Meet the Team
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Meet the Team
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Joel Harter
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Cornell United Religious Work
Joel Harter (he/him) is the Director of the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making (OSMM) and convenes the multifaith team of affiliated chaplains and spiritual leaders who form Cornell United Religious Work (CURW). Joel is a progressive Christian, a welcoming and LGBTQ+ affirming American Baptist, and a certified teacher with the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults.
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Ivy Breivogel
Assistant Director, Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making
Ivy Breivogel (she/her) is the Assistant Director for the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making (OSMM). In this role, she supports students in their religious, spiritual, and ethical identity formation and exploration. As a queer Unitarian Universalist humanist atheist, she approaches this work through an intersectional interfaith lens. Ivy leads the team of student Interfaith Coordinators and advises the Interfaith Council at Cornell.
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Saorsa Wissman
Program Assistant, Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making
Saorsa Wissman (she/her) is the Program Assistant for the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making (OSMM). She coordinates the office for OSMM, manages scheduling and operations for Anabel Taylor and Sage Chapel, and supervises the OSMM student office workers.