Student Center & Leadership Activities
Staff Members
Dr. Angela McPherson Williams - Director,
Student Center and Leadership Activities
Dr. McPherson Williams is from Omaha, Nebraska. She has earned degrees from the University of the Incarnate Word, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Illinois (Champaign - Urbana).
Dr. Mac has more than eighteen years of experience in higher education. She is a wife and mother, a member of the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, and a Diamond Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
"I am honored and excited to have this opportunity to contribute to the positive and innovative things happening at UIW. As an alumna of the University, what better tribute can I pay to the institution that contributed to my academic growth, than to continue the legacy of excellence, honor and tradition by serving as an administrator?"
Dr. Mac works primarily with the Student Government Association/Senators, Student Organizations, Emerging Leaders, Speakers for Achievement and Success, and the Marian Student Center.
Please stop by the Campus Life Office to talk with Dr. Mac and learn more about getting involved on campus through the Student Center and Leadership Activities Office.
Chaye Pena, Assistant Director of Leadership Activities
Chaye Pena is from South Texas. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and her MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Chaye is married to Daniel and has one daughter, Penelope.
Chaye has twelve years of experience working in higher education. She most recently served as the Assistant Director of Student Activities at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. “I am a new member of the UIW community and am already impressed by the caliber of our students and their involvement on-campus and in the community. I am excited about the opportunity to work with these students and to take part in their journey at UIW”
Please stop by the Campus Life Office to welcome Chaye and get involved on campus through the Student Center and Leadership Activities Office.
Tiffany Aleman - Student Organizations Coordinator
Tiffany Aleman was born in San Antonio, TX. She earned her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, with a minor in Reading from the University of Incarnate Word. She is continuing her education at UIW by taking graduate courses in Instructional Technology in Education. She is also a member of Kappa Delta Epsilon, as well as C.A.R.E. She has been a part of the Campus Life family for five years now and is excited to take on her new role as the Student Organizations Coordinator.
Maria E. Edwards, Student Center Manager
Maria Edwards is originally from Victoria, TX. After high school, she enlisted in the United States Air Force and worked on building munitions. She has been all over the world, and lived in such places as Japan, South Korea, Iraq, South Carolina, and Alaska. After serving her country, she went to Victoria College and received her Associate's Degree in Science. She worked with G-Force, an organization designed to promote college awareness in school-age students in Texas, as a mentor. She is now a current student at UIW to complete her Pre-Pharmacy coursework. She is a proud mom of an 8 year old son. “It is never too late to go back to school even after a ten year career in the military!”
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