Director, Student Engagement
Will serves as the Director of Student Engagement at Campus Compact. In this role, he supports students who are civic and community engagement leaders to develop the skills, connections, and resources to make equitable and sustainable changes in their communities and own lives. His role manages the Newman Civic Fellowship, the Student Design Fellows, the Fiscal Leadership Lab, and all other student engagement programs.
Before joining Campus Compact, Will was the Program Manager for Co-Curricular Service at George Washington University and directed the Rich/Collins Community Leadership and Impact Fellowship at Brandeis University and the Bonner Scholars program at Carson-Newman University. Will received a B.A. in Religious Studies from Elon University focused on the intersection of religion, political science, and nonviolent movements and an M.A. in Applied Social Justice from Carson-Newman University focused on community organizing and nonprofit development.
As a former Newman Civic Fellow and current student development specialist, Will focuses on creating and designing programs, training offerings, and practices that allow students to lead their communities better today while combatting burnout to keep serving tomorrow. With his partner Grace and dog-child Fawkes, Will resides in Richmond, Virginia.