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Meet Your New Colleagues!

In this feature, we provide short profiles of some new Stony Brook University employees who they are, what they want you to know about them, what they care about.

We will continue to update this page, so if you have someone you’d like to suggest even yourself to feature here, please write to us at strongertogether@stonybrook.edu to get things rolling. In the meantime, meet some of your new colleagues and watch for more to come ...


Musa al-Gharbi in front of bookshelf

Musa al-Gharbi

Assistant Professor, School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ)
Start Dates: August 15, 2023

Having grown up in a small military town in Arizona, Musa al-Gharbi was delighted to trade the bustling borough of Manhattan, where he earned his PhD in sociology, for the tranquil suburb of Stony Brook.

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Gina Desio and Shannon Seymour smiling at the camera while working on their computers

Gina Desio and Shannon Seymour

Office of Marketing and Communications, Stony Brook Medicine (SBM)
Start Dates: June 22 and December 7 (respectively), 2023

Both Gina Desio and Shannon Seymour came to Stony Brook eager to produce content that makes a positive impact. Today, the social media specialists are doing exactly that. 

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Hilary Noren and AnnaMaria Gounaris in Melville Library

Hilary Noren and AnnaMaria Gounaris

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Office of the Dean
Start Dates: September 25 and October 2 (respectively), 2023

Hilary Noren and AnnaMaria Gounaris each have familial ties to Stony Brook – Hilary’s grandmother worked in Counseling and Psychological Services for many years, and three of AnnaMaria’s nieces have attended school here.

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