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DIRECTOR
Dr. Chere Peguesse
Ph.D., Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English,
The University of Arizona; 2000
M.A., English,
The University of Arizona; 1991
B.A., English,
The University of Arizona; 1989
Dr. Peguesse came to the VSU English Department in 2000, and has enjoyed her teaching, her colleagues,
and the campus culture here very much. She particularly likes working with students one-on-one, which
is what attracted her—since graduate school days--to working with tutors. She directed the VSU Writing
Center for two years, then volunteered to work as interim director for the Student Success Center, which absorbed all the tutoring departments operating for core courses. She’s lived a lot of places like Hawaii
and Turkey (Air Force brat), rescued two dogs from the pound, and makes seriously delicious Vietnamese
Spring Rolls.
Academic Advisor & TUTOR Coordinator
Ed.D., Educational Leadership,
Valdosta State University; 2011 (expected)
M.A., Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education,
Teacher's College, Columbia University; 1990
A.B., History,
Vassar College; 1987
Terence comes to VSU with fifteen years of working with college and university students. He is a fairly
recent resident of South Georgia having been born in New York City, raised in northern New Jersey and
lived in and around NYC all his life. Terence worked for many years in the Admissions Office of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. He then moved to the Graduate Admissions Office at City University
of New York Brooklyn College and most recently he served as the Coordinator for Admissions and
Recruitment for the City University of New York Baccalaureate Program. Terence is a member of both
the NASPA and NACADA national organizations. He is currently pursuing his Ed.D in Educational
Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education at VSU and expects to complete it by December 2011.
Academic Advisor/FLC Coordinator
M.A., Communication
Valdosta State University; 2011
B.F.A., Speech Communication, Public Relations
Valdosta State University; 2009
Ashley began her career at VSU as a graduate assistant for the Student Success Center and the OASIS Center for Advising in 2010 where she began working with the Freshman Learning Communities and advising students. She quickly grew to enjoy the atmosphere of working in higher education. While working on her Master’s degree, she was given the opportunity to present two papers at the Southern State Communication Association (SSCA) conference in the divisions of Top Papers in Language and Social Interaction and Public Relations. Currently, she has a passion for working with freshmen on academic probation and further developing first-year programs. Ashley also enjoys sports and running with her dogs.
Student Employment Manager
M.B.A, Business Administration,
University of Phoenix; 2005
B.I.S., Bachelor of Integrated Studies Communication, Technical Writing, and IS&T,
Weber State University; 2002
During her undergraduate studies, she worked full-time for WSU in Career Services, and eventually,
in the Financial Aid Department. Before receiving her undergraduate degree, she was offered the
Daily Oliver Volunteer Service Scholarship due to her extensive work with the Winter Special Olympics,
Project Utah, Best Buddies, Girl Scouts, First Year Experience, and Your Community Connection. While
pursuing her MBA, she worked for Utah Higher Education, Board of Regents where she was employed to
develop “special programs” to increase student awareness. Currently, Sherri is pursuing her Doctorate in Organizational Leadership.
office manager
B.G.S., General Studies,
Valdosta State University; 2008
A.S., General Studies,
Georgia Military College; 2004
Susan has lived in Valdosta for the majority of her life, with intermittent escapes to attend culinary
school in San Francisco and to proudly serve her country in the United States Navy. She returned to Valdosta in 2003 to finish her formal education. As an undergraduate at VSU, Susan worked as a student assistant in both the Modern and Classical Languages and Women’s and Gender Studies Departments. She was also named the History Department’s Student of the Year for 2004. Susan recently graduated Suma cum Laude, with her Bachelors of General Studies, and received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. Susan currently has plans to pursue her Master’s of History at VSU in the very near future. She is passionate about student employee development and enjoys working with the diverse student staff at the SSC. Susan also loves to bake and tries to tempt everyone with home-made fudge as often as possible.