Staff Accolades

Taylor Sheplak

Employee of the Month

November 2024

Taylor Sheplak

FSU Childcare & Early Learning Program

 

Taylor Sheplak is an FSU Childcare Early Intervention Specialist who has been with Florida State since 2012. Taylor is a dedicated professional in the field of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Taylor’s work, which focuses on prevention and early intervention, ensures she meets high standards. She continues her professional growth through ongoing training and reflective supervision. Taylor's colleagues challenge her to grow personally and professionally by not only working on hard things, but building her confidence to be able to do so.
In the words of her nominator: "Her training helps us provide individual care and educational program development for children who have special learning capabilities and challenges. Her work helps us create a center of learning and growth for all children." Taylor's favorite part about her job "is being able to watch children meet different developmental milestones and help children who need extra support."

Florida State University’s Division of Student Affairs recognizes and celebrates your hard work and dedication to your job. Thank you for all you do!

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Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office

DSA Marketing and Communications Office

Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz, Emma Massaglia, Cassidy Shaw, Chlo Keicher, Suzan Kurdak, Jessie Colegrove, Evan Eisenstark, Olivia Linton, Bala Kuthyaru, Ilaria Georgi, Amanda Fronczak and Shakir Choudhury (DSA Marketing and Communications) won the 2024 Best of District III (Southeast) Student Engagement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for their student success campaign, Hello FSU!

Ashton DeMarse

Ashton DeMarse

Student Conduct and Community Standards

Awarded the Hardee Fellowship for the 2024-25 academic year, which recognizes students committed to personal and professional development.

Amy Haggard

Amy Haggard

Student Conduct and Community Standards

Awarded the Hardee Fellowship for the 2024-25 academic year for her commitment to personal and professional development.

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Erin Sylvester Philpot and the Service Scholars Program

Center for Leadership and Service

The FSU Service Scholar Program was recognized as a NASPA-Florida 2024 Program of Distinction in the category of Careers, Academic Support, Service-Learning, Community Service and related programs.

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Jeff Bates and the SCCS team

Student Conduct & Community Standards

Conflict Resolution: Restorative Resolution was recognized as a NASPA-Florida 2024 Program of Distinction in the category of Housing, Residence Life, Contracted Services, Student Conduct and related programs.

Bridgid Shannon

Bridgid Shannon

Center for Leadership & Service, PeaceJam

October 2024: joined Global Team members and youth fellows in accepting the 2024 Karen Armstrong Humanitarian Award, on behalf of the PeaceJam Foundation at the Charter for Compassion Gala, during the 19th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Monterrey, Mexico.

Caitlin Reichert

Caitlin Reichert

Center for Global Engagement, Global Exchanges

October 2024: awarded a Conference Travel Grant from NAFSA: Association of International Educators to attend the 2024 Region VII Conference in Jacksonville, Florida this November.

Robert Billings

Robert Billings, MPA

Counseling & Psychological Services

September 2024: was awarded the Arising Scholar Graduate Student Award and Scholarship which honors Black/African American students who are on their journey to earn a doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD) in psychology.

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Liz Iaconis

Center for Leadership and Service

July 2024: coordinated by Liz Iaconis, FSU Votes was recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as one of 3 ACC institutions to date to have submitted a highly established campus voter engagement plan for the 2024-2026 action planning cycle. With this achievement from ALL IN, FSU Votes was jointly recognized by Campus Vote Project and NASPA for the second consecutive cycle as a Voter Friendly Campus.

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Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office

DSA Marketing and Communications Office

July 2024: earned an international Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the "Hello FSU!" campaign. This FSU student success communications campaign won the CASE Student Engagement Grand Gold Circle of Excellence Award—the recognition awarded to the highest scoring entry in the category. Congratulations DSA MarComm team members Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz, Emma Massaglia, Cassidy Shaw, Chlo Keicher, Suzan Kurdak, Jessie Colegrove, Evan Eisenstark, Ilaria Georgi and Amanda Fronczak!


Presentations and Conferences

Kim Guyer

Kimberly Guyer, Ed.D.

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Was a panel presenter for “The role of the Assistant/Associate Vice President and Dean in Leading Student Success on College Campuses" at the NASPA Region IV-West Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 21-23.

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Bridgid Shannon, Nair Perez-Torres, Karissa Ta

Center for Leadership & Service

September 2024: presented "Peacebuilding in High-Conflict Communities" and "Ignite Your Impact: Crafting Campaigns for Change," as part of the PeaceJam Foundation Delegation at the 19th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Monterrey, Mexico.

Annette Peters

Annette Peters, Ph.D., CGP

Counseling & Psychological Services

September 2024: presented “UCC Innovative Strategies to Attract and Retain Staff” at the 2024 Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies Conference in Philadelphia.

Christy L. Mantzanas

Christy L. Mantzanas

Career Center

August 2024: presented "Navigating Career Advancement: Evaluate and Strategize to Achieve" for members of the Big Bend Society of Human Resource Management.

DeOnte Brown

DeOnte Brown

Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement

July 2024: co-presented “Students Experiencing Homelessness: Your Role in Building Equitable Campus Support” and served as a panelist for “Managing Up: Lessons Learned by First Scholars Network Institutions” at the NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education in Anaheim, CA.

Shannon Staten

Shannon Staten, Ph.D.

University Housing

July 2024: presented two sessions at the 2024 Association of College and University Housing Officers – International Conference: "Making 20 new contacts in an hour: Connecting with Women Leaders" and "My Doctoral Journey Started at 50."

Bryant Harden, Ph.D.

Bryant Harden, Ph.D.

Center for Global Engagement

June 2024: presented his paper “Undermining the Mission: An Interpretive Analysis of Counter-Conduct in the United States Peace Corps” at the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) and the International Studies Association (ISA) joint International Conference in Rijeka, Croatia.

Anissa Ford

Anissa Ford

Career Center

June 2024: presented "What Happens When Career Centers Facilitate Job Shadowing?" at the 2024 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Conference in Phoenix.

Tanya Schaad

Tanya Schaad

Center for Global Engagement

May 2024: co-presented “Advising Students and Scholars Moving to Other Legal Statuses” at the NAFSA International Association of International Educators national conference in New Orleans, with attorney David Ware and Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at the University of New Orleans, Christiana J. Thomas.

Amy Magnuson

Amy Magnuson, Ph.D.

University Health Services

May 2024: presented "Cultivating College Health Services: Structure Drives Function" with colleagues from the University of Georgia, Sam Houston, Colorado State & Missouri State at the American College Health Association (ACHA) Annual Meeting.


Service

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Abby Cloud Langdon

New Student and Family Programs

Appointed as a co-chair on the Marketing and Communications Committee for the 2025 NODA Region VI Regional Conference.

Trinity Davis

Trinity Davis

New Student and Family Programs

Appointed as a SROWtern on the Traditions & Spirit Committee and will work with the Song, Skit, Step & Dance activities for the 2025 NODA Region VI Regional Conference.

Dr. Brittany Devies

Ben Wicker

Housing

Served on the ACUHO-I's 2024 STARS College faculty, presented “Moving from Leadership to Supervision” and mentored seven students across the nation.


Bylines and Publications

Dr. Brittany Devies

Brittany Devies, Ph.D.

Fraternity and Sorority Life

August 2024: published articles, “First Come, First Observed: Utilizing Observation as a Pedagogical Tool to Transform Leadership Learning” with Grant Mitchell and Katherine Gibson (FSU alumni); “Intentional, inclusive, and interconnected: Looking forward with the leadership learning framework” with Ana Maia, Ph.D.; “Engaging, Observing, and Reflecting: Utilizing the Leadership Learning Framework as an Instructional Tool” with Kathy Guthrie Ph.D.; and published an article “Engaging, observing, and reflecting: Utilizing the leadership learning framework as an instructional tool” in New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2024. She also co-authored a book: Foundations of Leadership: Principles, Practice, and Progress.

Amy Hecht

Amy Hecht

Vice President for Student Affairs

August 2024: co-edited The Next Act: Realigning Your Mindset, Purpose, and Career (available for preorder), which explores diverse career development opportunities for student affairs professionals. 


Accomplishments

Taylor Sheplak

Taylor Sheplak, MSW

Childcare & Early Learning

October 2024: Taylor is an IMH-E® Early Intervention Specialist who recently obtained her endorsement to advance to the level of Infant Family Specialist.

Tony Cline

Tony Cline

University Health Services

June 2024: graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in the FSU Interdisciplinary Social Sciences program, with a specialization in Public Service. Tony has also obtained 2 undergraduate certificates: Emergency Management & Homeland Security and U.S. Intelligence Studies.


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