Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Chair: Shawn Ficadenti, James Madison University (VA)

Special Interest Groups bring colleagues together to explore a topic or population in higher education / K-12 through discussion, networking and resource sharing. PCACAC has served as a leading affiliate in many ways, including launching our very own SIGs in 2018. Since then, we have grown from three to ten SIGs:

African-American:

Candice Ashton, Sandy Springs Friends School (MD)

Community Based Organizations (CBOs):

Charlain Bailey, Going to College, LLC (MD)
CBOs in the PCACAC Region

Community College & Transfer Students:

Melloney Johnson, Matoaca High School (VA)
Stephanie Stahler, McDaniel College (MD)

First-Generation College Students:

Damian Garcia, Glenelg Country School (MD)
Bethany Ely, Next One Up (MD)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Michael Walden, The SEED School of Maryland (MD)
Independent Educational Consultants

Missy Moreland, Moreland and Associates Educational Consulting LLC (MD)
Ricardo Ortegon, GPS College Guidance (MD)

LatinX:

Wendy Ayala, Collegiate Directions, Inc. (MD)
Kevin Medina, Georgetown Preparatory School (DC)

LGBTQ+ Ally:

Shawn Ficadenti, James Madison University (VA)
Kathleen Martin, Wilmington Friends School (DE)
An introduction from our chairs

Regional Representatives:

Amanda Wolk, University of Tennessee (Regional)
Whitney Pitschke, Radford University (Regional)

Rural/Small Town:

Emily Ewoldt, Radford University (VA)
James Pennix, Roanoke College (VA)

If you have an idea for a new SIG or would you like to get connected to the leaders and members of our current SIGs, please contact the chair.
We are looking forward to seeing the number of SIGs grow. YOU may be just the leader that we need for our newest SIG!