First Year Experience Instructors and Staff

Marketing and Communications Manager, COS
Master of Professional Communication (M.P.C.), Weber State University
Favorite quote and please ask me why, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Unmatched Dedication Award, 2023
Director of Admissions Operations
M.Ed., College Student Services Administration, Oregon State University
Fun fact: Andy has run 14 half marathons and one full marathon!
Favorite quote: "What e'er thou art, act well thy part." - Scottish Proverb

Assistant Director, FYE
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for." - Samwise Gamgee

Instructor of the Year, 2023
Executive Director for Student Retention and Success
M.A., Student Affairs Administration, Michigan State University
Favorite saying: "Enjoy the journey."

Unmatched Dedication Award, 2022
University Registrar, Registrar's Office
M.F.A., Creative Writing- Poetry, University of Arizona
Fun fact: Cori loves listening to hip hop and hiking with her spaniel, Franklin.

Proposal Development Officer, Office of Sponsored Projects
M.A., English, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "You gotta laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't." - The Indigo Girls

Instructor of the Year, 2014
Senior Academic Advisor, Department of Child & Family Studies
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "Attitude is everything." - Author Unknown (attributed to Pastor Dr. Charles Stanley)

Financial Analyst, Division of Continuing Education
M.A., English, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats

Academic Advisor, College of Science
M.S., College Counseling and Student Development, Azusa Pacific University
Favorite quote: "Remember where you came from and never lose sight of where you are going."

Senior Career Counselor and Employment Advisor, Career Services
M.S., Psychology—School Counseling, Utah State University
Favorite quote: "Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion!" - Rudy Tomjanovich

Associate Registrar for Records and Transfer
M. Ed. Higher Education Leadership, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread" Edward Abbey

Vice President of Student Access & Success
Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, University of Utah
Favorite quote: "Great things never come from comfort zones."

Lead Academic Advisor, GSBE
M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Favorite quote: "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." - James B. Conant

Starfish Coordinator for Student Access & Success
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "Short term pain for long term gain."

Instructor of the Year, 2016
Adjunct Instructor, Weber State University
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University

Instructor of the Year, 2022
Director, Shepherd Union
M.Ed., Education, University of South Carolina Columbia

Assistant Director, FYE
M.A., English, Weber State University
 

Senior IT Policy, Planning, and Assessment Administrator
M.A., English, Weber State University
 

Assistant Director of Data and Technology, Dual Enrollment
M.S., Athletic Training, Weber State University

Instructor of the Year, 2021
Graduate Enrollment Director, EAST
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou

Assistant Director, General Studies Advisement Marketing, General Studies & Exploratory Advising
M.Ed., College Student Personnel, Ohio University
 

Instructor of the Year, 2018
Instructional Designer & Training Specialist, WSU Online
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." - John Dewey

Adjunct Instructor, HPER and Education Departments
M.S., College Instruction/Recreation Management
Fun fact: Susan started body building at the age of 46.
Favorite quote: "Hard, but possible."

Program Coordinator & Interim Co-Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning
Ph.D. student, Education, Culture, & Society, University of Utah
M.S., Master in Healthcare Administration, Weber State University
Fun fact: Teresa was recruited on a full-ride soccer scholarship to play for WSU in 2007, and remained on the team for three years.

Instructor of the Year, 2020
Director, GEAR UP Ogden
Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy, Arogsy University
 

Director, Veterans Upward Bound
TESOL Certificate, University of Utah
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Favorite quote: "If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you." - Zig Ziglar

Director, First Year & Family Programs
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
 

Assistant Director, First Year Experience
M.A., English, Weber State University
 

Assistant Director, First Year Experience
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Weber State University
Fun fact: Ariel was the president of WSU's Cat Club for two years.