Meet the Staff

Sagan Academic Resource Center Director
Bishop ACCESS Director
Academic Coach

Emily earned her B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Wittenberg University. She completed her graduate work in Liberal Studies at Ohio Dominican University. Emily joined the Sagan ARC as a part-time Writing Consultant in 2008. In the last 17 years she has been Assistant Coordinator of Academic Advising, Coordinator of the Academic Skills Center, and Coordinator of the Bishop ACCESS program. Emily is currently the Director of the Sagan Academic Resource Center, Academic Coach, and Bishop ACCESS Director.

Bishop ACCESS Program Coordinator
Academic Coach

Julia is a 2005 OWU alumna from Hamilton, OH. She and husband (and fellow Battling Bishop) have three kids who consider campus their home. Julia has served as an academic coach since 2019, and absolutely loves watching her students achieve success. When she isn't chauffeuring her kids to band practice or drama rehearsal, she loves baking bread and walking her dachshund.

Quantitative Skills Coordinator
Peer Tutoring Coordinator
Mathematics Instructor
Academic Coach

Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Education, both in Mathematics, from The Ohio State University, along with an additional 18 credit hours of graduate Mathematics courses from Otterbein University. Katie has 23 years of Mathematics teaching and tutoring experience at The Ohio State University, Hilliard Darby High School, Columbus State Community College, and Ohio Wesleyan University. She joined the Sagan Academic Resource Center in 2018 as the Coordinator of the Quantitative Skills Center and has since expanded her role to include academic coaching (Bishop ACCESS program), ASAP instructor (Academic Success and Achievement Pathways), MATH 108 instructor (Precalculus), and Coordinator of Peer Tutoring.

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach
Chemistry Instructor

Tammie received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Illinois State University and attended The Ohio State University as a chemistry graduate student and Teaching Assistant. She went on to spend 20 years in educational publishing, writing, editing, and managing the publication of middle school science textbooks and professional learning materials. She first came to Ohio Wesleyan as the Chemistry Lab Manager and is currently a General Chemistry lab instructor and an academic coach in the Bishop ACCESS program. She has a passion for helping students gain confidence in their academic abilities and build their own personal definitions of success as they navigate college life. 

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach
Yoga Instructor

Emily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Dayton in 2002.  She then went on to do a year of community service where she met her husband, learned to cook & bake, and traveled the United States and beyond.  Emily has been a registered Yoga Teacher since 2013 and has taught in many different places and teaches yoga here at OWU since 2016 (which is her favorite place to teach).  She is an Academic Coach and loves connecting with students, interacting with students everyday and offering support.

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach

Reggie is a graduate of The University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business Administration, B.S. Marketing/Finance). After a more than three  decade long career in Marketing, Franchising and being an Entrepreneur in multiple businesses, Reggie returned to his High School Alma Mater in Columbus, Ohio. There he served as Track & Field Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, and Student Mentor for 17 years. While there, he was the Director of the A.I.M. Program which assisted Student Athletes with Executive Functioning challenges while also helping to monitor eligibility requirements for all athletes. Along with being a member of the Bishop ACCESS Academic Coaching team, he is an Assistant Track & Field Coach at OWU, coaching the Long and Triple Jump events. Reggie lives in Gahanna, OH. He is Married (Tina). He has two children and five grandchildren. Reggie's daily mantra is "While we go about recognizing all the gifts that we are given each day, all that is asked is that we be in the present and strive to be our very best."

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach
ASAP Coordinator (Academic Success & Achevement Pathways Program)

Katie earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University and her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Ashland University. Prior to her time at OWU, Katie taught elementary/middle school students for four years and then spent seven years working as a Health Educator for a local health department. At OWU, Katie is passionate about the one-on-one connections she builds with students. She loves watching students gain confidence in their academic abilities and believe in their own power to change and grow.

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach

Melissa is a life-long Delawarean. She earned her AAS, Paralegal from Marion Technical College as an adult while raising her three children. She spent 8 years working for the Delaware County Prosecutor's Office before transitioning to work in non-profit, including joining a collective group to start a non-profit. She belongs to numerous local boards and spends her free time volunteering and giving back to the community. As the world continues to change, she believes we need to be able to adapt to those changes so helping our next generation of leaders is where she puts her focus. Having the tools to be successful in whatever students choose to do with their lives is a win for all of us.

Bishop ACCESS Academic Coach

Zuma earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Wright State University and her Master of Arts in Communications from Texas Southern University. She has spent over a decade supporting college students in higher education through roles such as Academic Counselor, Student Success Advisor, and Adjunct Instructor. Throughout her career, Zuma has been passionate about helping students build confidence, discover their strengths, and develop the skills to thrive both in and out of the classroom. She loves creating a welcoming space where students feel seen, supported, and inspired to reach their goals. Zuma is thrilled to join the Bishop ACCESS team and looks forward to connecting with OWU students as they navigate their own academic journeys. Go Bishops!