Meet our Staff
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Cathy H. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Director
chhamilt@uncg.edu
Cathy Hamilton received her Ph.D. from the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development at Louisiana State University. She also holds the M.S. degree in Adult Education from Texas A&M University and a B.A. from the honors college (Plan II) of the University of Texas at Austin. Through the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning she provides support for both academic and co-curricular service-learning, student leadership, and civic engagement. Dr. Hamilton has worked in educational human resource development at the national and international level for the past 19 years. Prior to this position, Dr. Hamilton served as the director of the Hartman Center for Civic Education and Leadership and part-time Assistant Professor at DePauw University in Indiana and as visiting Assistant Professor for Louisiana State University. She worked the better part of a decade in leadership development, education, and publishing in Latin America. Working with faculty in university-community partnerships as well as working with popular education initiatives in Latin America has impressed upon her the power of collaborative alliances between universities and partners that together transform our communities. She is active with Campus Compact, having served on two State Advisory Boards and is the 2002 recipient of the Community Service Director Fellowship of the Indiana Campus Compact to explore more effective community-university partnerships in technology. -
Joe Frey, M.Ed., M.S.S.W.
Assistant Director for Community Engagement
jjfrey@uncg.edu
As the Assistant Director for Community Engagement, Joe Frey works with co-curricular service programs (Peer Council, relief trips, one time service events, and connecting students to service and civic engagement opportunities), and builds community partnerships with non-profits, school, and government agencies. Joe received his graduate degrees in Education (College Student Personnel) and Social Work from the University of Louisville. In the non-profit sector, he has experience working with runaway and homeless youth and refugee populations. Joe's higher education experience includes work in student services, academic advising, and service-learning. -
Preston Yarborough, M.A., M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Leadership
jpyarbor@uncg.edu
We are also enthusiastic about our new Assistant Director of Leadership. Preston Yarborough has extensive experience in business administration, teaching, student leadership development and was recently published in the Center for Creative Leadership's Leadership in Action magazine. As a Ph.D. student in UNCG's Department of Counseling and Educational Development, he plans to incorporate a leadership component into his doctoral research. Preston is pleased to be part of our office and looks forward to working with each of you on the Advisory Team in the coming year! -
Emily M. Janke, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Service-Learning
emjanke@uncg.edu
As the Assistant Director for Service-Learning, Dr. Emily M. Janke provides curricular, administrative, and grant support to faculty members who seek to enhance their teaching and research through academic service-learning and community-based research. Emily's expertise is public scholarship. Emily received her Ph.D. in Higher Education from The Pennsylvania State University and her B.A. from Colgate University in Environmental Geography. Emily continues to incorporate service-learning into her curricula and has experience helping faculty members develop, implement, and assess community-based learning experiences. Prior to joining the OLSL, Emily worked in the Center for the Study of Higher Education as a research assistant on two National Science Foundation-funded initiatives, including the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning and Teaching Sustainability in Engineering through Public Scholarship. Emily's research focuses on faculty-community partnerships, as well as on faculty motivation and student development through public scholarship. Emily is a board member for the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) and was a co-winner of the 2008 IARSLCE Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled, Shared Partnership Identity between Faculty and Community Partners. In her free time, Emily enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling, and gardening with her husband and playing with her dog. -
Sherrill W. Hayes, Ph.D.
Service-Learning Faculty Fellow
swhayes@uncg.edu
Dr. Sherrill Hayes is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution at UNCG. Dr. Hayes has had a range of professional and academic roles including early childhood educator, divorce and child custody mediator, community college instructor, and consultant for non-profits. His scholarship includes professionals working with families in conflict, organizational dispute systems, theory development, and children in cultural context. He has worked with organizations to develop anti-bullying programs, resolve neighbor conflicts, and develop everyday conflict resolution skills. He has a Ph.D. in Social Policy from Newcastle University (UK) and an MS and BS in Human Development and Family Studies from UNCG. Sherrill enjoys playing music and spending time with his wife and two children.
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Emily Kamischke
AmeriCorps North Carolina Campus Compact VISTA
emkamisc@uncg.edu
As the North Carolina Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA, Emily Kamischke works with co-curricular service programs, primarily disaster relief trips, peer council, NC-ACTS!, and one-time service events. Emily received her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Communications from Elon University. Emily’s experience includes working in the Kernodle Center for Service-Learning at Elon as the Director of Service Trips and sustainable volunteer participation during her college years. In her free time, Emily enjoys ultimate Frisbee, traveling, and being outdoors.