First-Gen+ Center
Title: Executive Director
School of Integrative Studies
Email: kdunne@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies, College of William & Mary |
| Graduate Degree | Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, George Mason University |
| Ask me about…. | Anything |
| Other Identities | rural/small town |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lead Health Equity NP
Email: jharley6@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | University of Alabama at Birmingham/Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) |
| Graduate Degree | Simmons University/Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) |
| Terminal Degree | George Mason University/Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) |
| Other Identities | African American/Black, |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Director
Contemporary Student Services
Email: jrodge3@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | B.A. in Political Science, Dance Studies from Allegheny College |
| Graduate Degree | M.A.E. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Western Kentucky University |
| Terminal Degree | Ed.D. in Leadership, Higher Education focus from American College of Education |
| Other Identities | Ask me about higher education–how to navigate, transitioning between institutions, next steps, career options, etc. Ask me about getting together to chat! |
Title: (he/him/his)
Academic Advisor
College of Public Health
Email: jdiaz6@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Music/George Mason University |
| Graduate Degree | MA Higher Education and Student Development/George Mason University |
| Other Identities | Going to grad school, Navigating Student Services, Student Leadership opportunities |
Title: Administrative Coordinator
College of Education & Human Development
Email: fminioni@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | B.A. Speech Communication – George Mason University |
| Undergraduate Degree | Bachelor of Arts in English, University of South Alabama |
| Graduate Degree | Master’s of Arts, Higher Education Administration and Student Development |
| Terminal Degree | Ph.D. in Education in-progress |
| Ask me about….. | Overcoming barriers, college readiness, navigating the higher ed landscape, adverse childhood experiences related to the pursuit of higher education, |
| Other identities beyond being first Gen. | 2nd generation American Female Grandaughter of asylee’s |
| Interests and Hobbies | Education, reading, baking, knitting, traveling |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising
College of Engineering and Computing
Email: dware@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | Bachelor of Arts, Psychology-George Mason University |
| Graduate Degree | Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration-George Mason University |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Faculty ESL Specialist The Writing Center
Email: iedalati@GMU.EDU
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | BA in English Language Translation, Azad University, Tehran, Iran |
| Graduate Degree | MA in English Language Teaching, Azad University, Tehran, Iran |
| Terminal Degree | PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
| Ask me about….. | Getting a PhD Publishing in academic journals Academic communication (oral and written) |
| Other identities beyond being first Gen. | Iranian/Persian First Language Speaker of Farsi/Persian Middle Eastern |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Director of Finance & Operations
Email: bknight2@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | GMU – English with a minor in Creative Writing |
| Graduate Degree | MA in English – Teaching of Writing & Literature |
| Terminal Degree | |
| Ask me about…. | MFA in Creative Nonfiction; Currently enrolled in Ph.D. program – Writing & Rhetoric. |
| Interests and Hobbies | Writing, reading |
Title: (she/her/hers)
Administrative Assistant to the Director
Division of Special Education and disAbility Research
Email: alopez50@gmu.edu
Groups: I AM FIRST STAFF
| Undergraduate Degree | MPhys (Physics), University of Oxford, United Kingdom |