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Meet the OSC Staff
Paul Engler
Director of Student Conduct
Paul is a former Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He investigated many different violations of federal law, but specialized in White Collar, Civil Rights, and Color of Law crimes. Paul earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ohio State University. Before joining the FBI, he worked in pardon, expungement, and contract law. He is passionate about centering people鈥檚 unique perspectives and relationships to their communities in all his professional work.
Paul enjoys spending time with his partner and finding new and exciting ways to wear out his two dogs, Indie and Sora. When not doing either one of those two things he can be found bouncing between weightlifting, video games, reading, baking, trail running, or half a dozen other interests that won鈥檛 be named here. He has yet to find anything truly boring and really wishes he did not have to sleep.
Melissa Day
Assistant Director of Student Conduct
Melissa grew up in Salisbury, North Carolina. She spent her entire childhood vacationing in Western, North Carolina to see family, and fell in love with the mountains. Western Carolina University was the only place she wanted to attend college. Receiving her Bachelor of Science in Communication from WCU, she decided to make Cullowhee her home after she graduated in 2014. Melissa always says that it鈥檚 the mountains that brought her here, but it鈥檚 the people that kept her here. Melissa loves 蘑菇短视频and all the students, staff and faculty on this campus. Since graduating from WCU, she has worked at the 蘑菇短视频bookstore, was the Administrative Assistant in the Advising Center and a Student Success Specialist in the Office of Student Retention. Melissa joined the Office of Student Conduct in August 2023.
While Melissa has been an employee at Western, she also completed two Master鈥檚 degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In her spare time, Melissa loves to write, make music with her guitar and drums, bake, kayak, and spend time with her family and friends.
Christian Beamguard
Assistant Director of Residential Student Conduct
Christian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Erskine College in 2015 and worked as a youth minister all over the Carolinas before joining the Higher Education Student Affairs Master's program at 蘑菇短视频in 2023. Christian worked as a part-time graduate assistant in the Office of Student Conduct for the duration of the program and is thrilled for the opportunity to continue in the office as a full-time staff member.
Christian firmly believes that compassionate accountability and restorative justice practices are central to creating a conduct process that not only educates students about their rights and responsibilities but also empowers them to grow in a strengths-focused, self-authored way.
When he is not at WCU, Christian enjoys playing video games, reading horror novels, trying out new recipes, and spending time with his partner, Calista. He is also a proud pet parent to Sadie (Black lab/Pitbull mix), Magic (Tuxedo cat), and Barley (Golden Retriever, pictured).
Katie Geiman
Administrative Support Specialist
Katie is a former elementary education teacher. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Ball State University and has a Master of Arts in Teaching from University of the Cumberlands. She spent a decade teaching overseas and traveling around Asia before moving back stateside and creating a life in North Carolina.
Katie enjoys playing volleyball, reading historical fiction novels, and exploring this great big world with her wife Mandy and their dog Simon.
Reviewed May 14, 2025.
