The staff featured in these 25 profiles were nominated by their peers to be recognized during MIT150 for their contributions to the Institute and to the communities in which they live.
As individuals, these staff members are many things—artistic, mechanical, visionary, analytical, creative, focused, curious, multilingual, funny, brave—as people of MIT, their collective Inventional Wisdom is enormous. We hope you enjoy learning about what brought them to MIT, what inspires them in their work, and why they value being part of our community.
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Staff A World of Possibilities Posted by MIT150 Profiles on December 28, 2010  |
After 15 years in accounting and finance at for-profit companies—most recently at Altran Solutions Worldwide and Rand—Elza Bilong feels like she’s landed a job that truly suits her. As senior officer in International Accounting for MIT’s global initiatives, she has the opportunity to use her skills in an international arena. “At MIT the international mission is flourishing, which comes with challenges that are keeping me on my toes,” says Elza, who started here in July 2010. Read the Full Entry |
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Staff At Home at MIT Posted by MIT150 Profiles on December 28, 2010  |
Jagruti “Jag” Patel worked at Arthur D. Little after graduating from MIT in 1997, but “I missed MIT and the work I had done here.” She has an SB in management with a concentration in information technology from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Before graduating, she had been a project manager on the MIT Student Services Reengineering Team. When an opportunity opened to join the Information Services & Technology web team in 1998, she leaped at the opportunity to return to MIT. Read the Full Entry |
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Staff Cause for Support Posted by MIT150 Profiles on December 28, 2010  |
There’s a bulletin board full of thank-you letters outside Joanne Knoll’s office. Her official role at Lincoln Laboratory is technical assistant in the Intelligence, Test and Evaluation Group in the Division of Air and Missile Defense Technology; however, she’s best known for running the Laboratory’s Support Our Troops program and its MS Bike and Hike team. “The people I work with are the reason I look forward to coming to work each morning,” says Joanne. Read the Full Entry |
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Staff Law and Order Posted by MIT150 Profiles on December 28, 2010  |
Heading the Campus Police at MIT started out as a way for John DiFava to stay in law enforcement after retiring nine years ago as superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police. For someone who had dealt with fall-out from forced busing in Boston, prison riots, union strikes, and the rebuilding of security at Logan Airport after 9/11, MIT was a totally different world. Read the Full Entry |
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Staff An Everyday Leader Posted by MIT150 Profiles on December 28, 2010  |
“I’m a lifer,” jokes Judith Stein, who has been at MIT for 31 years and is a member of the Quarter Century Club. “I’ve been lucky to have the opportunity to do my best work here in different ways.” Read the Full Entry |