Elaine Orozco Hammond

Elaine Orozco Hammond is Assistant Dean for Student Success. She spearheads the design and management of infrastructure and initiatives to support various groups of students in need of additional support on campus. This includes programming, budget administration, collaboration with campus departments and national organizations, as well as the oversight of Middlebury student cohorts like Posse, BOLD, Wily, and QuestBridge. Elaine also administers the Student Access and Support (SAS) grants program, which reduces financial barriers to full student participation in the Middlebury experience. 

Elaine grew up in the Washington DC area, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a law degree from the University of Baltimore. Before transitioning to higher education, Elaine served for a decade as the Executive Director of the Abramson Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on college access by supporting low-income and high-achieving DC public school students through college. Elaine enjoys walking and running on Middlebury’s trails and back roads, making and eating all kinds of soup, and traveling with her family. If you have any questions about the Student Access and Support grants or just want to say hi, please come by 103 Carr Hall!