Student Advisory Board
Megan Castleberry is a junior Theatre major, with a Dance minor. She is heavily involved in both departments,
both in classes and in related outside activities. She has worked on many theatre
and dance shows, including MTSU Dance Theatre concerts (Fall and Spring) and Theatre
productions such as West Side Story, Uncle Vanya, Almost, Maine and most recently, Peter Pan. Upon graduation, she hopes to pursue a degree and career in Choreography.
Sierra Coker is a Philosophy major, with an English minor. She was born in Orlando, FL but has
spent most of her life in Nashville, Tennessee. She genuinely loves to learn and
plans on studying everything she can, starting with Philosophy. After earning her
BA, she plans to teach English at a High School while working on her Masters degree.
Reggie Coleman is a junior Music Education major. He is a member of the trombone studio at MTSU
and participates in several ensembles, such as the Band of Blue and Wind Ensemble.
He is a graduate of Carter High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, his hometown. Upon
completion of his MTSU degree, he hopes to work as a middle and high school band director
and play trombone professionally.
Iska Frosh was born in Florida, raised in South Carolina, then moved to Tennessee from Georgia.
She is currently a "super" senior at MTSU, working on two Bachelors' degrees in Studio
Art and Psychology, with an emphasis in Painting, her preferred medium being Cut Paper.
Along with being a full time student and student worker, she is also a full time
hairstylist and mother of two boys.
Liz Hampton is majoring in Organizational Communication. She is a senior, graduating in May
of 2017. Liz is from Sweetwater, a small town in East Tennessee. She is an active
member of the True Blue Community and dedicated to her studies.
Lauren Holley is from Columbia, Tennessee and is an English major at MTSU. Although English is
her primary academic pursuit, her two minors - Theatre and Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Studies - emcompass her extracurricular passions. She loves working at summer camps,
running, painting, and watching re-runs of "Gilmore Girls." Her immediate post-graduation
goal is to spend a few years teaching English in Thailand.
Brian Key is a senior from Nashville, TN, double majoring in Global Studies and Japanese. He
has completed two study abroad programs in Japan, the two week Fukushima Ambassador
Program in 2013, and a one-year program at Reitaku University in 2014-15. After graduation,
he plans to teach English in Taiwan.
Chris Lane is a non-traditional, fifth year senior Anthropology major, with minors in Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology, and Portuguese Studies. He is scheduled to graduate in May of 2018. He currently serves as the President of the Middle Tennessee Forensic Science Society and Vice President of the Middle Tennessee Anthropology Society. His ultimate goal is to earn a Ph.D. and teach at the college level. Chris wants everyone to know they should feel free to let him know of any issues or concerns they may have, and that he can often be found in and around the Archaeology Labs in Peck Hall.
Joanna Paz is a Middle Tennessee native and is currently pursuing a degree in Global Studies,
with a minor in Spanish. Her areas of academic interest include: The Global Orphan
Crisis, Globalization and its connections with Neoliberalism, slums, and the Spanish
language. Her last name means "peace," and this is something she longs to learn more
about. When she's not studying, you can find her hiking, laughing with friends, practicing
guitar, or sipping on a good cup of coffee. Ever since she was a little girl she
has been fascinated by other cultures, and her studies of Latin America and the Spanish
language have further sparked her interest to live with, and learn from, people living
in lands other than her own.
Jessica Shotwell is a senior Sociology major, with three minors in African American Studies, Political
and Civic Engagement, and Spanish. A Memphis, TN native, Jessica serves as the President
of the Iota Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and is the newly elected Southern
Regional Representative. She was awarded Chapter President of the Year at the 2016
MTSU Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards, and was named 2016 MTSU Outstanding Female
Student of the Year. Jessica conducted health research in Uganda through the National
Institute of Health's Minority and Minority Health Disparities International Research
training program. Her interests include health equity, social policy, social justice,
and racial/ethnic disparities.
Jeanette Stevens of Madisonville, Tennessee, is a member of the Buchanan Class of 2018. She is pursuing
degrees in Global Studies and International Relations. Jeanette works as a Peer Career
Advisor at Middle Tennessee State University's Career Development Center, where she
uses her passion for helping others to help students succeed. After graduation, she
plans on entering the non-profit sector to aide refugees and immigrants in acclimating
to their new lives in the Nashville area.
