Diane S. Reed

Diane Sledden Reed joined the CHHS Student Success Center as a Student Success Advisor in November 2023. She advises a caseload of main campus undergraduates in Clinical Research, Exercise Science, Public Health, and Recreation Therapy. Diane has also been trained as a Pre-Health Coach and assists students interested in attending PA, PT, OT or AT graduate programs. Prior to this role, she dedicated 20 years to the Career Center at UNCW, where she offered career coaching to students across campus and served as a liaison to several programs including the Watson College of Education. Diane actively participated in campus initiatives such as sustainability, Move-In, and Taking Flight (a senior capstone program), and has been teaching UNI 101 since 2011 and loves staying connected to students and helping them get a successful start at UNCW. Her most recent position before returning to UNCW was as a Virtual Academy Coordinator for New Hanover County Schools, where she oversaw the county's e-Academy program.

Education

M.S. in Counseling and College Student Personnel, Minnesota State University Mankato
B.A. in History, Western Illinois University

Professional Service

North Carolina College Personnel Association (NCCPA) - past president, former conference chair
American College Personnel Association (ACPA): College Student Educators International - Involvement Team, Convention Program Team
American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) - past president, former conference co-chair
Southeastern Association for Employment in Education (SAEE) - past president, former conference co-chair
North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers (NCACE)

Community Engagement

Hoggard High School Band - UNCW men's basketball concessions volunteer organizer for fundraising, 2015 - present
NC State Employees Credit Union Advisory Board Member, 10 years
Vantage Pointe NC Board Member, 3 years
Boy Scouts of America - past popcorn fundraising chair, 3 years

Honors & Awards

Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Diamond Honoree, ACPA
Award of Excellence nominee, UNCW
Outstanding Service Award for Student Affairs, UNCW
Outstanding Program for Student Affairs, Taking Flight, UNCW
Outstanding Service Award, NCCPA
Rollins Distinguished Service Award, SAEE