Sima Thorpe - Assistant Dean of Students/Director of CCASL

Sima Thorpe is the founder of the Center for Community Action and Service Learning.  She started at Gonzaga in 1994 as Director of Volunteer Services.  Before coming to Gonzaga, Sima was a secondary English teacher in Oregon and Idaho and a legal advocate for low-income families in Spokane.  Over her years at Gonzaga, she has built a department that is nationally-renowned for its work in civic engagement and service-learning.  Over the course of her career she has maintained close ties with the non-profit community in Spokane, including serving on the board and as President of the Women Helping Women Fund.  She enjoys riding horses, international travel and volunteering in the community. Sima can be contacted at thorpe@gonzaga.edu.

Todd Dunfield - Associate Director of CCASL

Todd Dunfield is the Associate Director of the Center for Community Action and Service-Learning (CCASL) which oversees the academic service-learning program. He works to sustain the academic service-learning program through grant writing, coordinates events to educate and train faculty and community partners, leads the service-learning advisory board and works with the Inland Northwest Service-Learning Partnership (INSLP) to increase service-learning efforts with 4 other higher education institutions, school districts and community partners in the Spokane community. He started working at Gonzaga in fall of 2004 after finishing his masters degree in Student Development Administration at Seattle University. Todd Dunfield can be contacted at 509.313.6396 or dunfield@gonzaga.edu.

Molly Ayers - Assistant Director

Molly helps service-learning students find appropriate placements, develops courses with faculty members, conducts training's for faculty, community partners and students, and helps coordinate any efforts of the service-learning program. Molly is from Boise, Idaho and is a graduate of Gonzaga University with a BA in History and an MA in Philosophy. Molly served in AmeriCorps VISTA as a Service-Learning Coordinator in a Seattle area middle school, and has taught English in Korea. She started working at CCASL in the fall of 2004.  Molly Ayers may be reached at 509.313.6487 or ayers@gonzaga.edu.

Jeb Berg- Program Assistant III

Jeb manages the budget and operating activities for CCASL, ensuring that our programs continue to run smoothly and grow efficiently. Jeb graduated from Gonzaga in 2008 with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, concentrations in Finance and International Business. He joined CCASL in August 2010 after managing sales at special event s for the University of Utah and most recently serving as an AmeriCorps volunteer at the House of Charity. He loves Gonzaga and is excited to once again be a part of the community. Jeb can be reached at 509.313.6879 or bergj@gonzaga.edu .

Mary Kelly - Secretary

Mary enjoys working with the dynamic and committed staff and students at CCASL.  She joined the CCASL team in August 2010 and is very happy to be part of CCASL and Gonzaga's Student Life Division.  Returning to campus and working closely with the students of her alma mater is a dream come true.  After Graduating from GU with a BA in Speech Communications, Mary spent 2 ½ years in Niger serving as an Environmental Protection Volunteer with the Peace Corps.  She likes gardening and time in the great outdoors with her husband and their 4 energetic boys.  Mary can be contacted at kellym2@gonzaga.edu, or 509-313-6824.

Zach Wegner