Mentors

 Leaders

Alex Kunkle
Nevada State College
(formerly Western Oregon University)

Alex successfully completed the program and was awarded his Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. His accomplishments include presenting at regional and annual conferences, serving as Region 8 Conference Co-Chair, and publishing two articles (1, 2) in Academic Advising Today. Alex chaired the Awards Committee for the 2017-2019 term and is currently serving as the chair of the Annual Conference Advisory Board for 2021-2023. Alex returned to the program to mentor a new Emerging Leader in the 2019-2021 Class, and he was awarded the Outstanding Advising Administrator Award for 2022.

Shannon Burton
Michigan State University

Drew Puroway
University of St. Thomas

Drew successfully completed the program and was awarded his Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Drew served as a member of the NACADA Core Values revision Task Force, and was a panelist (with three NACADA past Presidents) in a webinar about that work. Drew and Shannon presented together in a webinar on advising for Social Justice, and they co-authored a Pocket Guide on that topic. With classmate Jason Wiegand, Drew initiated a ELP-like program for Region 6, now known as the Uncommon Advising Mentoring Program. In 2018, he was presented with the NACADA Advising Communities Division Service Award. His accomplishments also include presenting at regional and annual conferences, publishing articles in the NACADA Journal, and serving as a guest editor for the NACADA Review. He has served as Chair of the Theory, Philosophy, and History Commission and the Research Committee. 

Art Farlowe
University of South Carolina-Columbia

Jackie Nicholson
Albany State University East Campus

Jackie successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Her accomplishments include serving as the Chair of the Advising Student Athletes Commission and moderating a webinar on that topic.  

Todd Taylor
(formerly University of Cincinnati)

Jason Wiegand
University of Iowa
(formerly Iowa State University)

Jason successfully completed the program and was awarded his Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. His accomplishments include presenting at regional and annual conferences and serving as the Chair of the Native American and Tribal Colleges Interest Group. With classmate Drew Puroway, Jason initiated a ELP-like program for Region 6, now known as the Uncommon Advising Mentoring Program. 

Carol Pollard
University of North Texas

Jenny Cornet-Carrillo
University of California-Berkeley

Jenny successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Her accomplishments include presenting at regional and annual conferences, serving as a proposal reviewer for Regional and Annual Conferences, and serving as the Communications Chair for the Region 9 Steering Committee. Jenny has served on the Finance Committee and the Global Awards Committee, and chaired the Global Engagement Advising Community.

DeLaine Priest
University of Central Florida

Jose Ramos
Old Dominion University

Jose successfully completed the program and was awarded his Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. His accomplishments include presenting at annual conference and in a webinar on the topic of advising foreclosed students. He has been a member of the Diversity and Sustainable Leadership committees.

Kazi Mamun
(retired, University of California-Riverside)

Julie Enciso
Anne Arundel Community College
(formerly Prince George's Community College)

Julie successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Her accomplishments include having a book review published in the NACADA Journal and serving on the planning committee for the Region 2 conference. She presented at annual conference and received commission sponsorship for her workshop session on advisor training and development. 

Susan Poch
Washington State University

Mary successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Her accomplishments include presenting at a regional conference and serving as co-chair of the Pre Law Interest Group. Recently, Mary has returned to her roots in the law and is now serving as the Title IX Coordinator for her local school district.

Melissa Johnson
University of Florida

Michelle Sotolongo

Michelle successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016.  Her accomplishments include presenting at annual conference and co-authoring an article for Academic Advising Today discussing her service on the Diversity Committee.

Kathy Davis
(retired, formerly Missouri State University)

Wiona Porath
Johns Hopkins University
(formerly Siena Heights University)

Wiona successfully completed the program and was awarded her Certificate of Completion at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in October 2016. Her accomplishments include presenting at regional and annual conferences (two of which were AC-sponsored) and co-authoring an article for the NACADA Clearinghouse, and serving as the Small College and University Commission Chair (2016-2018). She had served on the Sustainable Leadership Committee, Annual Conference Advisory Board, and the DEI Education AB Task Force, and she chaired the Finance Committee Chair for the 2018-2020 term. Wiona was awarded the Advising Communities Division Service Award in 2020, and Region 2 awarded her Best of Region Presentation and Outstanding Advisor-Merit in 2021. She has served as Advising Community Division Cluster Rep and as the Admistrative Division representative to the NACADA Council, and she has served as a Mentor for both the Region 5 mentoring program and the ELP 2021-2023 Class.