Members & Divisions

Melissa joined the PDC team in January, 2011, was named Director in July, 2015, and now provides leadership to the Campus Engagement and Professional Development teams. Her expertise includes coaching and coach training, leading retreats, facilitating dialogue, and providing workshops.

Human Resources Representative, Appointed

Richella is a long-time resident of Winston-Salem and has a daughter, a son, and a grandson. She is an inspiring entrepreneur, writer, avid reader & unshakable optimist and dedicated to inspiring others to excellence. After earning her degree in Office Systems Technology, she entered the Office Administrative world to explore her passion for assisting the business world with organization, clerical, and managerial needs.

Richella has been employed in the School of Business since August 2019. She is currently serving as the Service Desk Specialist in the Student Engagement Suite in Farrell Hall. Since being at the School of Business, she has been honored to receive 2022 WFU’s Thrive “Social” Dimension Champion Award and recently received the Community Police Academy Certificate. Each opportunity has provided her with the chance to learn about the WFU community.

In addition to her primary job functions, Richella is recognized by students, family, and friends for her extraordinary commitment to caring for others. When she is not keeping busy with serving others, you can find her working on crafts.

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Shandra is currently the Service Desk Specialist in the Student Engagement Suite for the School of Business in Farrell Hall. She is also a mom to two wonderful children and loves to paint, sing, travel and most of all cook.

In her position, she is student facing at all times and help with any questions they may have, along with supporting the faculty and staff. She assists teams such as Undergraduate, Enrollment Management, Integrative Student Services, Recruiting, and Market Readiness and Employment. She’s had the privilege of working with many different cultures, and diversity within the school which makes her position exciting.

Shandra puts together the weekly Student Newsletter and Monthly newsletter for the Student Engagement Suite. She has been the United Way Champion within the school for two years.

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David joined the School of Business in April of 2018 and now serves as the Associate Registrar. Originally from Charlotte, NC, David earned a BS Kinesiology and MS Sport Management from Liberty University and is currently pursuing his doctorate through Appalachian State University. Prior to joining WFU, David worked in development and enrollment management within the higher education space as well as a brief stint in collegiate and professional athletics. He resides in Winston-Salem with his wife who is a kindergarten teacher at a local elementary school. When not at work, you can find him biking, attending a sporting event, writing for a sports media outlet, researching/collecting watches, or planning his next trip somewhere.

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Cherie joined the School of Business in 2017 and currently serves as the Associate Director for the MS in Business Analytics program in the Integrative Student Services domain. She is a success partner for all her students and oversees marquee components throughout the year from orientation to graduation.

Cherie received a master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs and is passionate about growth in cross-cultural competency and DEI practices.  Cherie moved to the United States in 2010 and has lived in Wisconsin, Ohio, and now calls North Carolina home. In her spare time, Cherie enjoys cooking, traveling, and bringing people together.

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A native of the Triad, Gina Jarrett is the Acquisitions Coordinator for the Law Library at the WFU School of Law. Prior to coming to Wake Forest in 2000, she worked in two public library systems, at the Reference Desk at one library and in Children’s Programming at the other. She holds an AAS in Business Administration from GTCC and a BA in English Literature from UNCG. While at GTCC, she was involved with the Student Government Association where she filled in as Secretary of the organization and was eventually elected Vice-President.

Since moving to Winston-Salem with her husband Steve Jarrett a little over 12 years ago, she’s become involved in her local community. As one of the original board members of a newly formed neighborhood association, Gina rotated off the association’s board in January 2021 after serving two terms chairing one of the association’s committees.  During her six years with the neighborhood association Gina spoke at City Council meetings on neighborhood issues, participated in Neighborhood Night Out events in her neighborhood, and worked with fellow residents to improve the signs and grounds at the entrances to the neighborhood.  Gina has also volunteered with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC.  She loves many different types of music, cooking, reading, and gardening.

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Branden joined Wake Forest in 2019.  He currently serves as Director of Executive Strategy where he works to advise and support the dean on strategic priorities of the law school.  Prior to Wake Forest Law, Branden worked at the University of Florida Levin College of Law where he served in student and alumni affairs and as a trombone instructor for the Gator Marching Band.

As a North Carolina native, Branden attended UNC Charlotte for undergrad where he earned a BA in Music.  While at UNC Charlotte, he worked in the University Career Center as a Finance Intern and there discovered his passion for working in higher education.  Branden is a graduate of Northeastern University where he earned a Masters of Education in Higher Education Administration.

Outside of work, Branden enjoys getting involved in music, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and being a dog and cat dad.

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Patrick joined the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in 2013 where he has served in both student facing and administrative roles. He is currently the Associate Director of Student Services Technology where he is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Graduate School’s student service programs and systems. He also represents the Graduate School in a number of capacities across the WFU community through his committee work and participation in collaborative projects.

Patrick received a master’s degree in European History from Boston College and remains interested in the intersection of cultures and how history continues to inform the present. Before coming to Wake he was a business owner, first in Mexico City and then in Greensboro. He enjoys reading and traveling and is an avid cook. When time permits he also teaches in the Lifelong Learning Program, including a course on Mexican history and culture and a hands-on cooking class in Mexican cuisine.

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Araceli “Sally” Perez-Ramos has worked within Career Services for the past 15 years overseeing programming initiatives and advising undergraduate and graduate students, internship programming, and marketing and communications outreach.  Sally currently works at Wake Forest University School of Business within the Market Readiness and Employment department as an Associate Director & Career Coach advising students within the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.

She has served as a past president of the Texas Cooperative Education & Internship Association, former Chair of the Technology and Small Colleges and Universities Knowledge Groups, and the Conference Marketing Committee for the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers. Previously, Sally has worked at The University of Texas-Pan American and St. Edward’s University.

Sally earned her Master’s in College Student Development from St. Edward’s University and her undergraduate in Political Science at the University of Texas-Pan American.   She is originally from the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and relocated in 2019 to Winston-Salem, NC, with her husband and two cats.

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Leigh Anne Robinson has been employed in the Office of the Dean of the College since November 2016. Her love for Wake Forest runs deep, completing her BA in Communication in 2001 and her MA in Liberal Arts Studies in 2021. Leigh Anne coordinates faculty funding, plans College-wide events, and serves on the EMS Advisory Team. The best part of her job is getting to assist faculty and other staff members, building relationships in many different departments. Leigh Anne is the proud and exhausted mom of four future Demon Deacons and volunteers with their church and school.

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Presley began working at Wake Forest University in November of 2014 and is currently a Senior Customer Success Analyst with the Information Systems Service Desk.

In high school, Presley had no desire to go to college. She begrudgingly agreed to go to community college and began her IT career with an Associate’s Degree in Networking Technology in 2009 from Davidson County Community College. As it turned out, Presley enjoyed being a college student so she eventually went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science at Guilford College. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in 2016 and her Master of Liberal Studies at Wake Forest in 2022.

When not working or studying, Presley is usually spending time with family. They like to fit in as many road trips as they can, especially to the beach. At home, Presley binges a lot of Netflix and Amazon Prime and dabbles in quilt making and various other sewing projects.

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Adam joined Information Systems in 2014 and is currently the Technical Lead and Systems & HPC Architect on the High Performance Computing Team. During his time at Wake Forest, he has balanced behind the scenes work deploying innovative solutions to support Wake’s core IT infrastructure, while also directly supporting faculty and student research via guest lectures, presentations, troubleshooting, and teaching CSC191 Intro to HPC. Adam is also a huge advocate for childcare and wellness in the workplace. In his personal life, Adam can often be found exercising outdoors, remodeling homes, coaching Volleyball, and enjoying life with his wife, Elizabeth, while raising their three young children.

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Elizabeth joined Wake Forest in 2015 and is currently the Director of Strategic Communications. In this position, she oversees the communication strategy for Human Resources while collaborating with Communications & External Relations to ensure the seamless integration of consistent branding and messages across the University.

A Nebraska native, Elizabeth earned a BA in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Phoenix and an MA in Communication Studies from UNCG. In her free time, she is also an adjunct faculty member in the Communication Studies Department at Wake Forest, serves on the executive board for The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem, and lives on the thrill of being retweeted by NPR politics journalists.

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Krista is a Senior Windows Systems Administrator with nearly 20 years of dedicated service at Wake Forest University.  She earned her degree at ECPI College of Technology in Information Systems/Network Administration. She has contributed to various roles in Information Systems and has been on the Windows Team for the last 13 years. With a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, she has led initiatives to reduce the team’s carbon footprint in the datacenter. Recognizing the potential of cloud computing, she worked to receive her AWS Solutions Architect Certification as well as the AWS SysOps Certification.  She co-led the effort to migrate the department’s Windows servers to Amazon Web Services (AWS).  This move has not only improved scalability and efficiency but also significantly decreased energy consumption, in alignment with the company’s Information Systems (IS) strategic initiative.

In addition to her professional life, her personal life is filled with faith, love, and joy.  She is happily married to her husband, Brandon, and together they have a wonderful son named Ezra. Family is incredibly important to her, and she enjoys the time she spends with them, creating lasting memories and sharing special moments.  Her faith also plays a vital role in her life. She is an active member of her local church, where she finds solace, guidance, and a supportive community.  Overall, she is grateful for life’s blessings and strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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Allison joined Wake Forest in 2014 starting in Financial Services before moving to Advancement. She currently works as the Business Manager supporting the Communications and External Relations team. When not chauffeuring her two children, she enjoys working as a fitness instructor, lifting weights, or surviving a good run.

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Wendi Zongker earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of North Florida and her Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Georgia. She began her career in higher education at UNF advising students on undergraduate admission, student records and registration, and financial aid. She worked in the Office of the Registrar at UNF before relocating to North Carolina in February 2017. She joined the Advising staff in the Office of the Dean of the College in May 2017 and was promoted to senior academic counselor in October 2019.

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In his 19th season at Wake Forest in 2022-23, David Bass currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance.  Bass provides oversight to the Sports Performance and Sports Nutrition departments, developing and implementing the unit’s objectives to coincide with the Athletic Department’s vision of Developing Champions.  At Wake Forest, he works directly with men’s golf, men’s soccer, men’s cross country/middle distance, and Track and Field throwers. In addition, he has previously worked with baseball, football, women’s basketball, women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track and field.  Bass is certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and holds the credential of MSCC (Master Strength and Conditioning Coach). He also holds certifications from the NSCA, Titleist Performance Institute, FMS, RPR, and USAW.

Bass joined the Demon Deacons from James Madison University, where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for two years from 2002-04.  While at James Madison, Bass earned his Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology in 2004.  A native of Ridgeway, Va., Bass received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical and Health Education from Concord University in 2001. While at Concord, Bass was a three-year starter on the Mountain Lion offensive line, earning all-conference honors during his junior and senior seasons.

Bass and his wife, Janie, currently reside in Winston-Salem with their daughter Lillyan and son Thomas.

Term Expires: 2026

Briana joined Student-Athlete Services within the Athletic Department in June 2018. She works directly with the football program, in which she is responsible for monitoring the academic performance of student-athletes and helping them to fulfill their undergraduate academic requirements and NCAA eligibility. Additionally, she assists with coordinating study halls, tutors and aids in the development of time management skills for student-athletes.

She has previously served as Assistant Director of Enrollment Management at the Wake Forest University School of Business. And also, as the On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator for the Wake Forest football program.

She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2015 with a B.A. in English and minor in Spanish. Briana currently resides in Clemmons, which is also her hometown. She brings three different perspectives as a local, alumna and staff member that will contribute to the advancement of the advisory council’s mission and responsibilities. Not to mention an extensive black and gold wardrobe with immense Deacon pride to boot. Go Deacs!

Term Expires: 2025

Dwight joined the Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) in 2022. He has worked in the Athletics Department since 2000. Dwight currently works with student athletes on personal development, academic development, career development and mentoring. He also sits on several campus and local committees/boards: Police Advisory committee, Campus partners; as well as community boards: Samaritan Ministries, Guiding Institute for Developmental Education. (G.I.D.E.), Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee with the Greater Winston-Salem Inc.

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Bridget joined the Wake Forest University Athletics staff as an assistant athletic trainer for the women’s soccer team in August of 2020.  In her position she is responsible for the physical, mental, and emotional health of all the women’s soccer athletes.  This includes coordinating care throughout the fall season and into the spring off season.  She is also a member of the athletics EAT team where she coordinates care for all the athletes with active eating disorders.  Even though the fall season can be extremely busy with travel and practices, Bridget loves making lasting relationships with her athletes and helping them throughout all aspects of life.

Bridget is a Nashville, Tennessee native; graduated from High Point University in 2017 with a Bachelors in Exercises Science with a concentration in Health and Wellness.  She then continued her education at HPU and graduated with a Masters in Athletic Training in 2019.  She currently resides in downtown Winston Salem with her dog Woodie and cat Ollie.

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Stephanie joined the Wake Forest Community in February, 2017 as the Director of Residence Life. Previous to Wake she served as the Associate Director of Residence Life at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA. In her role as Director, she functionally supervises the people, programs and some key campus partnerships under the Residence Life umbrella. More specifically, the functional areas include: Residential Learning, Leadership & Programming, Residential Academic Initiatives and Residential Conduct. This unit works daily to live out the mission of RL&H and fulfill the Res Life team vision of creating an unrivaled residential experience on campus!

Stephanie holds a B. A. in English/Creative Writing from the Florida State University, a Master’s Degree in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Management from Capella University. Stephanie is also the proud mom of a soon to be 10-year-old little boy named Christian and the dog mom to Scottie. All in all, she does her best to juggle mom duties with professional duties and in whatever free time she has left you will find her either doing Crossfit (and burpees for fun, daily…I know who does that?!?) or running on campus.

Term Expires: 2026

Ashley joined the Office of Wellbeing as Wellbeing Program Manager in 2018 to create ResilientWake, manage Move More! Move Often! and WellSpaces and to serve as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion liaison. Ashley loves creating time and opportunity for Demon Deacons to thrive through Wellbeing Coaching, teaching Koru Mindfulness, and collaborating on wellbeing initiatives.

Ashley is a Wake Forest University alumna with a Master’s in General Psychology and worked in the Psychology Department for 4 years in research around personality, character, and post-traumatic growth. Prior to employment at Wake, Ashley worked at Duke University at the Interdisciplinary Behavioral Research Center and Center for Child and Family Policy.

When she isn’t working, Ashley loves time with her family, fur-babies included, socially distant dinners on the porch with friends, long Zoom catch ups, gardening, and strength training.

Term Expires: 2026

Jim joined Wake Forest in September 2019 as the Interim Associate Dean of Students. Following a year of working as Interim and a national search, Jim was selected for the Associate Dean position. Previous to working at Wake Forest, Jim served as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at UNC-Greensboro for 8 years, as Vice President for Student Affairs at Shawnee State University, and in earlier roles supervising residence life, housing, auxiliary services, career counseling, and a variety of other student affairs areas.

Jim earned a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in higher education administration. His research focused on factors associated with keeping college students in college, particularly first-year and first-generation students at 2-year and 4-year colleges. Jim has a research interest (and experience!) with “helicopter parents,” parent councils, and parents of residential students. Jim’s Master’s degree in College Student Personnel is from Bowling Green State University. His undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry are from Pittsburg State University.

Jim enjoys spending time with his family, including being outside with this black Labrador retriever, Jake (who never tires of swimming and chasing his kong), cooking, and working in the yard.

Term Expires: 2025

Marian Trattner (she/her/hers) serves as the Assistant Director of Wellbeing, in the Office of Wellbeing in the Division of Campus Life. Marian provides strategic leadership for the health education portfolio which includes peer education initiatives, Sleepin’ Deacon, sexual health, and body image. Marian brings 15 years of experience working in health promotion to Wake Forest. She currently serves as the Instructor of Record for CNS:253 Peer Education. Prior to coming to Wake Forest, Marian served as the inaugural Bystander Intervention Specialist for the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). In this role, she managed their campus wide multi-issue bystander intervention initiative called BeVocal. Prior to that role, she served as the inaugural Suicide Prevention Coordinator for UT Austin where she worked with campus stakeholders and students to create the Be That One Suicide Prevention Program. During this time she also served as the adviser to the Mental Health Promotion Peer Education at UT Austin. Marian is passionate about empowering students to thrive.

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Tina Deloglos joined Wake Forest University in July 2019 and serves as the Office Administrator for Global Wake Forest. She earned her Bachelor’s of Education from National Louis University and loves working in higher education supporting global opportunities and education for students, faculty, and staff.

A Michigan native, Tina has lived in seven states and now resides with her husband, Matt, in Kernersville. She and Matt have three grown children who all live in North Carolina. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, and spending time with family.

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Susan has worked in the WFU Registrar’s Office for 15 years with job responsibilities changing many times. Since 2012, Susan has been responsible for certifying the eligibility of athletes to practice and compete, finding her JD degree to be relevant to her job. She would like to see all WFU employees be treated fairly and be given equal opportunity to advance. Susan has four adult children and five grandsons.

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Ashley Graham Phipps serves as Associate Director, Data Analytics within the Employer Relations team at Wake Forest University.  In this role, she manages technology and data for the WFU College to Career team.  She oversees the relationship and interface between the WFU campus and Handshake, the career opportunity management platform.  She is also a part of a university-wide initiative on data analytics and visualization.  In her previous roles with the Employer Relations team, she administered the Wake Forest University Kirby Fund to increase access for all students to career opportunities and equity.  She also oversaw the Career Treks from application to travel logistics to thank-you notes from students.

A Double Deacon, Ashley has her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science in Management degrees from Wake Forest University. She returned to WFU in 2014 to work on the Employer Relations Team.

A native of North Carolina, Ashley is married to a fellow WFU alumnus.  They reside in Winston-Salem with their 1 year old daughter and 2 dogs.  Aside from spending time with her family, Ashley enjoys gardening and working in her yard.

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Jenna first joined the university in May 2012, providing administrative support to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Planning in the Office of the Dean of the College. She and her husband moved to the Washington, DC area in January 2015 following his graduation from Wake Forest Law. Jenna then worked in faculty recruitment for George Washington University and in talent acquisition for a non-profit in Arlington, VA. She found her way back to Wake Forest in May 2018 where she is the Program Coordinator for Wake Washington, based at the Wake Washington Center in DC. Jenna manages the overall operations of the Wake Washington Program and Center: from managing the program budget, to planning events, to coordinating student housing, and supporting resident faculty. She serves on the steering committee for the Washington Program Consortium, an organization composed of schools with similar DC study away programs. Jenna also draws from her prior recruiting experience to assist students with resumes, cover letters, interview tips, and general career advice.

Jenna was born and raised in South Mills, NC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public History from Meredith College and a master’s degree in US History from UNC-Greensboro. She currently resides in Alexandria, VA with her husband Ryan (JD ’14), daughter Piper, and goldendoodle Kermit. When not at work, Jenna enjoys gardening, attempting DIY projects around the house, visiting the many museums and historic sites in the area, and all things craft beer.

Term Expires: 2026