Get to know members of the Administrative Advisory Committee (AAC). Below are brief profiles of AAC members.
An employee of the Colleges for more than 10 years, David Gage is a Hobart grad from the class of 1991. He received his Masters in Higher Ed from the University of Maine in 1995. He is an Associate Director of Admissions.
Holly Morris-Kuentz has been an employee of the Colleges since Sept. 2005 in the capacity of instructional and technology leader in the office of Information Technology Services. Her job is to manage and oversee the delivery of instructional technology services. This includes smart classroom design, working closely with faculty and students to integrate technology into coursework, providing for the effective use of technology-based teaching tools, conducting technology evaluations and developing technology training programs that meet the needs of students, faculty and staff.
Bill Warder serves as an Associate Director of Admission with primary recruiting responsibilities in Upstate NY and the Midwest. Bill also works with the student tour guides. He is a 1996 Hobart graduate, majoring in Comparative Literature and Classical Greek. Bill received his Master's degree from Nazareth college and currently lives in Geneva, NY.
Since joining the Colleges in 2006, Melissa Sorrells has worked in the Office of Communications on the institutional Web site, The Pulteney Street Survey and other communication efforts. Melissa is also graduate of William Smith College, class of 2005. She looks forward to expanding her role in the campus community by serving on the Administrative Advisory Committee.
Beverly Ilacqua has served several terms on AAC, including as AAC chairperson. Currently she is in her 35th year as an HWS employee. Beverly's daughter Karen Reuscher is a member of the William Smith Class of 1988 and a former AAC member. Bev works in Information Technology. Her goal is to promote more communication and interaction between AAC and our constituents.
Maggie Gladden has been the circulation supervisor at the Warren Hunting Smith Library since 2006. She is responsible for overseeing circulation desk activities, hiring and training student employees, scheduling circulation staff and student payroll. Her goal is to introduce more HWS staff to the newly renovated library and the services it provides. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Maggie resides in Geneva with her husband, Rob. They are the parents of two sons, Rob and Dan.
Since joining the Colleges in 1999, Beth Pier has worked in the Admissions Office as a receptionist/secretary and joined the Alumni House staff in 2002 as Coordinator of Acknowledgements. She has served as the Gift Accounting and Acknowledgement Administrator in Alumni House since January 2003. Beth has 2 children, Amanda who graduated in 2008 with an M.B.A. from Philadelphia University, and Eric, an Alfred University graduate who is now working as a graphic designer in New York City. She resides in Seneca Falls with her husband, Steve. Beth welcomes your suggestions and comments regarding issues to be brought to the attention of the AAC.
Deb Steward was appointed the director of William Smith athletics on Aug. 1, 2005. As athletics director, Steward oversees all aspects of William Smith’s intercollegiate athletic program, including its direction, development, scheduling, facilities, and financial management. Additionally, Steward supervises the Sport and Recreation Center, the Outdoor Recreation Adventure Program, the waterfront, and the wellness program.
This is Tabatha Spinner's seventh year at HWS. She is the HR administrator in the Office of Human Resources. Tabatha lives in Seneca Falls with her husband and two children.
Chaplain Lesley Adams was ordained an Episcopal Priest in 1988, having earned her B.A. from Smith College, and her M.Div. from Harvard University. She joined the faculty at Hobart and William Smith in 1995 and serves as Chaplain for the Colleges’ community. She is the Episcopal Province II coordinator for ministry in higher education. She is also an affiliate of the Center for Progressive Christianity.
