October 4, 2022
East Central Community College in Decatur has announced the members of its Warrior Corps student ambassador and recruitment team for the 2022-23 school year.
According to Dr. Marie Roberts, ECCC’s executive director for enrollment management, Warrior Corps is a highly selective and diverse group of current student leaders selected to represent East Central Community College before the public as official hosts and hostesses.
“Warrior Corps members play a vital role in the day-to-day happenings of enrollment initiatives as they are the current student voice, the recruiting perspective, and the bridge for meaningful conversations to take place with our future students about their unique goals and interests,” said Roberts. “These student ambassadors are excited about sharing their ECCC stories with others.”
Warrior Corps members have the opportunity to meet new and prospective students and their families through numerous orientation sessions and campus events, including preview days and campus tours, opening of school Welcome Week, and on-campus Commencement ceremonies. They also attend recruitment functions and serve as support staff for the Enrollment Management Division.
Students were selected through a three-phase process that included an application, an audition and interview, and ambassadorship. They earn college credit, receive priority advising and course registration and priority requests for on-campus housing, and are paired with professional and peer mentors, among other opportunities.
Members of the 2022-23 ECCC Warrior Corps include:
- Casey Pastor Aguilar of Forest, a sophomore music education major and graduate of Forest High School.
- Jennifer Velasquez Alonzo of Forest, a freshman pre-medicine major and graduate of Forest High School.
- Jocey Bell of Forest, a sophomore elementary education major and graduate of Scott Central High School. Bell serves as president of the Warrior Corps for 2022-23.
- Laurel Brantley of Philadelphia, a freshman liberal arts/music major and graduate of Neshoba Central High School.
- DeAndre Broach of Hickory, a freshman pre-nursing major and graduate of Newton County High School.
- Nahriah Brown of Decatur, a sophomore computer science major and graduate of Newton County High School.
- Bella Carr of Flowood, a freshman kinesiology/physical therapy major and graduate of Hartfield Academy.
- Darnell Chesser of Carthage, a freshman surgical technology major and graduate of Leake Central High School.
- Sydney Curran of Louisville, a freshman pre-nursing major and graduate of Winston Academy.
- Allandra Dunaway of Philadelphia, a freshman physical therapy major and graduate of Neshoba Central High School.
- Jennings Fulton of Louisville, a freshman liberal arts/physical education major and graduate of Winston Academy.
- Kady Rose Hailey of Louisville, a freshman pre-nursing major and graduate of Nanih Waiya Attendance Center.
- Justin Hendrix of Philadelphia, a freshman mechanical engineering major and graduate of Neshoba Central High School.
- Sergio Ramos Hernandez of Morton, a freshman biology/biochemistry major and graduate of Morton High School.
- Emmie Herrington of Louisville, a freshman pre-nursing major and graduate of Winston Academy.
- Kaitlyn Jackson of Little Rock, a freshman pre-medicine major and graduate of Newton County High School.
- Astrid Lopez Matias of Carthage, a sophomore pre-medicine major and graduate of Leake Central High School.
- Alanna McKee of Union, a freshman surgical technology major and graduate of Newton County Academy.
- Annsley McMahan of Little Rock, a sophomore clinical counseling major and a homeschool graduate.
- Eli Rigdon of Little Rock, a freshman physical therapy major and graduate of Union High School.
- Kim Salvador of Carthage, a sophomore pre-medicine major and graduate of Leake Central High School.
- Madeline Shinn of Hickory, a freshman pre-dental major and graduate of Newton County High School.
- Eden Smith of Quitman, a sophomore pre-medicine major and graduate of Enterprise High School.
- Kristin Sullivan of Preston, a freshman secondary education major and graduate of Neshoba Central High School.
- Dylan Thompson of Morton, a freshman pre-veterinary medicine major and graduate of Morton High School.
- Jessy Thrash of Philadelphia, a freshman psychology major and graduate of Neshoba Central High School.
- Reagan Tolbird of Hickory, a sophomore pre-medicine/audiologist major and graduate of Newton County High School.
- Laura Vowell of Noxapater, a freshman pre-nursing major and graduate of Winston Academy.
- Alix Withers of Madden, a freshman pre-nursing/emergency medical technician major and graduate of Leake Academy.
- Bethany Young of Clinton, a sophomore secondary math education major and graduate of Clinton High School.
