Strengths Advisors
Gallup's network of strength advisors can partner with you to build strengths into programs for students, faculty, and staff.
Gallup's network of strength advisors are respected experts in education and strengths-based development.
They can partner with you to build strengths into many different student programs, such as first year experience, athletics, career advising, leadership, and TRIO programs, and into professional development programs for faculty and staff.
Stacy Ballinger
Lee University
As Director of the Center for Calling & Career at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, Stacy Ballinger serves as the point person for employer relations, career/graduate school fairs, and general career counseling.
Ken Barr Jr.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Ken is the Director of Student Strengths Development at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC). He has worked in KVCC’s Student Success Center since its inception in 2007 and uses strengths in his role as a career advisor/success advocate. Ken also has completed Gallup’s Strengths Advocate certification training.
Craig Benson
University of Missouri
Craig has served as the Director of Career Exploration at the University of Missouri Career Center since 1999. He uses StrengthsQuest in career exploration and job searches, student leadership and management training, teacher education, and professional staff development.
Larry A. Braskamp, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Braskamp is Professor Emeritus of Education at Loyola University Chicago and Senior Fellow at the American Association of Colleges and Universities. He also serves as a StrengthsQuest Advisor and as a Gallup Senior Scientist.
Linda Cantwell
Tabor College
Linda’s passion is the innovative integration of a strengths-based perspective into undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning environments. She was recognized by Gallup with the Greatest Contribution Student Strengths Impact Award in 2004 and the Strengths Builder Award in 2005.
Joelle Davis Carter, Ph.D.
The George Washington University School of Business
As Director for Undergraduate Programs, Joelle is responsible for developing a strategy to involve more than 1,500 students in undergraduate programs, research experiences, leadership experiences, and academic development seminars.
Sondra Cave, Ph.D.
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Dr. Cave is the Director of the Freshman Seminar Program and the Center for Professional Excellence at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU). She has used StrengthsQuest in the freshman seminar program at MNU for the past decade. She was recognized by Gallup with the Strengths Architect award in 2008.
Ron Gaschler
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Ron Gaschler serves as Associate Director, Career Services & Alumni Relations, for Bridgepoint Education, Inc. He has expertise in planning, implementation, training, evaluation, career services, student success, first year programs, and at-risk students.
Scott Geddis
Phoenix College
Scott Geddis has served Phoenix College as the Director of Athletics for 17 years. Using a strengths-based approach, the Department of Athletics has become a national leader in assuring academic success among student athletes.
Jennifer Gotuaco, Ph.D.
Teacher, School Administrator, Trainer
Jennifer Gotuaco, Ph.D., has spent more than 15 years as a teacher, school administrator, and trainer. She has worked diligently to implement a district-wide strengths program at her school district in North Texas.
Chris Jachimowicz
Muhlenberg College
Chris Jachimowicz is the Director of Student Leadership Programs at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Since May of 2009, Chris has been engaged in a strategic roll out of a strengths-based program for the Muhlenberg campus.
Jim Johnson, Ed.D.
Point Loma Nazarene University
Dr. Johnson is a Professor of Education at Point Loma Nazarene University. He provides leadership in strengths development with students and in faculty training and coaching. Dr. Johnson has trained and consulted on strengths development throughout the United States, in Brazil, and in Cyprus.
Idahlynn Karre, Ph.D.
Consultant
Idahlynn Karre, Ph.D., serves as an educational consultant, facilitator, leadership team coach, and speaker for colleges, universities, and educational organizations. She presents professional development seminars for colleges, universities, and professional organizations across the United States and Canada.
Christina L. Khan
Clifton Strengths School
Christina L. Khan is an Instructor for the Clifton Strengths School. Khan’s research interests include understanding the connections between hope, engagement, and wellbeing in schools and applying positive psychology to educational practices.
Jay Killough
Texas Tech University
Jay Killough -- along with other strengths advocates -- led the implementation of strengths on the Texas Tech campus. With more than 23,000 student users, StrengthsQuest has made an impact on students’ lives in every college and has been integrated into faculty and staff team trainings.
Andrea Knies
Chapman University
Andrea Knies works to bring strengths into the everyday vocabulary of MBA candidates. By integrating strengths into all of the career development programming, she encourages these students to use strengths to market their skills and evaluate positions.
Therese Lask, Ph.D.
Aims Community College
Therese Lask, Ph.D., has worked in student services for more than 20 years in four-year public and private institutions. She serves as Director of Student Support Services, a TRIO Program, at Aims Community College in Greeley, Colorado.
Scott Mendelsberg
Executive Director -- Colorado GEAR UP
Scott Mendelsberg has more than 20 years of experience in education as a teacher, coach, program director, high school principal and director of federal programs. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Colorado GEAR UP.
Rick Miller
Center for Applied Leadership
Rick Miller is Director of the Center for Applied Leadership. He works with community, corporate, and collegiate leaders to better apply their strengths through leadership. A seasoned student affairs professional, Rick is a frequent presenter and consultant at national and international conferences.
Leslie Pendleton
Director, Florida Opportunity Scholars Program, University of Florida
As Director of the Florida Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida, Leslie Pendleton works with 1,400 first-generation and low-income students. She uses StrengthsQuest with participants in the program and delivers presentations on strengths campuswide.
Colleen Ramos
DeVry University
Colleen Ramos serves as Associate Dean of the College of Business and Management at DeVry University. For the past decade, her main area of interest has been in starting and developing adult education programs that focus on marginalized nontraditional students.
Cori Shaff
University of Colorado at Boulder
Cori Shaff is a Career Counselor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She coordinates Career Services’ outreach by providing career-related workshops to undergraduate students. She also provides support for other staff and faculty in Colorado who are using StrengthsQuest on their campuses.
Robin Stubblefield
Director of Student Engagement and Co-Curricular Learning, University of Minnesota
Robin Stubblefield is the Director of Student Engagement & Co-Curricular Learning in Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota. She leads and promotes initiatives that advance student engagement for undergraduate students and directs the coordination of the university's "Creating a Strengths-Based Campus Initiative."
Debby White, Ph.D.
Instructor, Clifton Strengths School
Debby White, Ph.D., joined the Clifton Strengths School as a faculty member in 2010. She teaches courses in the Strengths Advocate and Certificate in Strengths-Based Education programs.
Judy Williams
Nova Scotia Community College
Judy Williams is a Project Coordinator for Strengths Research at Nova Scotia Community College. She has facilitated strengths development workshops across the college’s 13 campuses. She is a certified Strengths Advocate and has received a Certificate in Strengths-Based Education.
Khaki Wunderlich
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Khaki Wunderlich, J.D., is Dean of Organizational Success and Learning at Tompkins Cortland Community College (SUNY) in Upstate New York. For more than 15 years, her interests have focused on strengths-based professional and academic development and the application of neuroscience research to learning in higher education.
