StudentAffairsSymposium
On a Mission
BienvenidoaSanAntonio,
OnbehalfoftheDivisionofStudentSuccess&EngagementatTexasA&M University-SanAntonio,wearethrilledthatyouhavechosentojoinusatthe2023 TexasA&MSystemStudentAffairsSymposium.Weareveryexcitedtohostyouat thisyear'ssymposiumandshareourcampusandourcitywithyou.Ourcampusis new,andourcity'sheritageisrich,deep,andhistoric.Youaregoingtohavea fantastictime!
Theitineraryforthesymposiumspeakstotheopportunitiesandchallengesweall experienceasstudentaffairsprofessionals.Thesymposiumwillinitiateand supportsomeofthemostcriticalandtimelyconversationsoncollegecampuses today.Studentretentionandpersistenceareattheforefrontofthediscussionat mostofourinstitutionsandposeagreaterchallengethanever.Theimportanceof studentwell-beingandemployeemoralehavealsotakentheirrightfulplace withinuniversities'conversationsandconcerns.Discussionsandopportunitiesto sharewillalsobeafeatureofoursymposium.
Asalways,meetingourcolleagues,sharingexperiences,andlearningfromeach otherisparamount.Ashighereducationprofessionals,weworkwitheachotherto benefitthestudentandthestudent'sjourney.EnjoyyourtimeinSanAntonio,and wearelookingforwardtohostingyouduringyourtimeoncampus.
MariFuentes-Martin,Ed.D. VicePresident,DivisionofStudentSuccess&Engagement
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TeriBumpistheVicePresidentof UniversityRelations&Student AffairsforAmericanCampus Communities.
Teripresentsnationallyon universitytrendsandissuesand hasdeliverededucationalsessions atAPPA,NASPA,ACUHO-I, NACUBO,NIRSA,ACPA,NACAS, andACESpectrum.Teriisapast ACUHO-I,ACPA,andNACAS FoundationBoardtrusteeand servesontheLeadershapeBoard ofDirectors.In2007shewas awardedtheACUHO-ICorporate FriendAwardforservicetothe association.Shereceivedthe BusinessPartneroftheYear AwardforAmericanCampusat the2007nationalNACAS conferenceandthe2010ACPA BusinessPartneroftheYear Award.Shehasbeenhonoredasa 2017ACPADiamondHonoreeand 2018PillaroftheProfessionsfor NASPA.Inaddition,shehas recentlyjoinedtheinaugural cohortofSeniorFellowsforthe AspenIndex.
BeforejoiningAmericanCampus Communitiesin1991,Teriserved BostonUniversity,Oberlin College,theUniversityofIllinois Champaign-Urbana,Texas SouthernUniversity,Alfred University,andSUNYOswegoin studentaffairs.Terireceivedher bachelor’sdegreeinSociology fromSUNYOswegoandher master’sinCollegeStudent DevelopmentfromAlfred University.
JamesHallmarkcurrentlyserves asViceChancellorforAcademic AffairsforTheTexasA&M UniversitySystem.
AsViceChancellorforAcademic Affairs,Hallmarkoversees mattersinvolvingfaculty, curriculum,studentaffairs, studentsuccess,enrollment management/admissions,and specialprojectsforthe11 universitiesintheA&MSystem. Duringhistimeasvicechancellor, Hallmarkhasalsoservedas interimpresidentattwoA&M Systemuniversities:WestTexas A&Min2016andTexasA&M Kingsvillein2022.
PriortocomingtotheSystem offices,Hallmarkservedas Provost/VicePresidentfor AcademicAffairsatWestTexas A&MUniversity(WTAMU)aswell asalengthytermasDeanofthe GraduateSchoolandResearchat thatinstitution.Hallmark receivedhisPh.D.andM.A.from theUniversityofOklahomain Communicationwithafocuson organizationalsocialization,and hisBachelorofArtsfrom OklahomaChristianCollegewith adoublemajorinHistoryand Communication.
DR.JAMESHALLMARK
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ShondaGibson
AssociateViceChancellorforAcademic Affairs-TexasA&MUniversitySystem
DrShondaGibsonispassionateaboutstudentsandthelife-changingimpactof education.Withover25yearsofcorporateandindustryexperienceinleadership, operationsmanagement,recruiting,training,andteamdevelopment,shebringsa collectiveactionandcontinuousimprovementphilosophytoapproachingstudentand universitysuccess.Dr.GibsonjoinedTheTexasA&MUniversitySystemasAssociate ViceChancellorforAcademicAffairsin2018Thesystemisoneofthelargesthigher educationsystemsinthenation,withastatewidenetworkof11universitiesandnearly 167,000students.TheOfficeofAcademicAffairsprovidesleadershipandsupportfor academicprograms,educationalinitiatives,academicpolicy,studentaffairs,digital learning,anddata
GabrielaTorres
DeputyDirectoronthePostsecondarySuccess
TeamattheBilla&MelindaGatesFoundation. GabrielaTorresisaDeputyDirectoronthePostsecondarySuccessTeamattheBilland MelindaGatesFoundation.GabrielaleadstheTransformationatScaleportfolio. Despiteherroles,sheconsidersherselfaforeverstudentaffairspractitionerShe'sheld previouspositions,includingAssistantDirectorofCampusLifeforMulticulturaland LeadershipProgramsatSaintXavierUniversity,LatinoKnowledgeCommunity RepresentativeforNASPA,andGraduateResearchAssistantintheOfficeofEvaluation andEducationalEffectivenessatArizonaStateUniversity,directlybeforejoiningthe foundation,sheservednearlysevenyearswithOneGoal,thenation'sonlyteacher-led collegepersistenceorganization,wheresheservedasSeniorDirectorofPostsecondary Support.Inthisrole,Gabrielaledtheorganization'seffortstodevelopandcollaborate withanetworkofregionalsites,institutionalpresidents,andstakeholdersnationwide Itishercommitmenttoactualizingequitableoutcomes,andadeepsenseofservicethat guidesherworkwithintermediaries–organizationsworkingonthefrontlinesto expandaccessandsuccesswithinstitutionsofhighereducationacrosstheUSGabriela holdsaMaster'sdegreeinHigherandPostsecondaryEducationfromArizonaState UniversityandaBAinHispanicStudiesfromBostonCollege.
JacquelynJones AssistantVicePresidentforStudentSuccessAASCU
acquelynR.JonesistheassistantvicepresidentforstudentsuccessatAASCU.She videsstrategicvisionandleadershipfordevelopingandcontributingtothestudent uccessstrategyworkandtheIntermediariesforScale(HigherEndeavor)portfolio Jonesalsoservesastheconnectionbridgeforlearningacrossthesegmentandup throughtheIntermediariesforScalenetworkthroughtheBill&MelindaGates Foundation,supportingAASCUandstudentsuccessnationallyBeforeworkingat SCU,JonesworkedattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro.Sheservedas hedirectorofretentioninitiativestoincreaseretentionandcompletionratesand mprovethestudentsuccessplatformoncampusShehasworkedinacademicand studentaffairsandhasextensiveexperienceestablishingrapportandcultivating lationshipswithcampusstakeholdersforover20yearsJonesisafirst-generation llegestudentandthefirstinherfamilytoreceiveaPhDJonesearnedherPhDin highereducationadministrationfromTheUniversityofToledo(Ohio)andherM.S.in highereducationadministration,andherBSinsportandexercisesciencewitha concentrationinsportsmanagementfromTheUniversityofAkron(Ohio)
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EthanFields,M.S.Ed. SeniorDirector,AcademicPrograms Recruitment&Onboarding TheJedFoundation(JED)
EthanFields(he/him)joinedTheJedFoundation(JED) in2018.HeledthenationalexpansionofJED’sPK-12 andhighereducationpartnerships.Hehasservedas JEDCampusAdvisorandSubjectMatterExpertto supportmentalhealthandsuicidepreventionstrategic planningeffortsatindividualcampusesandsystemsof highereducation.Hisbackgroundisinstudentaffairs, focusingonstudentconduct,residencelife,restorative practices,andgenderviolenceeducationandsupport
KristelleAisaka,MPH,MSW, CHES SeniorManager,Design&Impact TheJedFoundation(JED)
Kristelle(she/they)isaSeniorManagerforDesign& ImpactatTheJedFoundation.Shemanagesprogram design,implementation,andevaluationforJED’s mentalhealthandsuicidepreventionwork,explicitly focusingonK-12andhighereducationpartnerships She’sbeenatJEDsince2018,initiallyworkingonthe HigherEducationteamasaCampusAdvisorbefore movingtotheDesign&Impactteam.Kristellereceived aBAinWomen,Gender,andSexualityStudiesandan MSWandMPHwithspecializationsinSocial EntrepreneurshipandSexualHealthandEducation fromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.
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MajorGeneralAngelaSalinas, U.S.MarineCorps(Ret)
MajorGeneralAngelaSalinas,U.S.MarineCorps(Retired),istheCEOofthe GirlScoutsofSouthwestTexas
PriortobecomingtheCEO,sheservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsfor39years.A womanofmanyfirsts,shemadehistoryasthefirstLatinaselectedand promotedtothegeneralofficerranksintheUSMarineCorpsAtthetimeof herretirementin2013,shewastheseniorrankingwomanandthesenior HispanicintheCorps.AGirlScoutalumna,GeneralSalinasisarolemodelto girlsandwomenseekingtobreakthroughtheglassceiling
BeverlyCopeland
VPStudentAffairsA&M-PrairieView
Dr.CopelandistheVicePresidentforStudentsAffairsatPrairieViewA&M UniversitySheprovidestheoverallvisionandleadershipforstudentaffairs andensuresthecoordinationofprogramsandservices.Dr.Copelandisa tenuredAssociateProfessorofNutritionintheCollegeofAgricultureand HumanSciencesBeforehercurrentrole,sheservedasAssistanttothe PresidentintheOfficeofthePresident,whereshewasresponsibleforstudent mattersthatrequiredtheattentionofthatoffice.Inthisadministrativerole, shealsoservesasprincipalliaisontotheA&MSystemChancellor’sOfficeand theBoardofRegents.AsastafftothePresident’sCabinet,theExecutive Committee,andthePresident’sAdvisoryCouncil,sheisknowledgeableabout thefullbreadthofprogramsandprioritiesattheUniversity
TonyDaniels, CRSSA&M-PrairieView
TonyDaniels(T.D.)currentlyservesastheDirectorofIntramuralsand RecreationalSportsatPrairieViewA&MUniversity(PVAMU)Priorto PVAMU,heservedasAssociateDirectorofOperationsatTheUniversityof TexasatSanAntonio(UTSA)fortheDepartmentofCampusRecreation.At PrairieViewA&MUniversity,Tonyisresponsibleforalldepartment administrativefunctions,includingbudgets,staff,facilities,and programming.AtUTSA,hemanagedandoversawthefacilityoperationsfor theCampusRecreationCenter,AquaticsCenter,andRecreationalField Complex.Withmorethan25yearsofprofessionalexperience,Tonyhas workedincollegiaterecreation,intercollegiateathletics,andhighereducation atpublicandprivateinstitutions
ZeakT.Naifeh,Ph.D., AVP&DOSA&M-SanAntonio
Dr.ZbeganhisroleasAssociateVicePresident&DeanofStudentsatTexas A&MUniversity-SanAntonioin2021HepreviouslyservedastheDeanof StudentsatCameronUniversityforsixyearsandhasover20yearsof experienceinhighereducation.HestartedhiscareerattheUniversityof Arkansas,earninghisMaster’sdegreeLater,hereceivedaDoctorof PhilosophyinEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesfromOklahoma StateUniversity.Hisknowledgeandexperiencespanmanyareasofhigher educationlikeAcademicAdvising,StudentGovernmentAssociation, RecreationalSports,StudentWellness,GreekLife,StudentHousing,and more.
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