Melissa V. Green, Director (she/her/hers)

Email: mvgreen@ncsu.edu

Telephone: 919-515-9248

Working Areas: Operations, Staff Supervision, Division Reporting, Strategic Planning

About: Prior to her current role, Melissa V. Green served as director of Leadership and Civic Engagement (formerly the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service) from 2015-2020. Under Melissa’s leadership, the office provided meaningful programs and initiatives that foster student success, learning, and growth while championing an inclusive community that is welcoming of all people. Melissa is a fierce advocate for social justice, equity, and inclusion and her influence extends beyond the office and into NC State University and the community at large. She serves on the Division of Academic and Student Affairs strategic planning leadership team, the division’s diversity and inclusion committee, and is a founder and co-adviser to the Feed the Pack Food Pantry.

Michele Kurtz, Associate Director (she/her/hers)

Email: mskurtz@ncsu.edu

Telephone: 919-515-5168

Working Areas: Operations, Assessment, Student Employees, Student Government

About: Michele Joined the Student Leadership and Engagement team in September 2018. In her role, Michele supports various areas including operations of the Student Involvement Center, department assessment efforts, the student employee program, and supports Student Government by serving on the advising team. Michele is an enthusiastic student affairs practitioner who leads with empathy and compassion and feels deeply connected to building a sense of belonging and community on campus.

Prior to joining NC State, Michele served as the Assistant Director for Student Organizations and Programs at Wake Forest University where she oversaw student organization management, advised the student programming board, and supported leadership and risk management training. 

Michele obtained both her bachelor’s degree in communication studies and master’s degree in educational leadership from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania where she was heavily involved in her programming board, orientation, and club sports. Michele can still be found playing soccer a few nights a week around Raleigh.

Brian Mathis, Associate Director (he/him/his)

Email: bjmathis@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Civic Engagement, Community Partnerships and Service, Election Engagement, Feed the Pack

About: Brian, a 2009 alum of NC State, joined the Student Leadership and Engagement team in 2016. In his role, Brian provides vision and leadership for civic engagement initiatives, cultivates partnerships with non-profit partners and community organizations in the area, and supports the Feed the Pack Food Pantry. Since arriving at NC State, Brian has implemented the online service platform used to connect NC State students with meaningful civic engagement opportunities in the Triangle, coordinates voting and election engagement efforts at NC State, and created and teaches the USC 298 Civic Engagement and Social Change course. He also provides leadership for the Civic Action Network, Active Citizenry Series, and Mystery Service Saturdays.

Prior to joining NC State, brian worked at UC Santa Barbara, Georgetown University and earned his Master’s of College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University and completed an internship at University of San Francisco. Brian also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from NC State (GO PACK!).

Darrius Barrow, Associate Director (he/him/his)

Email: dcbarrow@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Student Organization Management, University Activities Board

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Sarah Fayard, Assistant Director (she/her/hers)

Email: safayard@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Leadership Development, Gallup CliftonStrengths

About: Sarah joined the Student Leadership and Engagement team in 2016. In her role, Sarah primarily focuses on student leadership development and education. She is responsible for the Leadership Development Program and certificate, LeaderShape Institute, and ACC Leadership Symposium.  She is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and a certified coach for Emotional Intelligence Assessments EQ-i 2.0 & EQ 360.

Prior to joining the Student Leadership and Engagement team, she worked at University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee as the Associate Director of Community Engagement & Faculty Affairs and as an adjunct faculty member for Leadership Studies.  She has a background in student leadership development, student success, curriculum development, and student activities.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Florida and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in College Student Affairs from the University of South Florida.

Kelly Barley, Assistant Director (he/him/his)

Email: krbarley@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Student Government

About: Kelly joined the Student Leadership and Engagement team in July 2020. In his role, Kelly’s primary focus is serving as advisor for Student Government (SG). In this role, he works closely with the Student Body Officers and the other members of SG to push forward SG initiatives, provide guidance over best practices for student advocacy, coordinate co-curricular activities, and support all areas of SG operations. He is also certified as a Career Identity Advocate at NC State.

Prior to joining NC State, Kelly spent two years managing the MSQM: Health Analytics Program at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, helping to successfully launch the program in September 2018 and working closely with students during their time in the program. Before that, he spent five years working in the Full-Time MBA Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. He also spent seven years coaching high school boys basketball at three different schools.

Kelly has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon where he was heavily involved in Student Orientation Programs, as well as a Master’s in Teaching from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Adam Culley, Assistant Director (he/him/his)

Email: alculley@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Alternative Service Break, Gallup CliftonStrengths

About: Adam has been a part of the Student Leadership and Engagement team since 2006 and is responsible for the Alternative Service Break program. With 22 program partnerships throughout the year, he is responsible for the selection of team leaders, training of advisors, and coordination of all travel logistics. Adam has developed and instructs a 3-credit course for team leaders to train and prepare them for all aspects of trip planning including budgeting, risk and safety, reflection, and critical thinking. He also works with the global community partners as well as campus partners to ensure that a high level of learning takes place in a safe environment.

Adam is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach who provides team building and leadership training to the campus community and beyond. He enjoys the development of leadership potential in others. Adam is also active on a number of committees on campus and supports the collaboration of all Leadership and Civic Engagement programming.

Adam is a native of Iowa, but is proud to call North Carolina his home.

Kristin Koch, Coordinator (she/her/hers)

Email: kekoch@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: University Activities Board

About: Kristin joined the Student Leadership and Engagement team in 2018. In her role, Kristin serves as the primary advisor for the University Activities Board. With UAB planning and executing over 100 programs and events each year, she is responsible for guiding amazing student leaders and supporting all UAB operations in areas such as finance, logistics, contracts, risk management, planning, and leadership development.

Prior to joining the team, she attended Baylor University in Waco, TX where she obtained two degrees: her Master of Science in Education in Higher Education & Student Affairs and her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics. She has background experiences in career and professional development, multicultural student affairs, new student transition, and research and assessment. Kristin also has a passion for the Enneagram and how it can be incorporated into leadership as we develop holistic student leaders and global citizens.

Colin Beamer, Program Coordinator (he/him/his)

Email: cbbeamer@ncsu.edu

Telephone: 919-513-3199

Working Areas: Marketing, Office Administration

About: Colin joined Student Leadership and Engagement in 2019 following his role as a social media specialist for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs from 2017-2019. He is a native of Lexington, North Carolina and graduated in 2017 from NC State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Colin enjoys spreadsheets, organizing and maximizing processes efficiently, social justice, dogs (particularly corgis and Golden Retrievers), the weather, aircraft, gardening, and woodworking.

Colin is responsible for supporting the office marketing program, finance, logistics, planning, web design, and space use. Additional services to the university have included serving on various hiring committees, the Packapalooza Planning Committee, advising student organizations, volunteering for emergency response, and serving with the COVID-19 response task force.

Dominique Jones, Office Manager (she/her/hers)

Email: dsboyd@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Student Involvement Specialist Program, Office Administration

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Dana Petre, Program Assistant (she/her/hers)

Email: dmpetre@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Feed the Pack Food Pantry

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Rokiatou Kaba, Graduate Assistant (she/her/hers)

Email: rkaba@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: University Activities Board

About: Rokiatou is a second-year master’s student in the Higher Education Administration program at NC State. She received her bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in Public Health and Africana Studies. As a first-generation student, she is committed to supporting underrepresented college students. Rokiatou strives to improve the holistic student experience in higher education to move towards a more equitable society. As a graduate assistant, she serves as an advisor for two UAB Committees (Black Students Board and Special Events) and supports budgeting, planning, and implementing all-new, recurring, and signature events.

Ameen Ahmad, AmeriCorps VISTA Member (he/him/his)

Email: saahmad@ncsu.edu

Working Areas: Feed the Pack Food Pantry

About: Syed (Ameen) Ahmad joined the team in 2020 as an AmeriCorps VISTA Member. In his role, Ameen primarily focuses on developing educational programs and initiatives that the Feed the Pack Food Pantry can use to address poverty and food insecurity for various members of the NC State community. Additionally, Ameen works alongside Dana Petre to advise the student leadership team and oversee the food pantry. In the coming year, Ameen hopes to cultivate and sustain partnerships with community organizations, nonprofits, and commercial enterprises to sustain pantry resources (food and financial). Ameen is passionate about advocacy, social justice, and community engagement; he is excited to draw upon these various passions in order to partner with the NC State Community.

Prior to joining the Student Leadership and Engagement team, Ameen attended Duke University where he received his Bachelor’s of Science in Neuroscience and received minors in Chemistry and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Through this role, Ameen hopes to learn more about structural barriers in a tangible context. He wants to attend medical school, and he believes that this position will inform his aspiration to center marginalized populations in his future clinical practice.