Master Advisor Program
A page within Academic Advising Center & Career Services
About the Master Advisor Certification Program
This professional development opportunity is an intensive training in the concepts, information, and relational process associated with best practices in advising UWL students. Completion of the program will indicate commitment to quality advising to students and colleagues.
August 2025
Canvas Modules: August 11-22
Final In-person Session: during the week of 8/25, time dependent upon start of semester schedules
The Master Advisor program is offered three times each year in January, May, and August.
Content
The content is based around the NACADA Academic Advising Core Competencies.
- 3 Canvas Modules are completed at one's own pace during a two week period, on average, participants take 8-10 hours to complete these modules
- One three-hour Zoom or in-person meeting at the end of the program allows for case studies, conversation, and sharing of best practices with colleagues.
- A final reflection assignment will be completed in the two weeks following the group meeting
 Master Advisor Certification Profile Badge |
Staff and faculty who complete the Master Advisor Program will receive a certificate, and have the Master Advisor Certification badge applied to their UWL profile. All participants who complete the program will have continued access to the resources and materials covered through a Canvas course in which all who have Master Advisor Certification will be enrolled. |
Continuing Professional Development
Master Advisors must complete two hours of continuing professional development within the following two-year period. Various training opportunities that relate to advising can be considered to count towards this requirement and will be submitted via the Master Advisor Canvas course.
Questions about the content of the Master Advisor Program can be directed to Jamie Schweiger.
Currently Certified Master Advisors
| Name | Cohort | Department |
| Beck Hawkins | January 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Mic Nauman | January 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Jamie Schweiger | January 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Kyle Herberg | May 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Hayley Moe | May 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Nicole Novak | August 2022 | Academic Advising Center |
| Leah Davis | January 2023 | Academic Advising Center |
| Chris Helixon | January 2024 | Academic Advising Center |
| Sierra Krueger | January 2024 | Academic Advising Center |
| Katy Morrison | August 2024 | Academic Advising Center |
| Mehtap Eklund | January 2021 | Accountancy |
| Recep Pekdemir | August 2021 | Accountancy |
| Betsy Schmidt | January 2024 | Accountancy |
| Ben Trnka | January 2024 | Accountancy |
| Noel Wilbur | August 2024 | Accountancy |
| Andrew Ives | August 2021 | Disability Resource Center |
| Garrett Ewing | August 2023 | Disability Resource Center |
| Tim McAndrews | May 2021 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Liz Peacock | May 2021 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| David Anderson | August 2022 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Vincent Her | January 2023 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Heather Walder | May 2023 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Amy Nicodemus | August 2023 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Dan Osborne | January 2024 | Archaeology & Anthropology |
| Lisa Lenarz | January 2021 | Art |
| Sierra Rooney | August 2021 | Art |
| Anne Galbraith | January 2021 | Biology |
| Eric Strauss | January 2022 | Biology |
| Cord Brundage | May 2023 | Biology |
| Alder Yu | August 2023 | Biology |
| Anita Davelos | January 2024 | Biology |
| Arthur Grupe | August 2024 | Biology |
| Jackie Wisinski | August 2024 | Biology |
| Sumei Liu | January 2025 | Biology |
| Ross Vander Vorste | May 2025 | Biology |
| Brenda Leahy | January 2023 | Career Services |
| Sarah Hines | January 2025 | Career Services |
| Britta Osborne | January 2023 | College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities |
| Jodi Reider | May 2022 | College of Business Administration |
| Nicole Vidden | May 2022 | College of Business Administration |
| Katie Fries | August 2023 | College of Business Administration |
| Basudeb Bhattacharyya | May 2021 | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Josh Neukom | January 2022 | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Eugenia Turov | August 2023 | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Adrienne Loh | January 2024 | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Joe Hurley | August 2024 | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Dipankar Mitra | August 2022 | Computer Science & Computer Engineering |
| Samantha Foley | January 2024 | Computer Science & Computer Engineering |
| Mao Zheng | August 2024 | Computer Science & Computer Engineering |
| Travis Hendrickson | January 2022 | College of Science & Health |
| Guy Herling | January 2022 | College of Science & Health |
| Jennifer Butler Modaff | May 2021 | Communication Studies |
| Brandon Anderson | August 2021 | Communication Studies |
| Taylor Miller | May 2023 | Communication Studies |
| Kate Lavelle | January 2024 | Communication Studies |
| Ronda Leahy | January 2024 | Communication Studies |
| Jackie Reed | January 2024 | Communication Studies |
| Preferred First Name Last Name | Cohort | Department |
| SaraJane Parsons | January 2021 | Economics |
| Amir Tayebi | August 2023 | Economics |
| Marissa Eckrote-Nordland | August 2024 | Economics |
| Hugo Vaca Pereira Rocha | August 2024 | Economics |
| Matt McParker | January 2021 | School of Education |
| Amy Lein | January 2025 | School of Education |
| Mackenzie Taylor | May 2025 | School of Education |
| Lindsay Steiner | January 2021 | English |
| Haixia Lan | August 2021 | English |
| Stephen Mann | January 2022 | English |
| Rebekah Fowler | May 2022 | English |
| Kelly Arnost | January 2023 | English |
| Bryan Kopp | January 2023 | English |
| Merideth Garcia | May 2023 | English |
| Darci Thoune | August 2023 | English |
| Eileen Narcotta-Welp | May 2021 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Sam Schmidt | August 2021 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Sue Bramwell | January 2022 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Melanie Healy | January 2022 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Brock McMullen | January 2023 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Jenna Stark | January 2023 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Cordial Gillette | May 2023 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Gicheol Kim | January 2024 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Haneol Kim | January 2024 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Sarah Mosley | January 2024 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Sheldon Wagner | January 2024 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Christina Mehrtens | August 2024 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Mary Simone Burns | January 2025 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Kathryn Johnson | January 2025 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Sarah Tackett | May 2025 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Nilakshi Borah | January 2021 | Finance |
| Ming Tsang | May 2022 | Finance |
| Andrew Scott | January 2024 | Finance |
| Rose Brougham | January 2022 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Hongying Xu | January 2022 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Tyler Gabbard-Rocha | January 2024 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Natalia Roberts | January 2024 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Dany Jacob | August 2024 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Judy King | January 2025 | Global Cultures & Languages |
| Joan Bunbury | August 2022 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| Gargi Chaudhuri | August 2023 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| Brian Pompeii | January 2025 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| Daniel Sambu | May 2025 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| Shrobona Karkun-Sen | May 2025 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| John Kelly | May 2025 | Geography & Environmental Science |
| Dean Vesperman | May 2025 | History |
| Angela Weiler | August 2023 | Health Professions |
| Shane Murphy | August 2024 | Health Professions |
| Jordyn Weiks | January 2025 | Health Professions |
| Quinn Seston | January 2025 | Health Professions |
| Penelope Hardy | May 2021 | History |
| David Annino | May 2023 | Information Systems |
| Amber Strother | August 2023 | McNair |
| Christine Manno | May 2022 | Management |
| Nicole Gullekson | August 2023 | Management |
| Anh Phan | August 2024 | Management |
| Jackson Ver Steeg | May 2025 | Management |
| Kel Olson | May 2025 | Management |
| Kari Johnson | January 2021 | Microbiolgy |
| Michael Lazzari | May 2021 | Microbiolgy |
| Bonnie Bratina | August 2021 | Microbiolgy |
| Dan Bretl | August 2021 | Microbiolgy |
| Xinhui Li | May 2022 | Microbiolgy |
| Zach Tritz | May 2023 | Microbiolgy |
| Stacy Trisler | January 2021 | Marketing |
| Andreas Eklund | May 2022 | Marketing |
| Nese Nasif | January 2024 | Marketing |
| Maggie McDermott | August 2024 | Marketing |
| Jennifer Kosiak | May 2021 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Huiya Yan | January 2022 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Josh Hertel | August 2022 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Whitney George | January 2023 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Eddie Kim | August 2023 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Sherwin Cedeno | January 2024 | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Mary Tollefson | May 2025 | Music |
| Noona Xiong | August 2023 | Office of Multicultural Student Services |
| Reg Hawkins | August 2024 | Office of Multicultural Student Services |
| Linli Zou | August 2024 | Office of Multicultural Student Services |
| Katie Wagoner | January 2022 | Public Health & Community Health Education |
| Sarah Pember Giannini | May 2022 | Public Health & Community Health Education |
| Angela Geraci | January 2024 | Public Health & Community Health Education |
| Karen Skemp | January 2024 | Public Health & Community Health Education |
| Audrey Seitz | August 2024 | Public Health & Community Health Education |
| Daniel Schneider | May 2021 | Philosophy |
| Eric Gansen | January 2024 | Physics |
| Jennifer Docktor | January 2025 | Physics |
| Agatha Hultquist | August 2021 | Political Science & Public Administration |
| Adam Van Liere | August 2021 | Political Science & Public Administration |
| Regina Goodnow | May 2025 | Political Science & Public Administration |
| Ryan McKelley | January 2021 | Psychology |
| Melanie Cary | May 2021 | Psychology |
| Casey Tobin | January 2022 | Psychology |
| Jessica Schweigert | August 2022 | Psychology |
| Tesia Marshik | January 2023 | Psychology |
| Daniel Hyson | August 2023 | Psychology |
| Tracie Blumentritt | January 2024 | Psychology |
| Katy Kortenkamp | January 2024 | Psychology |
| Lindsey Kirschbaum | August 2021 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Tommy Means | August 2021 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Brian Kumm-Schaley | January 2022 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Laurie Harmon | May 2022 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Kate Evans | January 2025 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Jon Evans | January 2025 | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy |
| Shuma Iwai | August 2023 | Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
| Melina Packer | January 2025 | Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
| Sona Kazemi | January 2025 | Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
| Tori Svoboda | January 2022 | Student Affairs Administration |
| Sharon Tellier | August 2023 | Student Affairs Administration |
| Nick Bakken | January 2021 | Sociology & Criminal Justice |
| Shanna Felix | January 2023 | Sociology & Criminal Justice |
| Patricia Hart | January 2024 | Sociology & Criminal Justice |
| Adam Driscoll | August 2024 | Sociology & Criminal Justice |
| Jen Pinnow | January 2023 | School of Education |
| Laura Borshoff | January 2024 | School of Education |
| Tia Teske | May 2025 | School of Education |
| Robyn Beahm | August 2022 | Student Support Services |
| Darlene Geiger | August 2022 | Student Support Services |
| Margaret Henning | August 2022 | Student Support Services |
| Luke Fannin | May 2023 | Student Support Services |
| Amanda Abrahamson | May 2022 | Student Life |
| Macy Carty | August 2024 | Student Life |
| Mandy Kolbe | May 2022 | Theatre & Dance |
| Nic Barilar | August 2023 | Theatre & Dance |
| Laurie Kincman | August 2024 | Theatre & Dance |
Events
Fall 2025 events (free for students)
- Part-Time Job Fair - on the second day of fall classes
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union - Accounting Career Fair
Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, 3-5 p.m., Student Union - Prep for Career Success - Panel & Resume Reviews
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 6-7 p.m., Cameron Hall of Nations, 1300 Centennial Hall - Fall Career & Internship Fair
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union - WiSER Conference Career & Education Fair (STEM majors)
Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m., Student Union