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2021-2022 Graduate Student Ambassadors

Below is a list of the 2021-2022 College of Education Graduate Student Ambassadors. Click on the image or name to learn more about these incredible leaders, why they selected NC State University, and some wisdom they have gained thus far.

Talitha Batts

Program Area of Study:
Ed.D., Community College Leadership

Emily Braren (she/her)

Program Area of Study:
M.S. in New Literacies and Global Learning, Curriculum and Instruction

Fallon Brewington (she/her/hers)

Adult and Community College Education Doctoral Program (December 2021 Graduate)

Brandy Causey (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction/Reading, NLGL cohort

Susan Chen (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed. – Higher Education Administration

Caitlin M. Donovan

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D. Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS), Literacy & English Language Arts

Channing Edwards (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
Counselor Education- M.Ed. in College Counseling & Student Development

Tangie Fleming

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., Learning and Teaching in STEM

Ally Gloekler (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), College Counseling and Student Development

Valencia Hicks-Harris (she/her)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS), Educational Equity

Kendall Hageman-Mays (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development – Education Evaluation and Program Analysis

Emily Hoey (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed. College Counseling and Student Development

Ken Ingle (he/him/his)

Program Area of Study:
Ed.D. Community College Leadership

Stephanie D. Lackey (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
Ed.D., Community College Leadership

Jennifer M LaDue (she/her)

College of Education (Doctorate Program Community College Leadership Charlotte 2020 Cohort) and (M.Ed. Training and Development – graduated May 2020)

Gage Matthews (he/him/his)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Jairo McMican (Hi-rrow) (We/he/him/his)

Program Area of Study:
Ed.D. – Adult and Community College Education

Janell Miller (she/her)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., TELS, Literacy & English Language Arts Education

Kristina Platt (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Danielle Szaro (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, K-12: New Literacies and Global Learning

Elizabeth Uzzell (she/her)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., ELPHD, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Wanya Ward (he/him/his)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), Higher Education Administration

Courtney Weathers (she/her)

Program Area of Study:
Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS), New Literacies and Global Learning (K12 Reading)

Erica Whitesock

Program Area of Study:
Master’s in the Art of Teaching (M.A.T.), Secondary Science Education

DaQuan Williams (he/him/his)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Policy, Human Development (ELPHD),Opportunity, Equity, Justice

Des Woods (he/they)

Program Area of Study:
M.Ed, ELPHD, Higher Education Administration

Ece Yilmaz (she/her/hers)

Program Area of Study:
Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice