Staff/Directory

Central Staff

Staff	Email	Location
Cherryl Arnold Director	carnold@gsu.edu	Citizens Trust Building Suite 910
Casey Heath Business Manager	cheath@gsu.edu	Citizens Trust Building Suite 910
Booker Linkhorn PC Systems Specialst	bookert@gsu.edu	Citizens Trust Building Suite 910
Crystal Petway Senior Administrative Coordinator	cpetway@gsu.edu	Citizens Trust Building Suite 910

Educational Opportunity Center

Provides information regarding financial aid and academic assistance for 1,050 adults who wish to pursue post-secondary education.

Staff	Email	Location
Everett Boyer Project Director	eboyer@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 400
Belinda Robinson Educational Program Specialist	brobinson31@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 400
Judson Lewis Educational Program Specialist	lewisjg@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 400
Project Coordinator Vacant		One Park Place Suite 400
Jacquelyn Willis Administrative Coordinator	jwillis7@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 400

Educational Talent Search

Serves 600 eligible people grades 6-12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admission requirements, career advisement, standardized test preparation, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs.

Staff	Email	Location
Dr. Mitchel Haralson Project Director	mharalso@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 416
Mary Wells Associate Project Director	mdwells@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 417
LaTonya Miller Project Coordinator	lmiller@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 415A
Taqueesa Pueblo Project Coordinator	tpueblo1@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 415B

Upward Bound Project - DeKalb County

Pre-college initiative designed to encourage and prepare 85 potential first-generation college students to pursue a program of study at the post-secondary education level.

Staff

Email

Location

Ajamu Abiola Banjoko
Project Director

carnold@gsu.edu

Citizens Trust Bank building
Suite 910

Felecia Miller
Project Coordinator

oeofcm@langate.gsu.edu

One Park Place
Suite 409

Project Coordinator
Vacant

One Park Place
Suite 419

Upward Bound Math & Science Center

Pre-college initiative designed to encourage and prepare 50 potential first-generation college students to pursue a program of study at the post-secondary education level.

Staff	Email	Location
Dr. Mitchel Haralson Project Director	mharalso@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 416
Mary Wells Associate Project Director	mdwells@gsu.edu	One Park Place Suite 417

Upward Bound Project – Atlanta/Gwinnett

Prepares 50 participants from Gwinnett County and Atlanta Public Schools to successfully navigate their way through high school, attain social, emotional, and cultural maturity, and pursue a post-secondary education.

Staff	Email	Location
Tarena Ruff Acting Project Director	truff@gsu.edu	Citizens Trust Building Suite 910

Student Support Services

Provide services to 200 students who are first generation, low income, or have a documented disability. Academic, personal, and career counseling, tutoring, mentoring, childcare assistance and the use of computer lab are provided at no cost to eligible participants.

Staff	Email	Location
Martha Fowler Project Director	mfowler1@gsu.edu	145 Sparks Hall
Deidre Steed Assistant Project Director	dsteed1@gsu.edu	145 Sparks Hall
Donnia Turner Educational Program Specialist	dmturner@gsu.edu	145 Sparks Hall
Kevin D. Chapman, Jr Senior Administrative Coordinator	kchapman7@gsu.edu	145 Sparks Hall

Childcare Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)

Child care assistance for SSS students as they pursue their academic goals.

Staff	Email	Location
Martha Fowler Project Director	mfowler1@gsu.edu	145 Sparks Hall
Audra Unthank Child Development Specialist II	adunthank@gsu.edu	Child Development Center

Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program

A Pre-graduate fellowship program designed to prepare 30 undergraduate students for graduate studies. The goal is to increase the attainment of the Ph.D. by students who are first generation/low income and from under represented backgrounds.

Staff	Email	Location
Dr. Deborah Rhodes Project Director	drhodes5@gsu.edu	152 Sparks Hall
Yamiece Gilbert Educational Program Specialist	ygilbert1@gsu.edu	152 Sparks Hall