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Kimberly Morgan has joined the Office of Advancement and University Engagement as Hospitality Director


Matthew Thomas serves as NGU’s Major Gifts Officer.


in Christian Ministry at NGU through the online program.


SaraBeth Evans joined the University Marketing team in October


2022 as content


Office of Campus Ministries and Student Engagement


Brittany Hendrix (’15) was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Student Life, having previously served as the Director of Campus Life.


Mary Mahan (’20) moved from Testing Center Coordinator to Coordinator for Student Calling.


Office of University Marketing


Billy Cannada (’11) serves as the Marketing Communications Manager for NGU. He graduated from


NGU in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in print media and spent more than 10 years in the newsroom, serving as a reporter for The Easley Progress, and editor for The Greer Citizen. He and his wife have three children: Penny, Charlie, and Wade.


Matthew Dellinger serves as the Print Production Associate for North Greenville. Prior to joining


the Marketing team at NGU, Dellinger taught Printing Graphics and Digital Media for 16 years in two high schools in North Carolina. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree


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specialist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in public relations from Union University. Her resume includes stints in marketing and communications at a Top 150 accounting firm and in the public relations field serving faith-based clients. Evans moved to the Upstate last year with her husband Sawyer, a 2021 NGU graduate.


Madelyn Ferguson started at NGU in 2023 as the project manager. She graduated from


Clemson University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in marketing. While at Clemson, she spent four years as a student athletic trainer, where she met her fiancé. Her claim to fame in college was that she was given a concussion by NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence in a game.


Steven Guersch joined NGU in 2022 and serves as the staff photographer. He graduated from


Biola University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in cinema and media arts. After graduation, he worked as the video production director at a church in California for five years. Then, he picked up and moved to South Carolina to pursue a career in photography.


Chad Peters was named vice president for Enrollment and Marketing/ Communications


in late 2022. He moved to NGU from Indiana Wesleyan University, where he was vice


president for enrollment management and marketing. He joined IWU in 2019 after serving in the same role at Southern Wesleyan University from July 2012 to August 2019. A native of Ohio and graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, Peters and his wife, Sherri, have lived in the Upstate for 14 years spread over two tenures at SWU. Peters provides leadership for admissions personnel at both the bachelor’s and graduate levels at NGU. He supervises marketing and communication efforts and the development of strategic admissions and marketing campaigns.


Zane Trively serves as NGU’s Digital Marketing Associate. Trively is a web and graphic designer from Georgia. Graduating from Bob Jones University in 2022, Trively is excited to bring his experience to his role at North Greenville University.


Office of The President


Kelly Hodge is serving NGU as Administrative Assistant to the Executive Vice President


Stuart Floyd (’16, MBA ’19) was promoted to Executive Assistant to the President, having previously served as the Director for Individual Services in the office of Campus Ministries and Student Engagement.


Office of Student Services


Angel Covington has transitioned into the role of graduation coordinator and senior academic advisor.


Brooke Mahon is the new academic advisor for adult and graduate


academic services.


Tina Wells is the assistant registrar for online and graduate programs at NGU’s Greer Campus.


Office of Student Success


The Office of Student Success launched ONE, a new initiative in the Fall 2021 semester to support first-generation college students. The initiative, developed by a committee, is chaired by professor of English and coordinator of English language arts secondary education Dr. Becky Thompson and Vlad Sabou, assistant vice president for student success and retention. ONE comprises faculty and staff from various university departments as the next Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), an integral part of NGU’s decennial re-accreditation process.


The QEP, built around the creation and implementation of ONE, is a program that celebrates first-generation college students. The program is designed to connect students with the knowledge and support that will enable them to experience a great beginning to their college career, setting them on a path to success. ONE is part of the University’s Center for Student Success and directed by Alicia Hyatt, director of ONE and Academic Standing.


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