Advising Center Staff
Advising Center Staff
Meet your Advisor. Our staff works to develop one-on-one relationships with students, supporting and encouraging their decision and making processes, assisting with academic persistence and success, and serving as a professional resource to the university. Contact us at 828.227.7753 or advisingcenter@wcu.edu.
Departmental Leadership
Mary Fischer
Director of Advising
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or mfischer@wcu.edu
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Joined WCU: September 2020
Education: University of Southern California, B.A. English; M.Ed Postsecondary Administrative and Student Affairs
Favorite Movie: The Royal Tenenbaums
Dr. Travis Bulluck
Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Operations
Travis oversees the Advising Center & New Student Orientation
Contact: 828.227.7753 or tlbulluck@wcu.edu
Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC
Joined WCU: September 2015
Education: UNC-Chapel Hill, B.A. Sociology, Minor in Exercise Sport Science; East Carolina University, M.S. in Counselor and Adult Education; East Carolina University,
EdD in Educational Leadership
Favorite Movie: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Senior Advisors
Abigail Nelson
Senior Academic Advisor for Liberal Studies
Contact: 828.227.7753 or anelson@wcu.edu
Majors: Communication Sciences & Disorders, Communications, Parks & Recreation Management, Social Work
Hometown: Horseheads, NY
Joined WCU: September 2019
Education: Penn State University, B.A. Media Studies & Minor in Japanese; University of Pennsylvania,
M.S.Ed. Higher Education
Favorite Movie: The Matrix
Catherine MacCallum
Senior Academic Advisor for Student Outreach
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or cmaccallum@wcu.edu
Residential Majors: Accounting, Computer Information Systems,
Finance, Hospitality & Tourism Management
Distance Majors: Finance
Hometown: Mocksville, NC
Joined WCU: September, 2018
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. Hospitality & Tourism, Minor in Leadership; M.S.
in Project Management
Favorite Movie: The Divergent Series
Haley Mitchell
Senior Athletic Academic Advisor
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or mitchellh@wcu.edu
Majors: All majors for student athletes
Hometown: San Gabriel, CA
Joined WCU: June 2022 in Athletics; June 2023 in the Advising Center
Education: Eastern Illinois University, B.A. Psychology; Eastern Illinois University, M.S. Sports
Administration
Favorite Movie: Hercules
Hannah Boone
Senior Academic Advisor for Onboarding/Finish Line
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or hboone@wcu.edu
Majors: International Studies, Political Science
Hometown: West Monroe, LA
Joined WCU: March 2021
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. Psychology, Minor in Chemistry; M.Ed. Higher Education
Student Affairs
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride
Richard Gamble
Senior Academic Advisor for Transfer Student Support
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or rgamble@wcu.edu
Majors: Computer Science & Mathematics
Hometown: Gastonia, NC
Joined WCU: February 2016
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. Biology; M.Ed. College Student Personnel
Favorite Movie: Blues Brothers
Steve Zwilling
Senior Academic Advisor for Campus Partnerships
Contact Info: 828.227.7753 or szwilling@wcu.edu
Majors: English Studies, History, Philosophy, World Languages (German, Japanese, Spanish)
Hometown: Allen Park, MI
Joined WCU: August 2017
Education: Eastern Michigan University, B.A. English; M.A. Higher Education Student Affairs;
WCU, M.A. English
Favorite Movie: Citizen Kane or Knives Out
Administrative Support
Megan Bradley
Administrative Support Specialist
Contact: 828.227.7753 or mbradley@wcu.edu
Hometown: Granite Falls, NC
Joined WCU: June 2023
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. Communication - Public Relations, minor in Hospitality
& Tourism
Favorite Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Professional Advisors
Adrian Ell-Stroop
Athletic Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or aell@wcu.edu
Majors: All majors for Football & Tennis student athletes
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Joined WCU: August 2024
Education: Florida State University, B.S. in Sport Management; West Virginia University, M.S.
in Sport Management
Favorite Movie: Miss Congeniality
Amber Lowe
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or allowe@wcu.edu
Majors: Art, Entertainment Design & Technology, Film & TV Production, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Music, Stage & Screen, Studio Art, Theater
Hometown: Miami, FL
Joined WCU: August 2022
Education: Georgia Southern University, B.A. English, minor Spanish & Gender Studies; M.A. English
Favorite Movie: Sling Blade
Bryan Barbee
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or bbarbee@wcu.edu
Majors: Criminal Justice, Emergency & Disaster Management
Hometown: Taylorsville, NC
Joined WCU: September 2022
Education: Mars Hill University, B.S. Social Work; Lenoir-Rhyne University, M.A. Human Services
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Elizabeth Schnorenberg
Academic Advisor & Social Media Coordinator
Contact: 828.227.7753 or davise@wcu.edu
Majors: Biology, Chemistry, & Pre-Professional Pathways
Hometown: Bossier City, LA
Joined WCU: October 2021
Education: LSU-Shreveport, B.A. History; Trinity College Dublin, MPhil Medieval History
Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean
Hannah Durand
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or hdurand@wcu.edu
Majors: Anthropology, Sociology
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
Joined WCU: August 2021
Education: Wake Technical Community College, A.A. Psychology; WCU, B.S. Psychology; 蘑菇短视频M.Ed.
Higher Education Student Affairs
Favorite Movie: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Hannah Sykes
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or hsykes@wcu.edu
Residential Majors: Entrepreneurship (B.S), Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship (B.S.B.A.), Marketing, Sport Management
Distance Majors: Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Hometown: Highlands, NC
Joined WCU: August 2023
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.A. English; UNC Greensboro, M.A. English
Favorite Movie: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Isaiah Lunsford
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or ilunsford@wcu.edu
Residential & Distance Majors: Management
Hometown: Clyde, NC
Joined WCU: July 2023
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. Psychology; M.Ed. Higher Education Student Affairs
Favorite Movie: Sound of Metal
Jon Schmura
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or jschmura@wcu.edu
Residential Majors: Business Adminstration & Law, Economic Analysis
Distance: Business Adminstration & Law
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined WCU: October 2025
Education: University of South Carolina, B.A. Sociology; M.Ed. Higher Education and Student
Affairs
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Kate Miller
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or millerk@wcu.edu
Majors: Nursing
Hometown: Bonfield, IL
Joined WCU: March 2019
Education: Bachelor's Illinois State University, Master's University of Alabama
Favorite Movie: Seven Pounds
Kennedy Falcon
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or kfalcon@wcu.edu
Majors: Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Geology, Natural Resource & Conservation Management
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Joined WCU: July 2024
Education: Louisiana State University, B.S. Psychology; MSW Social Work
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride
Rheanna Elliott
Athletic Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or relliott@wcu.edu
Majors: All majors for Women鈥檚 Soccer, Track & Field (Men鈥檚 & Women鈥檚), Cross Country (Men鈥檚
& Women鈥檚), Golf (Men鈥檚 & Women鈥檚).
Hometown: Valdese, NC
Joined WCU: September 2024
Education: East Carolina University, B.S. English Education; M.A. in English Studies
Favorite Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sarah Grace Hines
Academic Advisor
Contact: 828.227.7753 or shines@wcu.edu
Majors: Psychology
Hometown: Kernersville, NC
Joined WCU: June 2022
Education: Appalachian State University, B.S. Psychology; M.A. Student Affairs Administration
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Graduate Assistant
Kylie Cox
Graduate Assistant - College of Business Advising Team
Contact: 828.227.7753 or kcox@wcu.edu
Hometown: Cullowhee, NC
Joined WCU: June 2023
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S.B.A. in Sport Management. B.S.B.A. in Business
Administration & Law; currently in the Higher Education Student Affairs (HESA) M.Ed.
program at WCU
Favorite Movie: The Muppets
Scarlett Kinkaid
Graduate Assistant - College of Business Advising Team
Contact: 828.227.7753 or skinkaid@wcu.edu
Hometown: Sylva, NC
Joined WCU: August 2025
Education: 蘑菇短视频, B.S. in Recreational Therapy; currently in the Higher
Education Student Affairs (HESA) M.Ed. program at 蘑菇短视频
Favorite Movie: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Student Worker Staff
Will Parker
Office Assistant
Hometown: Decatur, AL
Major: Environmental Science
Year: Senior
Started working at the ADVC: Fall 2022
Favorite TV show: Madam Secretary
El Gadzekpo
Office Assistant
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Major: Business Administration & Law
Year: Senior
Started working at the ADVC: Fall 2025
Favorite TV show: Rick and Morty
Gabby Meza
Office Assistant
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Major: Accounting
Year: Junior
Started working at the ADVC: Fall 2025
Favorite TV show: The Walking Dead
Eva Tomola
Office Assistant
Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
Major: Psychology
Year: Junior
Started working at the ADVC: Fall 2025
Favorite Movie: Catching Fire
Marisa Albortante Gomez
Office Assistant