Our Staff

Terry Jackson

Director

terrance.jackson@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Jefferson, PA

Education: BS in Sport and Exercise Psychology (WVU); MS in Integrated Marketing Communications (WVU)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Restorative, Empathy, Consistency, Ideation, Responsibility

Ali Anderson

Assistant Director, Evansdale Visitors Center

Ali.anderson@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Newark, DE

Education: BS in Biometrics Systems (WVU); MA in Higher Education Administration (WVU)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Achiever, Learner, Connectedness, Strategic, Activator

Cate Schlobohm

Assistant Director, Downtown Visitors Center

cate.schlobohm@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Shinnston, WV

Education: BS in Public Relations (WVU), MS in Journalism (WVU)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Arranger, Positivity, Developer, Maximizer, Woo

Kristina Angeline

Program Coordinator, Evansdale Visitors Center

kristina.angeline@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Petersburg, WV

Education: BS Business Administration (Fairmont State University); AAS Food Service Management (Pierpont Community and Technical College)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Arranger, Learner, Input, Responsibility, Woo

Kirsten Swales

Program Coordinator, Downtown Visitors Center

kirsten.swales@mailw.vu.edu

Hometown: Bellefonte, PA

Education: BS in English (WVU); In process: MA in Higher Education Administration (WVU)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Empathy, Input, Learner, Developer, Belief

Andrew Belcher

Visit Experience Counselor, Evansdale Visitors Center

Andrew.Belcher@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Roanoke, VA

Education: BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders (WVU); MA in Higher Education Administration (in progress) (WVU)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Developer, Includer, Empathy, Futuristic, Arranger

Nick Eiginger

Visit Experience Counselor, Downtown Visitors Center

nicholas.eiginger@mail.wvu.edu

Hometown: Herndon, WV

Education: BS in International Business and Marketing (IUP); MS in Communication Studies (starting fall '22)

Top 5 Clifton Strengths: Input, Individualization, Ideation, Arranger, Adaptability

Cassidy Bosley

Tour Captain 2022-2023

Hometown: Maysville, WV

Major: Finance

Favorite place to study: The 3rd floor of Brooks hall or the tall tables on the bottom floor of Towers

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy hulahooping, traveling, hiking, long walks and hanging out with friends and family.

Favorite Book: Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen

Favorite Band/Song: Famous For by Tauren Wells

Favorite Movie: I Can Only Imagine

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: My favorite place to hang out on campus is the Mountainlair because there is always something going on. My favorite place to hang out off campus would have to be Antiquitea House, which is a cute tea and coffee shop on University Avenue.

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite WVU tradition is singing Country Roads. I have known all the words since I was 10 and it means so much to me knowing that I can always call WVU home.

Anna Dunham

Tour Captain 2022-2023

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Majors: Spanish

Favorite place to Study: The benches behind Woodburn!

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, playing ultimate frisbee and soccer with my friends, playing and listening to music, and going to WVU sporting events

Favorite Book: The Magicians Nephew

Favorite Band/song: Tyler Childers-Shake the Frost

Favorite place to hang out on and off campus: My favorite place to hang out on campus is the Rec fields! Off campus would have to be Chaang Thai!

Favorite WVU Tradition: Mountaineer Week with all the live music!

Aidan Priest

Tour Captain 2022-2023

Hometown: Baldwinsville, NY

Major: Finance and Accounting

Favorite Place to Study: My favorite place to study is in my hammock next to my house looking over all of the downtown area of campus and hearing Woodburn's bells.

Hobbies/Interests: I really enjoy being as involved as I can, so I hike, play volleyball, travel and try all sorts of different types of food!

Favorite Book: I can honestly say I have not spent much time reading on my own recently, but my top two would probably be "How to Win Friends and Influence People" or "The Ability."

Favorite Band/Song: Thomas Rhett!!! But my favorite song is "Roots" by Zac Brown Band.

Favorite Movie: This was a tough one, but my favorite movie is probably "A Dog's Purpose."

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: My favorite place to hang out is up on the rooftop of Ming Hsieh Hall, but off campus it would probably be watching the sunrise on the Cheat river valley from the Snake Hill overlook! 

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite tradition is probably the class picture that is taken in the shape of the state of West Virginia every year!  This is my favorite tradition because it is so unique to our university. This is the very first time all of the freshman are in one place together and the last time all of the seniors are in one place together really showing how united mountaineers are!  

Maddie Wirebach

Tour Captain 2022-2023

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD

Major: Public Relations

Favorite place to study: The second floor atrium of the Downtown library

Hobbies/Interests: Listening to music, kayaking, hiking

Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby

Favorite Band/Song: One Direction & LANY!!

Favorite Movie: Monsters, Inc.

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: On Campus: Woodburn Circle or EVC observation deck. Off Campus: Ravens Rock or Cheat Lake

Favorite WVU Tradition: "Let’s Go" chant at basketball games!

Ryan Schilling

Hometown: Duncan Falls, OH

Major: Biochemistry, Saxophone Performance Minor

Favorite Place to Study: Percival Hall Atrium (I love the taxidermy!) 

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, traveling, spending time with friends and family, singing around a campfire, watching the sunset, reading (especially my Bible), listening to music, trying new foods, and of course cheering on the Mountaineers!

Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling

Favorite Band/Song: Anything by Brad Paisley, Maverick City Music, and all of Hamilton

Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

Favorite place to hang out on and off campus: My favorite place to hang out on campus would have to be either sitting in Woodburn Circle or Milan Puskar Stadium! Off campus, I love hanging out at the Cru (Christian organization on campus) ministry houses, Antiquitea House, Black Bear Burritos, or anywhere there is hiking and good views!

Favorite WVU Tradition: Definitely singing Take Me Home, Country Roads, especially after any Mountaineer sporting event win! It's the best after a football win, standing arm-in-arm with 60,000+ of my closest Mountaineer friends (bonus points if we just beat Texas)!

Molly Younker

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Major: Forensic Biology

Favorite place to study: A study room in the basement of the library with friends

Hobbies/Interests: Playing volleyball, hanging out with friends, going to the gym, and baking!

Favorite Book: The Kissing Hand-I know it’s a children’s book but the overall message is so cute

Favorite Band/Song: My favorite artists are Kacey Musgraves and Quinn XCII

Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: On campus would be the Mountainlair green or the forensic labs in Oglebay Hall. Off campus would be Coopers Rock State Forest or Mario’s fishbowl.

Favorite WVU Tradition: Nothing beats singing country roads after a Mountaineer win!

Grace Sears

Hometown: Kenova, WV

Major: Public Relations with minors in Event Planning & Geography; Globalization

Favorite Place to Study: My favorite place to study is on the bench closest to Martin Hall, inside of Woodburn Circle.

Hobbies/Interests: I love spending time in nature, hiking new trails in WV, running with my friends, and cooking or baking new recipes!

Favorite Book: Gentle and Lowly by Dave Ortlund

Favorite Band/Song:  Jon Keith is my favorite artist. His song “Everybody Else” is fire.

Favorite Movie: White Christmas.

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: My favorite place on campus to hang out in is Eisland Hall G24, where my student organization meets every Thursday night!

My favorite place off campus is Mountaineer Roasting Company. They have the best coffee in Morgantown.

Favorite WVU Tradition: I love singing Take Me Home, Country Roads after a basketball home win.

Zak Kristan

Hometown: Oneida, New York

Bryanna Buker

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

Major: Criminology and International Studies, Minor in Dance

Favorite place to study: My favorite place to study would definitely be at the clubhouse at my apartment complex. There are private studio room for when I need absolute silence and also big tables and couches so I can study with friends!

Hobbies/Interests: I am a big performing arts girl, so you will usually find me singing and dancing all over the place! I also love baking new recipes and sitting in the sun reading a new book!

Favorite Book: Night by Elie Wiesel

Favorite Band/Song: My favorite song changes basically everyday, but right now it’s Fade by The Driver Era

Favorite Movie: Anything Marvel

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: On campus, I love hanging out in the Mountainlair! I always end up seeing all my friends passing through on their way to class. I also love watching the sunset on the deck on the top floor of the Evansdale crossing. Off campus, I’m usually bouncing between fitness classes and checking out new small businesses to shop at around Morgantown.

Favorite WVU Tradition: My absolute favorite WVU tradition is the Let’s Go! chant. Being an out of state-er, it always amazes me seeing our Mountaineer family all over the world! Last time I was at Universal Studios Orlando, I think I got “Let’s Go”-ed at least 4 times.

Tyler Brozstek

Hometown: Wellsburg, WV

Major: Finance

Favorite Place to Study: My favorite place to study is the top floor of the Life Sciences Building near the greenhouse.

Hobbies/Interests: Outside of class I enjoy going to indoor cycling classes! I also frequent local coffee shops in Morgantown.

Favorite Book: My favorite book is A Russian Journal.

Favorite Band/Song: Kenny Chesney's song "Get Along" is my most consistent favorite song. However, my most played in Spotify would be Adele, Lady Gaga, and of course Anna Dunham.

Favorite Movie: Wine Country!

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: My favorite place to hang out with my friends is Los Mariachis. However, my friends and I also hang out at Coopers Rock during the Fall.

Favorite WVU Tradition: At my first WVU game I didn't know Country Roads was a tradition until everyone started joining arm and arm. Since that moment, the Country Roads tradition has been my favorite tradition at WVU.

Paige McElroy

Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio

Favorite Place to Study: Brooks Hall top floor overlook

Hobbies/Interests: I love exploring new places in Morgantown or West Virginia. I enjoy spending time outside with friends!

Favorite Book: On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Favorite Band/Song: Tyler Childers

Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: On campus: Mountainlair Green Off Campus: Cheat Lake

Favorite WVU Tradition: Singing Country Roads

Payton Litton

Name: Payton Litton

Hometown: Summersville, WV

Major: Advertising and Public Relations 

Favorite Place to Study: I usually study in the Downtown Wise Library! I always sit on the fourth floor by the window wall that overlooks downtown!

Hobbies/Interests: Outside of class, I love spending time with my friends and family, going to concerts, and playing animal crossing.

Favorite Book: Gentle and Lowly by Dane C. Ortlund

Favorite Band/Song: Honestly, I feel like my favorite bands/songs change all the time! Some of my all-time favorites are Harry Styles, AJR, Maggie Rogers, and Pitbull.

Favorite Movie: Little Women

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On campus I love to hang out at Woodburn Circle and off campus I love going to The Grind! It’s an awesome coffee shop downtown.

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite WVU tradition is when someone yells “Let’s Go!” and then someone else responds “Mountaineers!” There have been so many times when I have been far from home and have had someone shout “Let’s Go!” to my family and I because they see a flying WV on our clothes. This tradition shows just how big the Mountaineer family truly is!

Sarah Mosinski

Hometown: Mequon, Wisconsin

Major: Forensic Chemistry 

Favorite place to study: In a hammock on campus or in the glass atrium in the Downtown Wise Library

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, cooking, football, hammocking 

Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby

Favorite Band/Song: One Direction 

Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Favorite Place to Hang out on and off campus: On campus, the Downtown Library. Off campus, Coopers Rock

Favorite WVU Tradition: Singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

Olivia Dowler

Hometown: Weirton, WV

Major: History, Spanish, & Philosophy

Favorite Place to Study: I love studying at coffee shops! I love coffee and getting an early start to my day.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, watching Jeopardy, eating Mexican food, and volunteering.

Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Favorite Band/Song: Mt. Joy and Twenty One Pilots!

Favorite Movie: Back to the Future

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus:  My favorite place on campus is the Honors Hall- it is beautiful and where I lived my freshman year. My favorite place off campus is Hoot and Howl, a local business that mainly sells products and art made by Appalachians.

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite tradition is the Mountaineer Mantrip. I love how it really illustrates our land-grant mission of giving back to the community through honoring coal miners and involving the children staying at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Rachel Horning

Hometown: Frederick, MD

Major: Management Information Systems with a minor in Business Cybersecurity

Favorite Place to Study: My favorite place to study is on the balcony of my townhouse. It has the best view of Downtown Morgantown.

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy working out, attending WVU sporting events, hanging out with my friends, and playing my ukulele!

Favorite Book: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Favorite Band/Song: I like anything country- some of my favorite artists are Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, and Tyler Childers.

Favorite Movie: The Pacifier

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On campus- I like to hang out on the Mountainlair Green when it's warm. Off campus- Gene's Beer Garden!

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite tradition is getting to sing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" after every Mountaineer win. Singing this song with my arms around my friends and/or family will always remind me that I am at the place I belong here in Morgantown.

Bailey Gatens

Hometown: Hurricane, WV

Major: Social Work

Favorite Place to Study: I love to study at my friends apartments! Once a week we all get together to catch up and study. It’s a nice way to see my friends and have a few laughs while I’m studying!

Hobbies/Interests: I love to bake. I learned to bake with my grandmother growing up so it’s always a way for me to eat something tasty and make me a little less homesick.

Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Favorite Band/Song: I love anything and everything Dolly Parton!

Favorite Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On-campus I love to go to any and every sporting event. My favorite are lacrosse games because my friends and I like to go and cheer on our friend's boyfriend! Off-campus I like to go to Gabe's and shop.

Favorite WVU Tradition: I love watching the Pride of West Virginia perform their pregame show! It’s beautiful to watch, and it always makes me smile because my dad is over 50 years old and tears up every time when they play simple gifts.

Maggie Rudiger

Hometown: Weirton, WV

Major: Elementary Education

Favorite Place to Study: Either the Downtown Wise Library Atrium or the outdoor area outside The Market on the Health Sciences Campus!

Hobbies/Interests: I love traveling, reading, going on long walks, and spending time with my friends.

Favorite Book: The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Favorite Band/Song: My favorite song changes almost daily! However one of my all time favorites is How Will I Know by Whitney Houston.

Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia! 

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On campus, I love to go and grab a bite to eat at the Mountainlair! My favorite place off campus has to be the patio at Terra Cafe.

Favorite WVU Tradition: My favorite tradition is singing Country Roads after a Mountaineer win!

Wyatt Henley

Hometown: St. Albans, WV

Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Resource Management

Favorite Place to Study: On campus: Lobby of Percival Hall, comfiest chairs on the planet

Hobbies/Interests: I love to go fly fishing and hunting with family whenever I can. Hockey is my favorite sport and I frequently get together with my friends to watch whatever game is on. I also make frequent trips to Cooper’s Rock on the weekend to go hiking for the day.

Favorite Book: No Country For Old Men

Favorite Band/Song: Bruce Springsteen

Favorite Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but I am also a big fan of Star Wars movies and TV shows, Marvel, and any westerns 

Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On Campus: I love to meet friends at the Core Arboretum to hang out, eat some food, or walk around between classes and labs.  Off Campus: Benji’s Sunnyside is one of my favorite places to go after classes and on weekends to meet friends and grab some food together. 

Favorite WVU Tradition: There are several traditions surrounding football season that I love. The “Let’s Go … Mountaineers” chant, singing of Country Roads, forming the state as a class on welcome week were all activities I missed out on in my Freshman year. So when I was able to finally do them at my first football game it was very special to me, and made me feel at home among my fellow Mountaineers.

Kayla Riffle

Hometown: Blandon, PA

Major: Marketing with a minor in Advertising and Public Relations

Favorite Place to Study: Evansdale Crossing 5th Floor!

Hobbies/Interests: I love working out, hiking, hanging out with my friends and family, shopping, and exploring new places!

Favorite Book: Hunger Games Catching Fire

Favorite Band/Song: The Weekend/The Knowing

Favorite Movie: 13 Going On 30

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On campus- behind Woodburn; Off campus- Target!

Favorite WVU Tradition: I love the Mountaineer Man Trip along with Country Roads! It really gives you chills every time!

Abbey Barker

Hometown: Charles Town, WV

Major: Industrial Engineering

Favorite Place to Study: The third floor of the Engineering Sciences Building in the Industrial Engineering lounge

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, baking, and spending time with friends

Favorite Book: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Favorite Band/Song: Anything by Taylor Swift, but if I had to pick a favorite song by her, it would probably be Sparks Fly

Favorite Movie: The Sound of Music or Captain America: the Winter Soldier

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On campus I love hanging out in the Starbucks Cafe in Evansdale Crossing. Off campus I love going to local coffee shops with my friends. One of my favorites is Blue Moose Cafe. They have the best dirty chai!

Favorite WVU Tradition: As a member of the Pride of West Virginia Color Guard my favorite tradition is the simple gifts circles during our football pregame show. The Color Guard is in the very center circle right on the 50 yard line. There’s nothing like being in the center of the field, hearing the band playing around you, and looking up to see 60,000 Mountaineer Fans cheering you on!

Gianna Trapletti

Hometown: Greensburg PA

Major: Biochemistry and Minor in Forensics

Favorite Place to Study: The glass atrium in the Downtown Wise Library

Hobbies/Interests: When I am not in class I spend most of my time teaching dance to preschoolers, watching 90s rom coms, or spending time with my family and dogs.

Favorite Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Favorite Band/Song: Dermont Kennedy and Joshua Bassett

Favorite Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You

My Favorite Hang Out On and Off Campus: On Campus I love to hang out with friends at the Mountain-Lair green and off campus I like visiting the Coopers Rock Overlook.

Favorite WVU Tradition: Singing Country Roads after a Mountaineer win. There's nothing like standing in the stands singing the famous words with my cousins and little brother.