Donna Gibson
Administrative Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Services
Donna is responsible for assisting the Vice President in the day to day operations of this division.
E-mail: dgibson@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-538-4706 |
Amanda Lammers
Assistant Vice President of Student Services
Amanda advises Honor Court, the Student Government Association, and Brenau's Leadership Program. She works with all student organizations, first year programs, and multicultural programs.
E-mail: alammers@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6108
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Valerie Simmons-Watson
Dean of Student Success & Retention
Valerie is responsible for student retention; is an advocate for the students; and is a liaison with faculty. She works with students on a daily basis to help hem adjust to college life and intervenes when students find themselves struggling with their goal of the students reaching academic success.
E-mail: vsimmons-walston@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-531-3110
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Luxi Zhang
Director of International Students & Programs
Luxi's responsibilities include advising and assisting international students, coordinating faculty study abroad programs and assisting students looking for study abroad placements. She also advises all women's college international students through the admission application process.
E-mail: lzhang1@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6126
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Tami English
Director of Residence Life
Tami is responsible for selecting, training and supervising the Resident Assistants in areas of community development, stress management, time management, cultural diversity and general university resources. She promotes leadership opportunities and facilitates programming events.
E-mail: tenglish1@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6143
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Alison Carling
Office Manager for Student Services
Alison is responsible for supporting theAssistant Vice President for Student Services and the other members of the Student Services team in the day to day opperations of the department.
E-mail: acarling@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6127
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Debbie Thompson
Director, Center for Greek Life and Campus Traditions
She is responsible for coordinating campus events such as R.A.T.T. Week, Family Weekend, Miss Brenau, Spade Hunt, Class Day and May Day. Debbie also coordinates the resources and advising for the 8 national Greek organizations and serves as the adviser for the 3 Greek honor societies and the governing councils within the Greek community.
E-Mail: dthompson@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-538-4422
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Charmaine Gilmore
Director of Student Life & Leadership
Charmaine advises Orientation Leaders, as well as assists with new transfer student orientation process, supervises Peer Assistants and advises Brenau's Student Activities Board; also helps coordinate all programs dealing with multicultural education.
E-mail: cgilmore1@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-4738
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George Bagel
Director of Career Services
George provides career advising for students and alumni, organizes career fairs, coordinates student employment, and presents career-related workships to classes and student organizations. He has over twenty years of career development experience including career counseling in higher education, outplacement consulting and technical recruiting.
E-mail: gbagel@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6265
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Michelle Gibbs
Housing Coordinator
Michelle is responsible for the management and the day to day operations of the University's Residence Halls. She assist in the supervision of campus residential facilities and in the coordination of all housing operations such as room assignments, closing and opening of the halls and maintaining accurate housing data. Michelle also assist with selecting, training and supervising the Resident Assistants and Work Study staff.
E-mail: mgibbs1@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6112
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University Counselor
Melissa is the Counselor for the Center for Health & Well-being and a member of the Student Services staff. She assist students in their efforts to manage day to day life challenges, all while attempting to complete their educational goals. Melissa's supportive services, which are provided here on campus, may include educational or personal enrichment or more personalized individual or group counseling services. Melissa is skilled in working with students to develop strategies for effectively dealing with stress, anxiety, time management and intrapersonal issues.
E-mail: mpapillo@brenau.edu Phone: 770-534-6135
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Janie Mccoy R.N.
Health Services
Janie is responsible for the daily operations of the Student Health Center. She is instrumental in providing oncampus patient education programs to our students, as well as making sure that each student is up-to-date regarding health forms and immunizations.
E-mail: jmccoy@brenau.edu
Phone: 770-534-6135
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