Nathanial moved to Portland in 2013, after completing his M.S. in College Student Development, to pursue a career in Higher Education. He started working in the School of Business shortly after moving to Portland and has been here since then.
Currently, Nathanial’s work comprises of leading the Undergraduate Student Services team in various student success support programs and services, including (but not limited to) emergency hardship funding, student community development, student retention support, Atmos and Maverix. Nathanial is originally from Northern California. He was a First-Generation College Student, and participated in the McNair Scholars Program as an undergrad (his research was on gender roles in Star Trek). The guidance, coaching and mentorship Nathanial received as an undergraduate student pushed him along to pursue a graduate degree out of state and led him to his current role.
Nathanial believes strongly that having a good community is one of the biggest keys to success – all of the work he does is driven by ensuring that students pursuing a degree in the School of Business feel like they are welcome and included members of the community with access to all the resources they need to be successful.
In his freetime, Nathanial can be found reading, gaming (tabletop or video), cooking or spending time with his family.