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Emily GianellaStudent Spotlight

Emily Gianella
Bartlett, TN
Management Information Systems

I am able to express myself through the in depth conversations in my honors classes! They force me to view things in different ways and have really opened my eyes to other people's perspectives.

Meet Your Admissions Counselor
Emily Essary (eaessary@memphis.edu)

Emily serves the Tennessee counties of Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison, McNairy, Perry, and Wayne.  She also serves as the Admissions Counselor for students from Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Emily Essary

Hometown: Dyersburg, TN

Degree: B.S. Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Martin

Favorite Quote:  "Be the change that you wish to see in the world" --Ghandi

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  My favorite things about Memphis are the cultural events, such as plays at the Orpheum and the Beale Street music festival!

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  The way the university and community come together to make West Tennessee a better place to live!


Missy Labonte (mlabonte@memphis.edu)

Missy serves the Northwest region of Tennessee including Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties.  Missy also serves as the counselor for students from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Missy Labonte

Hometown: Dyersburg, TN

Degree:
B.P.S., Organizational Leadership, University of Memphis

Favorite Quote:  “Be yourself, everybody else is already taken.”  —Oscar Wilde

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  The whole package…I live in Dyersburg, and small town living is great except when there is nothing to do! I love to hop in the car for a quick day trip-music, the zoo, museums, sporting events, concerts, plays, food, and of course, shopping. It’s never-ending and FUN!

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  The architecture and landscaping! Flowers, trees, and lawns are absolutely gorgeous in the spring and summer. Throw in the fountain and wonderful old (and new) buildings and you would never know you were in a major metropolitan area.


Steven Mizell (samizell@memphis.edu)

Steven serves Fayette, Shelby (including the greater Memphis metro area), Union, and students from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Steven Mizell

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Degree:
B.S. Mass Communication, Middle Tennessee State University

Favorite Quote:  “Life is a beach so just enjoy and play in the sand." – Steven A. Mizell

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  I love downtown Memphis…It has a little bit of everything! Great place to hang out…go out and chill out!!

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  Basketball, Basketball, Basketball, Okay, seriously….Basketball. No, really I love the diversity of the campus! We have students from almost every state and from different countries across the world. Students from the small towns to large cities. However, they all bleed Tiger Blue and truly love the University of Memphis!


Kelly Pietkiewicz (kpitkwcz@memphis.edu)

Kelly serves the Middle and Eastern regions of Tennessee including the counties of Anderson, Campbell, Carter, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Cumberland, Davidson, Dickson, Fentress, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Macon, Montgomery, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putman, Robertson, Scott, Smith, Sullivan, Sumner, Trousdale, Unicoi, Washington, and Wilson.  Kelly also serves as the counselor for students from Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia.

Kelly Pietkiewicz

Hometown: Shelbyville, TN

Degree:
B.S. in Education, The University of Memphis

Favorite Quote:  "It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J.K. Rowling

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  Memphis is a city of endless opportunities. Whether you are looking for something fun to do or a great organization/ business to be a part of, you can find it in Memphis!

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  There are truly too many to list, but if I have to pick one thing I would have to say the students, staff, and faculty on campus. You are always greeted with a smile. This University truly treats its students like family. We are all TIGERS!!


Mona Snell (ssnell@memphis.edu)

Mona serves the Middle and Eastern regions of Tennessee including the counties of Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Sevier, Van Buren, Warren, White, and Williamson.  Mona also serves students in the states of Alabama, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and Pennsylvania.

Hometown: Shelbyville, TN

Degree:
B.A. Journalism, University of Memphis

Favorite Quote:  “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”  —John W. Gardner

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  Shopping, shopping and more shopping. Living in a small town hardly affords me all the variety that Memphis has to offer.

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  The campus environment! The U of M has a small town feel while offering students the many resources of a large university so that they may reach their potential as successful “Dreamers. Thinkers. Doers.”


Recey Williamson (ltwllmsn@memphis.edu)

Recey serves the Tennessee counties of Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Haywood, Houston, Humphreys, Madison, and Stewart. 

Jameel Braddock

Hometown: Humboldt, TN

Degree:
M.S. University of Memphis; B.A. University of Mississippi

Favorite Quote:  "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."-Eleanor Roosevelt

Favorite Thing About Memphis:  My favorite things about Memphis would be great food and shopping!

Favorite Thing About the University of Memphis:  It's a great place to meet people from various walks of life.

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