Contact Us

College Access

James Beeler, Ed.D

Executive Director, College Access Partnerships

beelerje@appstate.edu

828 262-2297

Elyssee Gibson

Communications Assistant Director

gibsonse@appstate.edu

828-262-2202

Ashley Whittington

Administrative Assistant

whittingtonab@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Upward Bound

Jessica Dale

Academic Coordinator

pittmanja@appstate.edu

828-262-3878

Aaron Gersonde

Director

gersondeap@appstate.edu

828-262-2725

Kim Grater

Academic Coordinator

graterks@appstate.edu

828-262-2859

Matthew Medlin

Academic Coordinator

medlinml@appstate.edu

828-262-2911

GEAR UP

Teresa Agner

Accounting Technician

agnertv@appstate.edu

(828) 262-8016

Wes Calbreath

Asst Director of College Access Services

calbreathwa@appstate.edu

828-262-6878

Clayton Craft

Senior Accountant

craftcb@appstate.edu

828-262-6982

Jennifer Denny

Accounting Technician

dennyjr@appstate.edu

(828) 262-5360

Nevada Jones

Accounting Technician

jonesnb3@appstate.edu

828-262-6819

Megan Kasper

College Access Impact Specialist

kaspermm@appstate.edu

Hayden Laws

Data Support Specialist

lawshx@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Jui-Teng Li, Ph.D

GEAR UP Assistant Director of Research & Evaluation

lijuiteng@appstate.edu

828-262-2461

Rachel Nave-Lewis

Academic Support Specialist

navelewisrc@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Catherine Parks

GEAR UP Research Specialist

parksce@appstate.edu

Corinne Smith

Director, GEAR UP

smithmc3@appstate.edu

828-262-6041

Doug Thompson

Assistant Director Curriculum and Instructional Design

thompsondm2@appstate.edu

704-779-1857

Meg Turner

Assistant Director for Higher Education Partnerships

turnerm5@appstate.edu

828-262-7979

College Advising Corps

Gloria Medina

Program Director

medinag1@appstate.edu

828-262-6315

Molly Riddle

Assistant Program Director

riddlemg@appstate.edu

Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL)

Kameron Barlow

ETL Navigator

barlowkl@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Katherine Chesnutt, Ph.D

Program Director

chesnuttk2@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Janet Johnson

Finance and Compliance Manager

johnsonjc20@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Jordan Morgan

Research Support Specialist

morganjr@appstate.edu

Rachel Nelson

Assistant Director of Teacher Outreach

nelsonre@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Jacob Parsons

Administrative Associate

parsonsjn1@appstate.edu

(828) 262-8016

Tyler Tobin

ETL Navigator

tobint@appstate.edu

828-262-8016

Holly Weaver

ETL Navigator

weaverha@appstate.edu

J. Tyrel Winebarger

Assistant Director for Research and Evaluation

winebargerjt@appstate.edu

Young Eisner Scholars (YES)

Rebeca Figueroa

YES Operations Manager

figueroar@appstate.edu

828-262-2846

Susan Saule

Program Director

saules@appstate.edu

828-262-6378

Carly Stephens

YES-Appalachia Lead Educator

stephenscg@appstate.edu

(828) 262 6765