People
Jayhawk GPS Leadership
Dr. Susan Klusmeier
Vice Provost, Academic Success
Kim LaFever
Success Technologies Manager, Success Technologies
Misty Chandler
Executive Director of Success Initiatives, Academic Success
Taylor Hanna-Peterson
Success Technologies Analyst, Success Technologies
Jayhawk GPS Early Adopter Leads
Abby Coffin
Executive Director, Centers for Orientation & Academic Advising Programs
Karen Ledom
Assistant Dean, College Undergraduate Academic Services
Jayhawk GPS Specialists
The Jayhawk GPS Specialist program began in the Fall of 2018 when KU was onboarding early adopters and beginning the roll-out of Jayhawk GPS. The focus was on Academic Advisors since those were the main users in the system. In Fall 2023, the program was re-launched to include the various user roles, access levels, and diverse locations/offices using Jayhawk GPS. The goal of the program is to gather a group of technologically skilled Jayhawk GPS users to talk about proven practices and creative solutions, pass along information from Academic Success/Success Technologies/EAB to the users in their area/unit, to give a leadership experience to Jayhawk GPS users, and to allow areas/units to have an inside expert on hand if minor situations or questions arise.
| Name | Title | Office/Department/Location | Onboarded as a Specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| April Blackmon Strange | Director | Military Affiliated Student Center (MASC) | Fall 2023 |
| Ashley Kalatusha | Student Services Specialist | Edwards Campus | Fall 2023 |
| Casey Reid | Associate Director, Learning and Writing Support | University Academic Support Centers (UASC) | Fall 2023 |
| Dalton Allen | Student Program Coordinator | Hawk Link | Fall 2023 |
| Deanna Burghart | Senior Academic Advisor, Honors and Exploratory Pathways | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Dustin Struble | Director of Assessment and Planning | Student Affairs | Fall 2023 |
| Eddie Munoz | Senior Academic Advisor, Business, Communication, and Leadership | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) (prior- School of Journalism and Mass Communications) | Fall 2020 |
| Eve Wright | Senior Academic Advisor, Engineering | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Glenn Quick | Assistant Athletics Director, Academic and Career Counseling | KU Athletics | Fall 2023 |
| Hazel Rogers | Special Programs Coordinator | International Student Services (ISS) | Fall 2023 |
| Jamie Winslow | Academic Advisor, Creative Arts and Design | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Kali Wood | Academic Success Coach, Jayhawks Global | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Associate Director, Outreach and Financial Wellness | Financial Aid and Scholarships (FAS) | Fall 2023 | |
| Liz Barton | Assistant Director, Edwards | Jayhawk Academic Advising | Fall 2023 |
| Marcus Cottrell | Assistant Director, Business | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Mauricio Gomez Montoya | Student Experience Designer | University Honors Program | Fall 2023 |
| Michael Phar | Senior Academic Advisor, Health and Behavioral Sciences | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) (prior- Undergraduate Advising Center) | Spring 2020 |
| Mikhayla Sheely | Academic Advisor, Languages and Cultures | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Natalia Plotnikova | Assistant Director | University Career Center | Fall 2023 |
| Patrick Koener | Associate Director | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) (prior- Undergraduate Advising Center) | Fall 2018 |
| Rosana Godinez | Assistant Director, Pre-Health | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Sean Navarro | Assistant Director, STEM College | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Shelly Mann | Assistant Director, Health and Behavioral Sciences | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) | Fall 2023 |
| Tracy Runck | Assistant Director of Student Systems | Career and Experiential Learning | Fall 2023 |
| Vicki Mignot | Senior Academic Advisor, Public Service and Education | Jayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) (prior- School of Social Welfare) | Spring 2019 |