Sue Brightly (she/her)

I’m currently serving as our board chair. I work in HR Communications, mostly with the HR website and graphic design. I’m grateful for the opportunity to help make Cornell a more welcoming workplace and to support our LGBTQ+ community. I came to Ithaca via California about six years ago, and love being outdoors. I'm also an artist on the Ithaca Art Trail! Feel free to reach out with questions, suggestions, or just to say hi. Email Sue: skk72@cornell.edu

Joseph Cannella (he/him/his)

Greetings colleagues and friends,

My name is Joseph Cannella (he/him/his) I currently work in the Office of the University Registrar.  Further, I am privileged to serve on the Employee Assembly as the LGBTQ+ Representative at Large.  Representatives at large serve in a unique space where they keep the mission of the entire Cornell Community in mind while also representing a specific subset of—in this case—Cornell LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters on staff.

It is my great honor to work with other EA members to identify future campus-wide priorities, find opportunities for collaboration, and—of course—institute policies to bring about change for the betterment of present and future LGBTQ+ faculty & staff. 

For me, after serving in this position for several months, I see several needs emerging that could be addressed that would enhance the experience for all LGBTQ+ faculty and staff members: 1) I’d like to work with the CNGs to increase the activity of the Colleague Network Groups. I think that the CNGs are an important way for us to stay connected.   Further, 2) I feel a need to enhance our campus’ commitment to “Safe Zone” initiatives.  To that end, I will be working with the LGBTQ-RC and Chris Lujan and others to help shape how this initiative evolves.

I want to let every LGBTQ+ faculty and staff member know that I am at your service.  Please do not hesitate to contact me via email at jjc379@cornell.edu.   Again, if there is an issue, concern, comment, or idea that you feel will help our “Cornell community family”, I welcome you to reach out to me.

Warmest Regards,

Joseph Cannella

jjc379@cornell.edu

Employee Assembly LGBTQ+ Representative at Large

Marla Coppolino (she/hers)

Marla Coppolino is an online course developer for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She likes to draw, keep goats and ducks, and appreciates life cycle diagrams.

Crissi Dalfonzo (she/her)

Crissi is excited to serve on the LGBTQ+ CNG board as the Historian. She currently serves as the Assistant Director of the LGBT Resource Center, and loves all things rainbow and unicorns and is thrilled to have a job that allows her to channel these things in her work on a daily basis. Crissi is passionate about creating opportunities for LGBTQ+ staff and faculty to connect with one another and form community. Feel free to contact her with questions or ideas!

David Hiner (he/him/his)

Hi Everyone!  I work as a Business Intelligence Developer for the College of Human Ecology and have been with Cornell for over 12 years.  I enjoy conversing with other colleagues across campus and in the Ithaca community.  I am excited to be a part of the LGBTQ+ CNG and serve on its board. 

In my off time I can be found raising bees, gardening, and some various arts and crafts.  Speaking of crafts, I also enjoy brewing beer and making wine at home.

I look forward to meeting you at our monthly meetings.

Christopher Lujan (he/him/his)

Greetings Everyone! I am the  Associate Dean of Students and Director of the LGBT Resource Center & Victim Advocate at Cornell. I have been doing LGBTQ+ work for the last 12 years in both the non-profit world and higher education. I joined the LGBTQ+ CNG to help build community among LGBTQ+ staff at Cornell.

I look forward to meeting each of you at our monthly meetings.