About

Nicole Kiger
Director of Student Activities and Leadership
Email:  nkiger@odu.edu

Role:
Leads the Office of Student Activities and Leadership, which is responsible for student involvement in campus organizations, leadership development, community service, annual events, Greek Life, and special programs; advises the senior class council.

Message to Students:
Check out all the areas offered by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership to help you get involved and make the most of your college experience: Student organizations, Leadership Development, Special Events and Programming, Greek Life, and Community Service. Getting involved will help you meet people, enhance your skills, find your niche, make a difference, and have a great time!

Dionicia Mahler-Rogers
Assistant Director, Student Organizations and Leadership
E-mail: dmahlerr@odu.edu

Role:
Advisor for the Media Groups and Coordinator for Marketing and PR efforts, which encourages student involvement in campus activities.

Message to Students:
Get involved and make a difference! Join an organization and enjoy the benefits of: a network of friends with similar interest, developed leadership skills, and watching your ideas come to fruition.

Denisse Thillet-Castillo
Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life
E-mail: dthillet@odu.edu

Role:
Advises the leaders of the Fraternity and Sorority community at ODU.

Message to Students:
Welcome to the best four years of your life!  I encourage you to get involved and take advantage of all the opportunities ODU has to offer.  If you are looking for friendships that will last a lifetime, Fraternity & Sorority Life may be for you.  I am here to assist you and answer any questions you may have as you consider becoming a member of our growing community.

Nicole Zelazny
Coordinator for Activities and Campus Information Center Manager
E-mail: nzelazny@odu.edu

Role:
Coordinates weekend programming and events for students (including PAW events) and manages the Campus Information Center.

Message to Students:
College is a great time to dig in, get involved, make a difference, and have fun. Get everything you can out of your time at ODU. "Wherever you are, be there -- Develop a unique focus on the current moment and draw from it all of the substance, wealth of experience, and emotions that it has to offer. Capture each moment so that it becomes a new part of what you are and of what you are in the process of becoming. Life is not something we do; it is something we experience. And until we learn to be there, we will never master the art of living well." - Jim Rohn

Tami Park
Coordinator for Community Service
Email: tpark@odu.edu

Role:
Serves as the primary contact for community service, service learning, and volunteer programs at ODU. Coordinates community service projects and events on and off campus.

Message to Students:
Winston Churchill once said, "You make a living by what you get.  You make a life by what you give."  ODU offers you many opportunities to get involved and to make a difference. Take advantage of whatever you can.  If you are one of the many students who hasn't decided on a path or passion, use the opportunities provided to you to explore your interests.  If you have a passion, make it real, and share it with others by volunteering and being involved.  College is your time to explore, use it wisely by engaging in the community around you.

Vamsi Manne
Program Coordinator
E-mail: vmanne@odu.edu

Role:
Advise the Student Activities Council, the Old Dominion University (ODU) programming board; advise the Monarch Maniacs, the official ODU spirit group; and coordinate "International Flavor" programs in collaboration with international students.

Message to Students:
Welcome to Old Dominion University!! You are now part of an elite group of students who chose a unique path to success. As a Monarch you have the obligation to make a difference in your university and your community, so make your time count while you are here and EXPERIENCE everything that is ODU!!

Sharoyn Baker
Fiscal Tech
E-mail: spbaker@odu.edu

Role:
To maintain balances on all budgets housed within the Office of Student Activities and Leadership. To help students access funds in their student accounts providing them with an accurate and up to date account of their spending.

Message to Students:
The Student Senate allocates funds each year for the enhancement of student organizations. Visit me in 2122 Webb Center and I will show you how to obtain these funds for your organization. Take time to be involved and learn what the Office od Student Activities and Leadership can do for you.

Keisha Monge
Assistant Fiscal Tech
E-mail:  kmonge@odu.edu

Role:
I assist in maintaining the balances on all budgets housed in OSAL. My primary responsibility is to the student groups and the Mace & Crown. I am a resource to the students regarding the University's financial policies and practices.

Message to Students:
College is the time to discover your passions and interests. It is one of the few times society says it is acceptable to "find yourself"." I encourage you to make the most of your time here to discover the person you want to be. "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Debbie Bousman
Office Manager
E-mail: dbousman@odu.edu

Role:
To assist students, faculty, staff, and the ODU community with information regarding the Student Activities and Leadership Office.

Message to Students:
If you want to get involved with extracurricular activities, the Student Activities and Leadership Office is the place to come to.

Barbara Aultman
Webb Center Scheduling
E-mail: baultman@odu.edu

Role:
Maintains the scheduling of events in Webb Center. Consults with students, departments and community groups to assist with organizing programs and coordinating room set-ups and equipment needs.

Message to Students:
The mission of Webb Center Scheduling is to provide management and support services for all events held in Webb Center. The Scheduling Office offers many services directly and also acts as a referral point for the ODU community. My goal is to serve as a point of contact for special events, organizational meetings, conferences and functions of all kind. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Mike Plagianakos
Graduate Assistant, Greek Life
E-mail: 

Lindsay McKinney
Graduate Assistant, Greek Life
E-mail:

Hi, I'm Lindsay!  I am currently a second-year master's student in the Higher Education program. I was born and raised a Florida girl and graduated from The Florida State University in 2007. Go Noles!  My undergraduate studies were in Communication Studies and Religion.  Upon graduation I moved to Washington, DC to work for The Chronicle of Higher Education/Philanthropy. Recently, I relocated to Virginia Beach to be with my new hubby. I am very excited to be pursuing my passion, Student Affairs, and I can't wait to work with other Greek letter students and leaders at ODU.

Vacant
Graduate Assistant, Programming
E-mail: 

Jennifer Cohen
Graduate Assistant, Leadership
E-mail:  jcohen@odu.edu

I am a first-year graduate student in the Higher Education program. Originally, I am from New Hampshire but I have been slowly moving south and have spent the last couple of years considering North Carolina home. I graduated in 2007 from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ with a Bachelor's of Science degree in International Relations and Diplomacy.  I have spent the past two years traveling the country as an educational consultant for my sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau. I am really looking forward to my new position as the Graduate Assistant for Leadership and Student Organizations!

Karen Schomaker
Graduate Assistant, Community Service
E-mail:

I am a first-year graduate student in the Higher Education program, and a 2008 graduate of Christopher Newport University.  While at CNU, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, and was active in both the Student Government Association and the President's Leadership Program. After my undergrad, I took a year off from school and joined the AmeriCorps VISTA program, working as the Volunteer and Resource Coordinator for Refugee & Immigration Services in Hampton, VA. Community Service is my passion, but when I'm not hard at work I enjoy playing with my kickball team or spending time with my pet chinchilla, Rocko.

Kristi Marsh
Graduate Assistant, Event Management
E-mail:

My name is Kristi Marsh, and I am originally from a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois. I received my Bachelor of Science in Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where I was very involved with my sorority, Pi Beta Phi.  For the last 3 years, I have taught Special Education to students with various disabilities. I love having a good time, and I look forward to the great times to come as a Graduate Assistant with OSAL.

Aseem Rastogi
Program Assistant, Monarch Maniacs and Athletics Programming
E-mail: arastogi@odu.edu

Megan Morrow
Program Assistant, Graphic Design
E-mail: mmorrow@odu.edu