Meet the Team
Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Vice President, Student
Academic Success
Director, Diversity
Initiatives
kweddle@memphis.edu
901.678.2114
Dr. Eric Bailey
Assistant Vice President,
Student Academic
Success
eabailey@memphis.edu
901.678.2119
Dr. Justin Lawhead
Dean of Students
Vice Provost, Student
Development & Wellness
jtlawhed@memphis.edu
901.678.2187
Staff
Melissa A Morgan
Program and Services
Coordinator, Dean of
Students
mamorgn3@memphis.edu
901.678.3593
Ryan Crews
Director, Student
Success Resources
rccrews@memphis.edu
901.678.3528
Anquella "Ann" Buchanan
Coordinator, Student
Basic Needs
bchanan6@memphis.edu
901.678.4799
Rayshauna Davis
Manager of Financial
Operations, Student
Academic Success
rddavis2@memphis.edu
901.678.5796
Tristan McKenzie
Graduate Assistant Case
Manager, Dean of
Students
Mazzy Dior Clements
Web Content Assistant,
Student Academic,
Success
mclments@memphis.edu
Sondre Brown
Graduate Assistant,
African American Male
Academy
scbrown5@memphis.edu
Leadership Team
Dr. Meghan Pfeiffer
Director, Academic Coaching
for Excellence
ace_staff@memphis.edu
901.678.1594
Dr. Dale M. Williams
Director, Academic
Counseling Center
acc@memphis.edu
901.678.2062
Trenda M. Smith
Manager, Professional &
Academic Testing Center
tmmoore1@memphis.edu
901.678.2428
Alisha Rose Henderson
Director, Career Services
careerservices@memphis.edu
901.678.2239
Dr. Eric Bailey
Director, Center for
Academic Retention &
Enrichment Services
cares-staff@memphis.edu
901.678.2393
Dr. Linh P. Luu
Director, Counseling
Center & Student
Health Center
lluu1@memphis.edu
901.678.2068
Tara Buchannan
Director, Disability
Resources
tmbchnnn@memphis.edu
901.678.2880
Dr. Barbara Bekis
Assistant Director,
Educational Support
Programs
esp@memphis.edu
901.678.2704
Melvyn Harding
Director,
TRiO Programs
mharding@memphis.edu
901.678.2351
Ophrah Payne
Coordinator, TRiO Upward
Bound
upwardbound@memphis.edu
901.678.1482
Chris Bourque
Coordinator, Veteran and
Military Services
veterans@memphis.edu
901.678.4269
Dr. Meredith Boulden
Director, Center for
Writing & Communication
mheath@memphis.edu
901.678.1694