Meet Our Recruiters
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Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Areas Covered: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Gwinnett, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, McDuffie, Morgan,Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren, and Wilkes counties.
Education: Columbus State University - BA English Literature
Favorite Place on Campus: "The Clock Tower! It is the best outdoor social spot on main campus and there are so many fantastic events held there during the school year, like our annual Welcome Back Picnic during the first full week of classes."
Favorite Restaurant in Columbus: Ezell's Catfish Cabin
Email: cleveland_jillian1@ColumbusState.edu
Hometown: Douglasville, GA
Areas Covered: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Camden, Carroll, Charlton, Chatham, Clayton, Clinch, Coffee, DeKalb, Dodge, Douglas, Echols, Fulton, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Laurens, Pierce, Pulaski, Telfair, Ware, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties.
Education: Andrew College - Pre-Law; Reinhardt College - Communication Arts
Favorite Place on Campus: "The Coca-Cola Space Science Center! It is a great place to learn about space science, lots of fun exhibits and the awesome jet fighter simulator."
Favorite Restaurant in Columbus: Picasso Pizza Downtown
Email: king_taylor1@ColumbusState.edu
Hometown: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Areas Covered: Regional Hispanic Recruiter; Brantley, Bryan, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wayne counties.
Education: Columbus State University - BBA in Marketing; Columbus State University - MBA
Favorite Place on Campus: "Davidson Student Center! It serves as a hangout place for all students on campus. It conveniently hosts the CSU Cougar Cafeteria, CSU Cougar Food Court, and Cougar Lounge."
Favorite Restaurant in Columbus: La Margarita-International Cuisine
Email: velasquez_shenia@ColumbusState.edu
Hometown: Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Current City : Smiths, Alabama
Areas Covered:
Baker, Berrien, Bibb, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquit, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Harris, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Peach,
Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Webster, Worth, Lee (AL), Russell (AL), and Chambers (AL) counties.
Education: Auburn University/Troy University – BS Human Services/Psychology
Favorite Place on Campus: "The Clock Tower – of course! It is the center of EVERYTHING!"
Favorite Restaurant in Columbus: "It would have to be between Cannon Brew Pub in downtown Columbus and Mama Goldberg’s…."
Email: davis_thomas2@ColumbusState.edu
Hometown: Morristown, Tennessee
Areas covered: Recruitment for the Turner College of Business and Computer Science
Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - BS in Communications, Public Relations Concentration; Minor in Business
Favorite place on campus: "I'm still new to the university, but I love the clock tower. I think it's iconic of the university and is a beautiful center point on campus."
Favorite restaurant in Columbus: "Hands down, Minnie's Uptown Restaurant. The home-style, country cooking reminds me of my grandmother's cooking growing up in Big Orange country Tennessee!"
Email: yandell_bethany@ColumbusState.edu
HOMETOWN: Poynton, England
Areas covered: Baldwin, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Candler, Coweta, Effingham, Emanuel, Fayette, Glascock, Hancock, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Screven, Spalding, Washington, and Wilkinson counties
Education: Lees-McRae College, NC - BS in Sports Management with a minor in Criminal Justice
Favorite place on campus: "I am very new to the university but I enjoy the Davidson Student Center as it is a place to eat, to relax or just to catch up with friends. If you are lucky you can do all three. I also enjoy the Lumpkin center which is home to our athletics. I love what athletics bring to a college campus."
Favorite restaurant in Columbus: "There are many good restaurants in Columbus but I have to go with Logan's with locally owned Country's in a close second."
Email: edmunds_mathew@ColumbusState.edu
NAME: Ms. Kristin Williams, Director of Recruitment
Areas covered: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield counties.
Education: Auburn University - BA Communications; Columbus State University
Email: kwilliams@ColumbusState.edu
Name: Cortney Laughlin
Hometown: Columbus, GA
Position with Recruitment Team: Student Ambassador, Campus Tour Guide
Education: Columbus High School, 2007 and Columbus State University-BA English Literature, May 2011
Campus Organizations: CSU Cheerleading Team, CSU Servant Leadership Program, CSU Ambassadors Program, English Department Honor Society—Sigma Tau Delta
Accomplishments: 2009 Cheerleader of the Year Award, 2010 CSU Homecoming Queen, 2010 World Champion with Team USA Cheer
Favorite place on campus: "The Lumpkin Center! Lumpkin is where all of our NCAA Men and Women’s basketball games are played. But, it’s also home to many of our student activities, like homecoming events and concerts that are held on campus."
Favorite restaurant in Columbus: "Of all of the fantastic restaurants in Columbus, Fuji Japanese Steakhouse is my all time favorite!"
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Last Updated: 4/18/12
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