Skidmore Spotlight: Terri Mariani

 

Terri Mariani recently joined Dining Services as its student employment and office coordinator, but she’s already a familiar face on campus.

Many Skidmore employees will recognize her from her 13 years in Human Resources, where she served as the training coordinator and oversaw professional development opportunities, networking events, Thoroughbred Thanks, and other initiatives.

“During this time, I had the opportunity to develop strong working relationships with staff throughout the college and those relationships continue today,” Mariani said.

Mariani said that she has especially enjoyed helping prepare students for interviews as part of the Assessment Interviewing Program.

“It was very gratifying last year when one of our seniors emailed me to let me know that he had used his new talents to go on an interview the next day and secure the position,” she said.

Now, Mariani, who started her career at Skidmore 15 years ago in Campus Life, says she is looking forward to going “back to (her) roots of working directly with students.”  In Dining Services, she is busy coordinating the student employment program and managing payroll. She is also the contact person for staff meal tickets.

“I get to work with and mentor students and work with the amazing team in Dining Services. What more could I ask for?” said Mariani, who also has been an active participant in Skidmore’s Friendship Family Program for international students for many years. “Students from Poland, India, China, Sierra Leone and Angola have been part of my family.”

Mariani’s family includes her husband Doug and son Alex, who is a student at St. Rose College.  

When she’s not on campus, she enjoys the outdoors, gardening and soccer games. She also has "become very adventuresome by setting goals to go zip lining along with some other extreme sports.”

 “I continue to stay at Skidmore because of the energy of the students and the close feeling of community,” she said. “There are not many places you can work that have a strong feeling of community like Skidmore.”