Director
Michele joined the Transitions team in August 2022. Michele has a B.A. in English and an M. Ed. in Student Personnel in Higher Education from the University of Florida. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Toledo.
Michele is responsible for the leadership of the Transition Programs office and oversees new student orientation.
Associate Director
Arie joined the Transition Programs team in October 2021 as the Associate Director of Transition Programs. She has worked in the field of orientation, transition and retention since 2014 and has been back at UNCW since 2018.
She holds a master’s in Student Personnel in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida and graduated from UNCW in 2012 with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
She oversees New Student Convocation and Commencement.
Assistant Director
Latisha joined the Transitions Programs team in February 2023 as the Assistant Director of First Generation and Foster Care programs and spearheaded the Seahawks First program.
She holds a master's degree in Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She has been with the University since November 2020, serving as a Student Success Advisor in the College of Health and Human Services.
Previously, she worked as a Counselor and New Student Orientation Coordinator at Cape Fear Community College.
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Assistant Director
Kenyetta joined the Transition Programs team after obtaining her master's degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in July 2019.
In her role, she supervises and oversees the Seahawk Links peer mentor program, the Orientation Leader team, and programming focused on engaging first-year students and informing the first-year student experience throughout the academic year.
Assistant Director
Amy joined the Transition Programs team in August 2023.
Amy received her Bachelor of Science from UNCW in 2015 and her Master of Arts from Appalachian State University. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Education at UNCW.
Amy oversees Parent and Family Engagement.
Coordinator for Transfer Engagement
Allyson joined the Transition Programs team in March 2022.
She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Services and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Ally is responsible for all transfer programming and engagement initiatives.
Office Manager
Hannah joined the Transition Programs team in October 2020 after completing her bachelor's at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Hannah is committed to the student experience by welcoming and encouraging students in the office.
As Office Manager, Hannah performs all business and finance functions for the department including inventory, travel, HR, payroll, budgetary and purchasing.
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Transition Programs Support Specialist
Sunny joined the Transition Programs team in May 2022.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Appalachian State University.
She assists with the preparation and implementation of all departmental programs and events. Sunny also designs physical and electronic publications for Transition Programs.