Jeanne Stokes - Director of TRIO Programs (Student Support Services, Upward Bound, Talent Search)

 

 

 I am a graduate of Western Carolina University where I received my Master of Arts in Education, and Warren Wilson College where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Education. I have been a part of the TRIO family for almost 15 years, originally beginning my tenure as a Coordinator for Middle School Talent Search before becoming Director in 1991.
Currently, I serve not only as the Director of Tusculum College's five TRIO Programs, but also a member of the Judicial Review Board, the Institutional Effectiveness Committee, as an instructor, and as an advisor for Tusculum students. Please contact me at jstokes@tusculum.edu if you have questions concerning the TRIO Programs at Tusculum College.
 
Deborah Bible - Assistant Director of the Cocke/Hawkins Upward Bound Program

I received both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Organizational Management from Tusculum College.  I have been a part of TRIO programs here at Tusculum for the past nineteen years, and was previously the Assistant Director of the Talent Search program before rejoining Upward Bound in 1999.

Currently, I serve high school students at Cherokee and Volunteer High Schools in Hawkins County, TN.  I am an advisor here at Tusculum College.  Also, I serve on the Advisory Board of the Douglas-Cherokee Educational Opportunity Center for Cocke County, TN.

I am dedicated to the mission of TRIO programs and welcome your interest in our Upward Bound program. Please email me @ dbible@tusculum.edu for further information or questions regarding our program
 
Karen Hartman, Upward Bound Assistant Director
I joined the Upward Bound program in 1999, first as a counseling specialist and currently as the Assistant Director. Here at Tusculum, I also serve as an academic advisor and an adjunct instructor in speech. The most wonderful aspect of my job is that I get to be a part of encouraging students to realize their potential, and often I am fortunate enough to see the results of their work when the students come back to visit after their college graduation! On a more personal note, I am a native of Greene County, and I attended Carson-Newman College where I received a bachelor's degree in psychology. I also attended the University of Tennessee and received a master's degree in clinical social work. I live in Greeneville with my husband and my beautiful baby boy, and I enjoy reading, movies and scrapbooking!! I currently serve students at South Greene, Morristown East and Morristown West High Schools. If you have questions or would like further information about the program, please contact me at khartman@tusculum.edu.
 
Stacey McGill - Math/Science Specialist
My name is Stacey McGill and I am the Math/Science Specialist for the Upward Bound Program. I coordinate the freshmen Math/Science component as well as serve students at Greeneville High School, North Greene High School and West Greene High School. I joined the Upward Bound staff in September of 2001.  I graduated from East Tennessee State University in May of 2000 with a B.S. in Environmental Health.  I also received my Master’s Degree in Education from Tusculum College in 2006.  In my spare time, I enjoy photography, scrapbooking, watching football and basketball and spending time with my beautiful son, Isaac.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (423)636-7300 ext 5218 or by email at stmcgill@tusculum.edu
 
Tiffany Leach - Counselor
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I am the Upward Bound counselor for David Crockett, Chuckey-Doak and Unicoi County high schools. I am a newcomer to the TRIO programs, as my background is in clinical/mental health counseling.  I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Berry College and my Master of Science degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Brenau University. When not working, I enjoy dancing, karaoke, reading, watching movies and spending time with my fiancé and my family back in Georgia. Please contact
me at tleach@tusculum.edu  for more information about Upward Bound. I am excited to be a part of a program that makes such a difference in lives of youth!
 
Tonya Ridley - Counselor

I am the Upward Bound counselor for Cocke County and Cosby High Schools. I received my Bachelor of Arts in psychology and criminal justice fron East Tennessee State University in a year that should only be disclosed under torture. I also obtained my Masters of Arts in counseling from there. For the last seven years I have worked as a child therapists and a school counselor and now look forward to being a part of the TRIO program. In my not so spare time, I'm obsessed with reading, torture myself by writing works of fiction and scripts no one has yet to realize the genius of, and do a fairly decent impersonation of a mom and wife. I consider myself very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with students from beautiful East Tennessee and feel honored to be a member of the Tusculum College family. If you would like to know more about the TRIO program you can reach me at tridley@tusculum.edu. I will be looking forward to hearing from you!