People

Peer to peer leadership and facilitation.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Core to Career is led by WSU faculty who are at the vanguard of teaching and learning.

Caitlin Bletscher

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development

WSU Vancouver lead

Ashley Boyd

Director, University Common Requirements

Professor, Department of English

WSU Pullman co-lead

Chris Cooney

Assessment Coordinator, Carson College of Business

Associate Professor, Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship

WSU Pullman co-lead

Carl Hauser

Core to Career Program Seed Funding Benefactor

Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

WSU Pullman

Joe Hewa

Director, Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development

WSU Pullman co-lead

Clif Stratton

Vice Chancellor for Academic Engagement

Associate Professor, Department of History

WSU Pullman co-lead

Meet Our Facilitators

Our facilitators specialize in one or more career competencies and design workshops tailored to faculty teaching general education courses.

Rebecca Cooney

Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

Facilitator for Communication & Professionalism

Katie Forsythe

Department of Human Development

Facilitator for Career & Self-Development

Trymaine Gaither

Office of the Provost

Facilitator for Equity & Inclusion

Jon Manwaring

Office of the Chancellor, WSU Pullman

Facilitator for Technology

Marie Mayes

Carson College of Business

Facilitator for Communication & Professionalism

Samantha Swindell

Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Facilitator for Career & Self-Development

Anna Whitehall

Department of Human Development; Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership

Facilitator for Leadership & Teamwork

Meet Our Faculty Fellows

Begun in Pullman in 2021, Core to Career is currently available to faculty on the Pullman and Vancouver campuses. Learn how to participate.

2024-25 Pullman Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
Alma RochaArtART 101: Introduction to ArtARTS
Ananth JillepalliElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCPT_S 423: Software Design Project IICAPS
Ashley WrightHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Bimbisar IronCommunicationCOM 421: Intercultural Communication and GlobalizationCAPS
Erica SawyerMathematics and StatisticsSTAT 212: Introduction to Statistical MethodsQUAN
Holly HenningAgricultural Food SystemsAFS 401: Advanced Systems Analysis and Design in Agricultural and Food SystemsCAPS
Jeannie BennettEnglishENGLISH 402: Technical and Professional WritingWRTG
John FinkelbergHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Jodie MarshallHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Leeann HunterEnglishHUMANITY 280: Quests and CallingsARTS
M.A. MillerWomen's, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesWGSS 101: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesEQJS
Martina EdererMolecular BiosciencesM BIOS 494: Senior Project in Molecular BiosciencesCAPS
Sarah WhitleySociologySOC 102: Social ProblemsSSCI
Troy BennefieldMusicMUS 266: Film MusicARTS

2024-25 Vancouver Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
Aaron WhelchelHistoryHISTORY 305: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Aref MajdaraElectrical EngineeringECE 214: Design of Logic Circuits
Bonnie HewlettAnthropologyANTH 305: Anthropology of Epidemic Disease, BioterrorismSSCI
Gunjan GakharBiological SciencesBIOLOGY 111: Laboe Experiments in Biology and GeneticsBSCI
Hamid RadMechanical Engineering DepartmentMECH 215: Mechanics of Materials
Jane SmithHuman DevelopmentH_D 101: Human Development Across the LifespanSSCI
Meagan LobnitzEnglishENGLISH 101: College CompositionWRTG
Paul BonamyComputer ScienceCS 261: C and Assembly Language Programming
Praveen SekharEngineeringECE 260: Circuit Modeling and Analysis I
Samantha ReiszHuman DevelopmentH_D 350: Family DiversityDIVR

2023-24 Pullman Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
Alex PreraEconomic SciencesECONS 101: Fundamentals of MicroeconomicsSSCI
Bill KabasenchePolitics, Philosophy, and Public AffairsPHIL 365: Biomedical EthicsHUM
Brenna MillerHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Cathy PerilloCrop and Soil ScienceSOIL_SCI 101: Soil: A Living SystemBSCI
Christopher ClarkeEconomic SciencesECONS 181: History of Economic Thought on InequalityEQJS
David MartinEnglishENGLISH 101: College CompositionWRTG
Kristin CutlerSociologySOC 101: College CompositionSSCI
Laura KuhlmanEnglishENGLISH 101: College CompositionWRTG
Mandy StreyHuman DevelopmentH_D 205: Developing Effective Communication and Life SkillsCOMM
Mari AmorimSociologySOC 321: Quantitative Techniques in SociologySSCI
Mark BillingsEnvironmental ScienceSOE 110: The Environment, Human Life, and Sustainability BSCI
Marlene GaynairHistoryHISTORY 111: American History Since 1877HUM
Marsha QuinlanAnthropologyANTH 203: Global Cultural DiversityDIVR
Matt StichterPolitics, Philosophy, and Public AffairsPHIL 360: Business EthicsHUM
Nanda GrowAnthropologyANTH 101: Introduction to AnthropologyDIVR
Rachel SanchezEnglishENGLISH 201: Writing and ResearchWRTG
Samantha GizerianNeuroscienceNEUROSCI 490: Senior ProjectCAPS
Shawna HerzogHistoryHONORS 370: Case Study: Global Issues in the Social SciencesSSCI equivalent
Tomie Gowdy-BurkeEnglishHUMANITY 103: Senior ProjectHUM
Xinmin LiuLanguages, Cultures, and RaceCHINESE 322: Ecology in East Asian CulturesDIVR

2023-24 Vancouver Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
Bamboo ChenHospitality and Business ManagementI_BUS 201: International Business
Brenda GrellCreative Media and Digital CultureDTC 201: Tools and Methods for Digital TechnologyARTS
Georgina CoxBiological SciencesMBIOS 203: Introductory Biochemistry
JoAnn LoSavioHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Melissa JenkinsPsychologyPSYCH 105: Introductory PsychologySSCI
Michael RabbyCreative Media and Digital CultureDTC 101: Intro to Digital Technology and CultureARTS
Nanu IyerCommunicationCOM 105: Communication in Global ContextsHUM
Nicole HessAnthropologyANTH 101: Intro to AnthropologyDIVR

2022-23 Pullman Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
Danhong ZhangMathematics and StatisticsMATH 202: Calculus for Business and EconomicsQUAN
Emily SablanMathematics and StatisticsMATH 105: Exploring MathematicsQUAN
Javier Gutierrez IllanEntomologyENTOM 101: Insects and People: A PerspectiveBSCI
Julian DodsonHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Mary Kay PattonHuman DevelopmentH_D 205: Developing Effective Communication and Life SkillsCOMM
Michael RitterPolitics, Philosophy, and Public AffairsPOL_S 101: American National GovernmentSSCI
Nik OvertoomHistoryHISTORY 120: World History IDIVR
Somava PandeCommunicationCOM 321: Intercultural CommunicationSSCI
Tammy CrawfordSport ManagementSPMGT 101: Sport and Popular Culture: Trends and IssuesEQJS

2021-22 Pullman Faculty Fellows

NameDepartment / SchoolCourseUCORE Designation
A.J. MillerMusicMUS 262: Rock Music: History and Social AnalysisARTS
Amy HeileEnglishENGLISH 101: College CompositionWRTG
Anna WhitehallHuman DevelopmentH_D 205: Developing Effective Communication and Life SkillsCOMM
Daryl DefordMathematics and StatisticsDATA 115: Introduction to Data AnalyticsQUAN
Erin TomsonCommunicationCOM 102: Public Speaking in the Digital AgeCOMM
Eugene SmelyanskyHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Jeanette MartinMathematics and StatisticsMATH 171: Calculus IQUAN
Kate WattsEnglishHUMANITY 101: Humanities in the Ancient WorldHUM
Katy WhalenHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Ken FaunceHistoryHISTORY 105: Roots of Contemporary IssuesROOT
Lora TsuiCommunicationCOM 102: Public Speaking in the Digital AgeCOMM
Michael GoldsbyPolitics, Philosophy, and Public AffairsPHIL 201: Introduction to Formal LogicQUAN
Michael ThomasEnglishENGLISH 105: College Composition for Multilingual WritersWRTG
Teena EdwardsCommunicationCOM 102: Public Speaking in the Digital AgeCOMM