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Dr. Roberts Joins ECCC D r . M arie R oberts T abbed to L ead ECCC’ s N ew E nrollment M anagement E fforts

from ECCC, and a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, a master’s degree in teach- ing, and a doctorate in community college leadership all from Mississippi State University. Hannah Smith is the college’s first Athletic Enrollment Management Spe- cialist. In this role, she is responsible for specialized enrollment, advisement, intervention, instructional counsel- ing, and general guidance services for the college’s student-athletes. Smith most recently was a Student Recruiter/ Enrollment Specialist at ECCC. She re- ceived an associate degree from ECCC, a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Mississippi State University, and a mas- ter’s degree in business administration from MSU. Autumn McMillan is the new Native American Liaison & Enrollment Spe- cialist. In this role, she is the primary enrollment management specialist, stu- dent support services facilitator, and point-of-contact for Native American prospective and enrolled students and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indi- ans. McMillan previously was Advertis- ing/Media Content Coordinator at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw. She received an associate degree from ECCC and a bachelor’s degree in communication from Mississippi State University.

Specialist, and Native American Liaison & Enrollment Management Specialist. Roberts was most recently with the Lauderdale County School District, serving as Instructional Technologist since 2020. Prior to that she was em- ployed by Meridian Community College as Director of Digital Teaching and Learning from 2017-20 and as Director of Student Recruiting and Campus Life from 2014-17. Roberts was named to the Missis- sippi Business Journal’s 2022 Top 40 Under 40 and was the Mississippi Educational Computing Association’s Technology Specialist of the Year in 2022. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science/history from the Uni- versity of Southern Mississippi, a mas- ter’s degree in student affairs admin- istration from USM, and a doctorate in higher education administration from Delta State University. She graduated from the Mississippi Community Col- lege Leadership Academy in 2020. Dr. Amanda Walton is the new Di- rector of Student Success. In this role she is responsible for overseeing the college’s Student Success Center activi- ties. She most recently was Director of Housing and Student Activities at ECCC. She received an associate degree

Dr. Marie Roberts was selected to lead the college’s student recruiting and retention efforts as the first Executive Director of Enrollment Management. “East Central Community College began a restructuring of its student recruiting and retention efforts in the spring to be more in line with best prac- tices in colleges and universities across the nation,” said ECCC President Dr. Brent Gregory. “This included the new position of Executive Director of Enroll- ment Management to lead this effort, as well as three other positions to provide support to Dr. Roberts and the existing recruiting and admissions staff. “We are fortunate to have Dr. Rob- erts in this new role. She brings exten- sive experience to our college in both secondary and post-secondary educa- tion, including in the areas of student recruiting and student life at a two- year community college in Mississippi.” In this new role, Roberts oversees the college’s student recruiting, admis- sions, placement, registration, and retention efforts. This includes the Office of Admissions and the Student Success Center. New positions created to aid in the college’s enrollment management efforts include Director of Student Suc- cess, Athletic Enrollment Management

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