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Welcome to Kiyesha Brooks

CAS Administrative Support Assistant I Please join the Center for African Studies in welcoming our new Administrative Support Assistant I, Kiyesha Brooks, to the Main Office Team. Kiyesha will be completing all Tier 1 Fiscal Transactions as it relates to travel, monthly reconciliation, department purchases, vendor payments, and more. Please contact her for help with […]

Staff Spotlight: Raeann Meyerhoff

Please join the Center in welcoming Raeann Meyerhoff, our new Administrative Support Assistant. Raeann is a recent University of Florida graduate and has a B.A. in International Studies with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Raeann started out on an African Studies track as a freshman, and took Anthropology of Modern Africa with Dr. […]

Staff Spotlight: Shahreen Zaman

Shahreen Zaman is the newest addition to the Center for African Studies staff. She is the Academic Assistant for the Center for African Studies, contributing to program and database management, among other critical duties. You can find her at the main office desk. Shahreen is a recent graduate of the University of Florida, earning a B.A. […]

Staff Spotlight: Marissa Coning

Marissa Coning is a Program Assistant at the Center for African Studies, contributing to program and database management, among other critical duties. The youngest of seven siblings, Marissa’s family initially moved frequently around the country as part of her father’s career in the military. Upon her father retiring from the military, her family settled down in […]

Staff Spotlight: Tricia Kuhn

Tricia Kuhn works as the Administrative Support Assistant at the Center for African Studies, where she coordinates travel and reimbursements for faculty, students, and guests, provides HR assistance, handles effort reporting and is responsible for reconciling charges for the Center’s various projects and grants.  Originally from Corry, Pennsylvania, Tricia began her college career as a pre-med […]

Staff Spotlight: Ike Akinyemi

  Ikeade (Ike) Akinyemi is the Coordinator of Administrative Services at the Center for African Studies (CAS). Born in Nigeria, she is the middle child of five siblings in total. Ike received all of her education in Nigeria before briefly residing in Germany and the United Kingdom. She received her first degree in Education (1988) […]