NODA Officers
Jeff Brown
NODA President
American University
Alison Leach Hughes
President-Elect
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Joe Thomas
Past President
University of Colorado Boulder
Kevin “KP” Perry
Treasurer
Cornell University
Ahmaad Solmone
Engagement and Access Officer
University of Louisiana Monroe
Joyce Holl
Executive Director
NODA
NODA Board Members
2023 – 2025 Term
Lisa Alonzo
University of Texas San Antonio
Meridia Sanders
Louisiana State University
Becky Wroe
University of Waterloo
Sarah Shannon-Mohamed
Central Carolina Community College
2024 – 2026 Term
Marcella Flores
Oregon State University
Jordan Holliday-Millard
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ty Hollowell
Coastal Carolina University
Jonathan Tunwar
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2025 – 2027 Term
Devin Carpenter
University of Montana
Joe Colangelo
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Jesse Cunion
University of Mount Union
LaToya Stackhouse
Gordon State College
Katie Murray
CAS Representative
Towson University
Shea Kidd Brown
Orientation Professional Institute Lead Faculty
Wake Forest University
Vacant
Graduate Student Symposium
Co-Lead Faculty
Vacant
Graduate Student Symposium
Co-Lead Faculty
Beth Lingren Clark
Retention Symposium
Co-Lead Faculty
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Rick Sparks
Retention Symposium
Co-Lead Faculty
Virginia Tech
Vacant
Transition Institute
Lead Faculty
Dan Murphy
Directors and Managers Institute
Lead Faculty
Penn State
Jason Mastrogiovanni
Journal of College Orientation,
Transition, and Retention (JCOTR) Editor
University of Florida
Jeanine Ward-Roof
Publication Editor
Ferris State University
Vacant
Region I Coordinator
Heather Correa
University of California, Riverside
Region II Coordinator
DePaul Straub
Colorado School of Mines
Region III Coordinator
Vincent Phillips
Southern Methodist University
Region IV Coordinator
Emily Klesner Platt
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Region V Coordinator
Timothy Lewis
East Tennessee State University
Region VI Coordinator
Rachel Florence-Spaetzel
Saginaw Valley State University
Region VII Coordinator
Kelli Murray
University of Delaware
Region VIII Coordinator
Stephanie Peguillan
Wagner College
Region IX Coordinator
Erin Provistalis
University of Connecticut
2025 Annual Conference
Program Chair
Chris Diorio
Internship Advisory Committee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vacant
Core Competencies Integration Committee
Kevin “KP” Perry
Finance Committee
Cornell University
Thomas André-Alves de Lima
Communities Implementation Committee Chair
Northeastern University
Stephanie Peguillan
Fundraising Committee
Wagner College
Taylor Eubanks
Leadership Development Committee
The University of Georgia
Ahmaad Solmone
Engagement and Access Committee
University of Louisiana Monroe
Alyssa Talvi
Membership Engagement Committee Chair
Cornell University
Danielle Porter
Educational Initiatives
Florida State University
Sal Rizza
Scholarly Practice and Resources Committee Southern Connecticut State University
Lisa Jackson
CAS Advisory Committee
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Melissa Eversole
Extended Orientation Network
Taylor Eubanks
Extended Orientation Network
Vacant
First-Generation College Student Network
Vacant
First-Generation College Student Network
Nate Taylor
LGBTQIA+ Network
Bianca Phillips
LGBTQIA+ Network
Nic Laconico
Graduate Student Network
Sophie Roepke
Graduate Student Network
James Allen Jr.
Highly Selective Institutions Network
Renaldo Luna Gacad
Highly Selective Institutions Network
Vacant
International Student Network
Youssef Kamel
International Student Network
Jennifer Osborn
Large Institution Network
Joe Colangelo
Large Institution Network
Gail DeShields
Multicultural Network
Vacant
Multicultural Network
Vacant
Nontraditional Student Network
Vacant
Nontraditional Student Network
Corina Aguilera Dickens
Parent & Family Network
Vanessa Franco
Parent & Family Network
Brandon Cash
Small College Network
Justin Rader
Small College Network
Jennifer Payne
Transfer Services Network
Mackenzie White
Transfer Services Network
Alex Guerrero
Two-Year Institutions Network
Nakia Eckert
Two-Year Institutions Network