitting and crafting. In her free time she customizes dolls and even has a

I joined CU Boulder in 2023 in a temporary role after resigning from a full-time position in a healthcare facility. After exploring two opportunities within the university, I was excited to join CEAS as an HR coordinator in June 2025.

I joined the College of Engineering and Applied Science in June 2025 as a professional academic advisor in the CMU-CU Boulder Engineering Partnership Program. My first six months in this role have been some of the best of my professional career!

I truly never saw myself or expected to be involved in education. I found the passion for machining when attending a summer course at the career development center in the summer of 1976. I started working as a machinist in the fall of 1978 in a shop

I recently joined the College of Engineering and Applied Science as an HR generalist in the Dean's Office. I grew up primarily in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, though I spent part of my early childhood in Japan while my father served in the Air Force. Fun

Erin Dewese is the managing director for the Engineering Connections community and has been at the university for 14 years. She is passionate about student engagement and helping students find their community, their people and their voice while on campus. 

I just moved to Colorado at the end of January this year, and it's been an amazing change.  After living my whole life in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area, I can't convey how great it feels to leave my windows open most of the time. I