ADVANCE

Success Coaches

Barrie Scheivert

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Everyone has different goals and varying views of success. I get excited about helping students to be the best versions of themselves and helping them to create their college experience in a way that is meaningful to them.

Favorite Food:
Pizza

Hobbies:
Hiking, walking my dog, working out, reading

Favorite Place:
The beach

Education

B.A. Education, Lebanon Valley College
M.Ed. Higher Education, Temple University

Career Highlight

Returning to higher education after an 18-year hiatus

Kat Trejo

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I love to see how ADVANCE students visibly relax when they meet with their coach and truly feel supported as they transfer to Mason, which is an overwhelming time for most students.

Favorite Rapper:
Kid Cudi

Favorite Hobbies:
Reading books about social justice and spending time with my sorority syzters

Goal:
To get my passport and visit my mom’s family in Bolivia

Education

B.A. Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a concentration in Community Engagement with Displaced Populations, George Mason University

Career Highlight

Serving as a peer coach as an undergrad and now being able to coach students professionally to directly impact student support

Chris Davidson

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Some transfer students come to Mason with a path in mind, while others are still finding their path. In either situation, I enjoy working with ADVANCE students to refine, adjust, and create the goals they have for themselves.

Favorite Food:
Ice cream

Hobbies:
Surfing, playing guitar and video games, trying new things

Place I want to visit the most:
Japan

Education

B.S. Geographic Science, James Madison University
M.S.Ed. Higher Education, Old Dominion University

Giving a presentation on student engagement at a regional conference in Atlanta