February 27, 2026 • 4:41 pm
February 27, 2026 • 4:40 pm
About Ginger Powell serves as the Program Support Specialist. She joined the Office of Rural Promise with over 14 years of diverse administrative experience, project management, event planning and community engagement. As an Appalachian State alumna, Ginger values the...
February 27, 2026 • 4:39 pm
About I’m an Administrative Specialist with the Office of Rural Promise and College Access Partnerships, where I support two impactful statewide programs: GEAR UP and Advise NC. Since 2022, I’ve managed a variety of administrative and program-related tasks to help...
February 27, 2026 • 4:39 pm
About Emma Shew serves as a Digital Communications Specialist for the CAP team. She was most recently an Operations Assistant at the Hunger and Health Coalition of Boone, NC, and loves serving her community in any capacity she can. Emma is a Watauga County local, and...
February 27, 2026 • 4:38 pm
About Elyssee Gibson joined the Office of Rural Promise in 2017. Prior to serving as the Assistant Director of Communications, Elyssee held the role of Resource and Communications Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for College Access Partnerships. She previously...
February 27, 2026 • 4:37 pm
About Teresa is a CPA and came to GEAR UP with 30+ years of accounting experience in public accounting and industry.
February 27, 2026 • 4:08 pm
About Corinne serves as Deputy Director of College Access Partnerships (CAP) and Director of GEAR UP at Appalachian State University. At Appalachian, Corinne previously served as coordinator of academic initiatives, where she was instrumental in growing the...
February 27, 2026 • 1:04 pm
About As the Executive Director of the Office of Rural Promise, Dr. Beeler leads a team that administers seven grant-based programs of over $90M in committed funding since 2020, with the vision that all students in western North Carolina will be college ready. Dr....
