March 2022 Team Leader of the Month: Jonathan Ramer, California State University, San Marcos
From Dr. Paul Tontz, Director of Veterans Services, CSUSM: “As new participants to PAVE we are thrilled to have Jonathan Ramer on board to help facilitate our PAVE program. With minimal staff to help with programming and support, Jonathan jumped in and has been an extremely valuable member as our graduate assistant and Team Leader. […]
February 2022 Team Leader of the Month: Mia McCall, University of Oregon
From Maria Kalnbach, Nontraditional and Veteran Student Engagement and Success Coordinator: “Mia McCall holds many identities, including student veteran, mom to two young boys, spouse to a student veteran, and a military brat. It is because of these many identities that Mia is a natural and empathetic leader. She served as a Peer Advisor before […]
January 2022 Team Leader of the Month: Eliot Van Pelt, Grand Valley State University
From Jill Hinton Wolfe, Military and Veterans Resource Manager: “Eliot, a member of the Michigan National Guard, is incredibly proactive, and in his interactions with new student veterans always goes above and beyond to find resources and connect veterans to people who can help them. For example, he meets students for coffee and then tracks […]
November 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Casey Mossholder, Michigan State University
From Patrick Forystek, Student Veterans Resource Center Coordinator: “Casey reached out over the summer to inquire about a position with our PAVE program. We’re in a transition process where we had to hire an entire new team and Casey’s background was great for a Team Leader. She immediately came in with many fantastic program ideas […]
October 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Brandon Hovis, University of Oklahoma
From Jennifer Trimmer, Veteran Student Services Director: “Brandon stepped up to be the Team Leader during the pandemic when our Team Leader at the time was called to Active Duty and finished out the year that was left. He brought new ideas to the table as we patiently waited for our campus to open back […]
September 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Phillip Rangel, University of the Incarnate Word
From Adriana Leal, Director of the Military & Veteran Center at UIW: “Phillip Rangel has done an amazing job establishing the PAVE program at UIW. In the past year, he’s done great work bringing awareness to PAVE on campus by conducting regular outreach and giving presentations to various departments on campus. He continually works to […]
April 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Gerardo Ruiz, Johnson County Community College
From Kena Zumalt, Veteran & Military Student Services Program Director at JCCC: “Adapt and overcome is a Marine Corps ethos. Gerardo Ruiz, Veteran Services Assistant and Marine Corps veteran, brings that ethic to work every day. He is a part-time regular staff member and full-time student at KU who always goes the extra mile. When […]
March 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Brandon Wright, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls
From Jay Headley, Director of Veteran Services at OIT: “Oregon Tech was approved for the PAVE program during the Fall 2020 semester. However, at that time OIT was without key leadership needed through a Director of Veteran Services position (PAVE Coordinator). Even in the absence of leadership, Brandon filled roles as Advisor, Team Leader, and Coordinator […]
February 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Tania Roa, California State University, Fullerton
From Alex Ortega, Educational Access Coordinator at CSUF: “Tania Roa has done an amazing job with the program development side of PAVE. This is her second and final semester as a Team Leader and within these last two semesters she has really created a culture that will last for many years to come. Tania has […]
January 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Adam Dryden, Western Oregon University
From Colin Haines, Veteran Resource Center Director: “Prior to becoming a Peer Advisor and Team Leader, I loved having Adam under my employ as a work study. Whenever something needs to get done, Adam can drop whatever he is currently occupied with and get the job done and done well. This makes him a fantastic […]