April 2023 Peer Advisor of the Month: Raynee Mendez, Johnson County Community College
From Gerardo Ruiz, Veteran Services Coordinator, Johnson County Community College: “Raynee is fairly new to PAVE but has been doing an outstanding job throughout the semester. He completes his outreach to students in a timely manner. He currently leads our PAVE team in outreach and interactions. He is also very involved in our events and SVA […]
March 2023 Peer Advisor of the Month: Megan Missler, Bowling Green State University
From Anthony Alessio, Team Leader, Bowling Green State University: “Megan has been in the role of both Peer Advisor and Team Leader. Once Megan was assigned students, she reached out, making good connections with all of them. With Megan’s encouragement, several students have visited the military student office. After having been trained in the Team Leader […]
February 2023 Peer Advisor of the Month: Alyssa Lunsford, University of Michigan – Flint
From Helen Budd: “Alyssa heard about the PAVE program from our Team Leader Lily and was eager to step up and assist her veteran peers in the nursing program in particular. Alyssa has been part of our campus community for over a year so she understands what it is like to go through the tough nursing […]
January 2023 Peer Advisor of the Month: Steven Do, University of Texas at Dallas
From Lisa Adams, Military and Veteran Center Director, University of Texas at Dallas: “This is Steven’s first semester as a Peer Advisor. He was enthused about serving in this role and the opportunity to learn about resources. This semester he was assigned six students. He consistently completed outreaches each month with his peers, logging 66 total […]
November + December 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Ryan Stairs, University of New Mexico
From Jesse Preciado, Student Success Specialist, University of New Mexico: “Ryan has two undergraduate degrees, a B.S. in Astrophysics and a B.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, and is currently working on an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Ryan has been with our PAVE team from the start in 2021. He was our very first Peer […]
October 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Savion Pollard, Syracuse University
From Amanda Lalonde, Team Leader, Syracuse University: “Savion has come charging out of the gates with enthusiasm and willingness to help grow our community of student veterans and be an available resource to connect them with what they might need. He also serves on the E-Board of the university Student Veteran Organization where he has […]
September 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Jared Morgan, University of the Incarnate Word
From Phillip Rangel, Team Leader, University of the Incarnate Word: “Jared joined the UIW PAVE Team in September 2021, and ever since he has been nothing but attentive with his advisees and responsibilities. He has an engaging personality which is an attractive characteristic that student veterans feel comfortable with when interacting. Jared was a PAVE […]
April 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Austin Mello, University of Oregon
From Mia McCall, co-Team Leader, University of Oregon: “Austin is incredibly hard working and shows up for his team regularly. He makes such an effort to communicate with the other Team Leader and I, even through hard personal times, and is always showing support to his peers. Austin has been one of my Peer Advisors […]
March 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Dustin Cody, Johnson County Community College
From Sarah Weygand, Veteran Services Outreach Specialist at JCCC: “Dusty is a new Peer Advisor, but in the short time he has been in the program he has made a great impact. Hitting the ground running, he has given his time, energy, and attention to his cohort of students. He always pushes out his outreach […]
February 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Hope Williams, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
From Tyler Thomas, VA Certifying Official at UNCC: “Hope has been pivotal in establishing our program at UNC Charlotte. She has assisted a student veteran above and beyond expectations given their unique circumstances and is directly responsible for the student’s readmittance to the school. Hope’s persistence and ability to connect the student to resources on […]