Enku Gelaye joined Emory in August 2019 as vice president and dean of Campus Life. In that role, she leads a division responsible for delivering services and support for more than 15,000 students in areas that include undergraduate residential life, health and wellness, athletics, and civic engagement, among others.

A nationally recognized leader with more than 20 years of experience in student affairs and higher education, Enku provides strategic leadership for Campus Life, which is recognized internationally for cultivating a campus culture grounded in Emory’s values and the division’s mission to develop students who become informed, compassionate, conscientious, healthy, and engaged global citizens. 

As vice president and dean, Enku builds partnerships with other university leaders and organizations to advance Emory’s institutional priority of enhancing the undergraduate and graduate student experiences by fully integrating the work of Campus Life with Emory’s academic mission.

Prior to joining the Emory team, Enku served as vice chancellor of Student Affairs and Campus Life at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earlier as that institution’s associate vice chancellor and dean of Student Affairs and Campus Life. She has held positions at the University of California, Los Angeles, as executive officer in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and as associate dean of students in the Office of the Dean of Students, and at the University of Southern California in the Office of Student Conduct.

Enku holds a juris doctor from the University of Georgia and a bachelor of science degree in print journalism from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

As senior director of development and alumni engagement, Jessi Arnidis serves as the advancement liaison for Campus Life, guiding the alumni and prospect cultivation and outreach for fundraising focused on athletics and student affairs. She partners closely with Campus Life colleagues to create and execute advancement strategies for Campus Life.

Jessi joined Campus Life as director of development in 2014. Prior to this position, she served as the associate director of development for the Emory University School of Medicine. Before joining Emory, Jessi worked in development for the American Diabetes Association, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Jessi earned her MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and undergraduate degrees in marketing and psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

As a member of the Campus Life Executive Leadership Team, David Clark provides strategic direction and oversight for Housing, Residence Life, Sorority and Fraternity Life, Dining, Technical Services, Bookstore, University Center, Finance Service Center, Human Resources, and Learning and Innovation. David brings an extensive background in higher education budget management, capital planning, and design, assessment, strategic planning, and crisis management. He also has significant experience with academic units and providing leadership to programmatic, co-curricular, and faculty-driven initiatives.

Previously, David served as assistant vice president for Campus Life and associate dean in the College at the University of Chicago, where he managed major auxiliary services and programmatic efforts, including dining and college housing. At Wake Forest University, his various leadership roles spanned residential life, human resources, information technology, and facilities operation. His WFU portfolio also included leadership for operations supporting seven graduate and undergraduate programs in the school of business.

David earned his PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Wanda Collins, a licensed psychologist, serves as the assistant vice president for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and the Office of Respect. Prior to Emory, Wanda was director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Duke University and the Counseling Center at American University, as well as serving on the faculty at the Washington School of Psychiatry in the Supervision Training Program.

Wanda is an elected board member of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) and a past member of the organization’s Elements of Excellence Committee. She previously served as vice president of the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS) and chair of the IACS Board of Accreditation.

In addition to her passion for higher education, Wanda is interested in leadership, clinical work, supervision, training, and group therapy. She is also committed to issues associated with diversity and inclusion. She holds an MA in general psychology from American University and an MS/PhD in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University.

As senior director of Communications, Tomika DePriest develops and guides strategy to ensure that all Emory Campus Life communications consistently and accurately articulate the organization’s mission, vision, and goals. Under her leadership, the Communications team oversees ECL’s website, social media, video, graphic design, editorial services, executive messaging, and development of collateral materials. She also partners closely on strategic initiatives with ECL Senior Staff and with Emory University Communications and Public Affairs.

Before joining Emory, Tomika served for 13 years with Spelman College, the highly regarded historically black women’s college, as assistant to the president for Strategic Initiatives and earlier as executive director of Communications. Her previous positions also include assignments as a producer with Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. and a communications specialist and editor with the Southern Company.

Tomika earned her bachelor’s in English from Spelman, master’s in humanities from Clark Atlanta University, and a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.

As executive director of the Career Center, Paul leads a team of professionals who advise and assist undergraduate students on career decision-making, employment opportunities, academic programs, and internships. The center also develops relationships with employers and graduate/professional schools to promote their recruitment of Emory students and alumni.

Before joining Emory in 2008, Paul served as associate dean of student affairs at Carnegie Mellon University with responsibilities that included directing the offices of student life, international education, and career center. Earlier in his career, he held several positions at Pfeiffer College, including director of residence life and campus housing, director of student activities and summer conferences, and dean and vice president of student affairs.

Paul teaches the higher education law course each spring in the Emory School of Law. He holds a PhD from the University of Virginia.

As assistant vice president of Campus Life, Suzanne Onorato leads a range of the division’s community-focused organizations, including: Health Promotion; Recreation and Wellness; Student Case Management and Intervention Services; Student Involvement, Leadership and Transition; Student Conduct; and Civic and Community Engagement.

Suzanne began her career in higher education in residence life at Eastern Washington University and held student affairs positions at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Florida International University, and Agnes Scott College. She also served as adjunct faculty in women’s and gender studies at FIU. Earning her doctorate in higher education administration at FIU, Suzanne studied the implications of gender and ethnicity on leadership identity development among college women.

Keiko Price brings more than 15 years of experience in administrative leadership and academic support to her role as assistant vice president of Campus Life and director of athletics. She oversees Emory’s intercollegiate athletics program, which has earned 27 national championships and 206 UAA team championships, and the university’s recreation and wellness programs

Prior to joining Emory, Keiko was senior associate athletics director at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where she provided executive oversight of diversity and inclusion initiatives for the athletic department while serving as a sport administrator for various varsity programs. She also served on the university chancellor’s Diversity and Leadership Council, Women’s Resource Center Advisory Committee, and several NCAA and Big Ten committees. In 2018, she was awarded the institution’s Lorraine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award.

Earlier in her career, Keiko served as director of football student-athlete development at the University of California, Berkeley, and as assistant academic director for student athletes at Stanford University. She is a member of various professional organizations, including USA Swimming’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.

A native of Hawaii, former collegiate swimmer, recipient of numerous athletics and academic honors, Keiko holds a master’s of education in language, literature, and culture from UC Berkeley.

As assistant vice president and executive director of Emory University Student Health Services, Sharon R. Rabinovitz brings exceptional experience and commitment to supporting the SHS mission to provide excellent outpatient health care for Emory students.

She joined SHS in 2017 as director of clinical services, responsible for ensuring that the organization had the resources to fulfill that mission and serving as lead on a range of key projects. Among them was the development of an immunization compliance program to ensure Emory students receive all vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

A family physician in the Atlanta community since 1999, Sharon established a private practice, taught medical students and residents at Atlanta Medical Center, and served as medical director at Georgia State University Student Health Clinic. She received her doctor of medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College (aka Sidney Kimmel Medical College), and completed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Bridget Guernsey Riordan serves as the assistant vice president of Campus Life Alumni Relations and of Parent and Family Programs, where she collaborates with Emory Campus Life units and university colleagues to engage alumni and families in the life of the university. A native of Indiana, Bridget received degrees from Ball State University and University of Cincinnati, and a PhD in higher education from the University of Pittsburgh.

Bridget holds a certificate in Student Affairs Law and Policy from the Stetson University College of Law and has served as a faculty member at Georgia State University. At Emory, she was honored with the Campus Life Ethical Leadership Award and held prior positions as dean of students and director of student activities. In 2015, Bridget’s chapter on “Relationship Health” was published in Wellness Issues in Higher Education.

As assistant vice president of Campus Life, Dona Yarbrough leads faculty and academic engagement and graduate/professional student initiatives for Campus Life, Learning and Development for staff, Social Justice Education, and the Barkley Forum. Dona is also responsible for the Center for Women, Racial and Cultural Engagement (RACE), and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Life.

Dona has held several positions since joining Emory in 2008, including associate vice provost of community and diversity, and director of the Center for Women. Earlier in her career, she was director of the LGBT Center and a part-time faculty member in women’s studies at Tufts University. Her teaching and scholarship have focused on gender, race, and sexuality studies; early 20th century American literature; and diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education. Dona received her PhD in English from the University of Virginia.