Executive Committee 2025-2026

 
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Chair

Ashley Light

Assistant Director, Explore Center

Clifton Strengths: Learner, Achiever, Responsibility, Intellection, Input

About Me: Free time is spent writing a dissertation and chasing after 2 little kids

alight@unl.edu

 

 

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Chair-Elect

Kylie Penner

Academic Advisor, College of Business

Clifton Strengths: Discipline, Responsibility, Harmony, Communication, Consistency

About Me: Lover of sports (football and basketball), baking, and reality television

kpenner2@unl.edu

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Secretary

Ashleigh Welch

Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences

Clifton Strengths: Empathy, Maximizer, Relator, Activator, Harmony

About Me: Loves to Read and has a Bernedoodle puppy

awelch83@unl.edu

 

 

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Communications Coordinator

Leslie Gallagher

Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences

About Me: I love to read, listen to music, and I go to as many concerts/live performances as my schedule will allow.

lgallagher3@unl.edu

 

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Operations Coordinator

Caitlin Smith

Academic Advisor, College of Business

Clifton Strengths: Learner, Input, Futuristic, Empathy, Discipline

About Me: Loves to Read, Write, and Bake

csmith45@unl.edu

 

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Website & Electronic Documents Coordinator

Anh Do

Academic Advisor, Explore Center

Clifton Strengths: Ideation, Input, Connectedness, Belief, Developer

About Me: I love to go on walks and go camping with my family. I also love going to the parks with my two kiddos.

kado@unl.edu

 

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Faculty Representative

Kathleen Lacey

Academic Advisor, College of Arts & Sciences

About Me: I love reading, writing, and embarrassing my daughter by being super cringe.

klacey3@unl.edu

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Graduate Representative 

Omolola Okunola

Career Coach for the College of Education and Human Sciences (Graduate Assistant)

Clifton Strengths: Strategic, Responsibility, Restorative, Belief, Individualization.

About Me: I love traveling, reading, and cooking.

ookunola2@huskers.unl.edu

 

 

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University Advising Training Specialist

Jaci Gustafson 

Training & Professional Development Specialist

Clifton Strengths: Learner, Intellection, Responsibility, Positivity, Developer

About Me: Loves to read, exercise/yoga/hike, and glamp

jaci.gustafson@unl.edu

 

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Immediate Past Chair

Rachel Wesley

Assistant Director, College of Business

Clifton Strengths: Discipline, Deliberative, Achiever, Harmony, Relator

About Me: Loves spending time outside, hangout with family/friends, sew and read

rwesley2@unl.edu