Alex Hernandez-Siegel joined CC as the new chaplain and associate dean of students on Aug. 1. Previously he was at Harvard University, where he served as university chaplain since 2012 and advised graduate students in the organismic and evolutional biology Ph.D. program. Additionally, he worked for two years as a community associate director with the Pluralism Project at Harvard.

While overseeing student academic progress and diversity recruitment in Harvard’s organismic and evolutional biology program, he also led national efforts to attract underrepresented students to the genomic sciences at the undergraduate and postdoctoral levels.

As chaplain at CC, Hernandez-Siegel will provide leadership in the ethical, religious, and spiritual dimensions of community life at CC, serving the entire campus community including students, faculty, and staff. He brings his own experience in guiding programming, activities, and conversations that foster a welcoming and supportive environment for religious and spiritual exploration.