Panel Description: Have you ever sat on a search committee and wondered how a candidate from outside higher education would fit into your team? Are you considering changing functional areas and don’t know how to sell your previous experience? Are you supervising people without a student affairs background and want to learn how to leverage their experience? This panel will talk about their experience coming from outside higher education and movement within and out of student affairs.
Moderator: David Corwin
Panel: Matthew Carlos (he/him/his) Current Position: Assistant Direct of Student Support and Community Outreach Previously: GMU Graduate Assistant, Mental Health Counseling Intern, Residential Counselor for at Risk Youth, ODU Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Education: M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling , Bachelors of Science in Psychology, Associates Degree in General Studies
David Corwin (they/them/theirs) Current Position: Instructor and Associate Director, Women and Gender Studies Previously: Graduate Assistant, Front End Assistant Manager at Grocery Stores, Program Coordinator Education: BA in English and Humanities, MA in English Literature, MAIS in Women and Gender Studies, Doctoral candidate in Writing and Rhetoric Program
Courtney Diener (she/her) Current Position: Associate Director in the Student Support and Advocacy Center; adjunct instructor with Women and Gender Studies. Education: Master's degree in social work; a bachelor's degrees in social work and education
Emilie Dubert (she/her/hers) Current Position: Director of Contemporary Student Services Previously: Graduate Assistant, Preschool Director, EFL Teacher in Taiwan Education: Higher Education MAIS, BS in Secondary Education and Chemistry; current PhD student
Katie Richards (she/her/hers) Current Position: Academic Coordinator, Higher Education Program Previously: Administrative Coordinator, Higher Education Program MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry), BA in English
Hamal Strayhorn (he/him/his) Current Position: Director, Coalition Building and Diversity Education Previously: Progressive responsibilities in residence life; RDGraduate Director; RA Education: Th.D Student in Counseling; Masters of Diversity, Counseling; Bachelors Political Science
LuLu Géza Kelemen (they/them/theirs) Current Position: Assistant Director for LGBTQ+ Resources Previously: Program Coordinator and GPA of LGBTQ Resources, Children's and Group Fitness Coach, Mason LIFE Instructor, RA, Program Assistant in Women and Gender Studies & CLCE (predecessor to SAIL) Education: Master of Arts in Sociology; Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies; Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, with a concentration in Education, Community, & Activism and minors in African & African American Studies and Women and Gender Studies with a LGBTQ+ Focus
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