Staff
Tim Wilkinson
Executive Director, Student Engagement
West Chester University (BA) – Speech Communications; Rider University (MA) – Human Services; Appalachian State University (EdD) – Higher Education/Adult Learning (Current)
Tim oversees all aspects of the Student Engagement office, such as strategic planning, assessment, and supervision of staff. He advises Student Government, and serves as chair of the Student Activity Fee Committee and secretary of the Student Life Committee.
Hometown: Toms River, NJ
Strengths: Communication, WOO, Adaptability, Ideation, Arranger
Hobbies: Watching the Phillies and Super Bowl Champion Eagles, playing with his son Liam, pretending he is still a runner
Favorite Wake Tradition: Sitting on the hill at Wake Forest football games
“Decisions are made by those who show up.” – Jed Bartlet, The West Wing
Shauna McNeil
Director of Student Organizations and Programs
Saint Augustine University (BS) – Accounting; University of Buffalo (M.Ed.) – Higher Education Administration
Shauna develops programs, resources, and systems that support the Wake Forest campus community, specifically Student Union, student organizations including their members and advisors, and major campus programs and traditions. This includes supervising professional staff members and student-led initiatives that support Student Engagement programs.
Hometown: New York, NY
Strengths: Responsibility, Connectedness, Relator, Communication, Analytical
Hobbies: Traveling, dancing, cooking with and entertaining for friends and family, being a foodie, not to mention bowling
Favorite Wake Tradition: “I’ve enjoyed several traditions since arriving at Wake Forest but there are many more to come, so I’m keeping my mind open.” Piedmont Triad Area: Food Truck Festivals, and the NC Folk Festival
“To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
Demetria Smith
Director of the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Engagement
East Carolina University (BA)-English; Southern New Hampshire University (MS)-Higher Education Administration; Wingate University (Ed.S.)-Higher Education Executive Leadership, (Ed.D.)-Higher Education Executive Leadership (IP)
Demetria leads the development of a vibrant, engaged, inclusive, learning-rich FSL community with the students, staff, faculty, and alumni of Wake Forest University while supporting student-led initiatives and campus traditions.
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. “ – Angela Davis
Lacey Hatcher
Operations Manager
Wake Forest University (BA) – Communications & Sociology
Lacey supports the Office of Student Engagement in a multitude of ways: From managing daily operations, developing and implementing strategies/processes to help the office function efficiently to financial and budgetary reconciliation and approval/review of correspondence with Campus Life and other university partners.
Hometown: Nazareth, PA
Strengths: Individualization, Analytical, Discipline, Harmony, Communication
Hobbies: Watching college sports or any version of the Real Housewives franchise, anything Disney related (especially fantasizing about the food in Epcot), lounging around with her dog Bentley (aka watching him sleep) and singing the Philadelphia Eagles fight song
Favorite Wake Tradition: When the Deacon comes out on the motorcycle at football and basketball games
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou
Hammed Sirleaf, Jr.
Associate Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Engagement
College of Charleston (BA) – African American Studies; Oklahoma State University (MS) – Educational Leadership Studies; University of Iowa (EdD in Progress) – Educational Policy and Leadership Studies
Hometown: Myrtle Beach (Loris), SC
Strengths: Positivity, Developer, Empathy, Arranger, Responsibility
Hobbies: Music (listening to or playing), Traveling, Spending time with friends
Favorite Part of being a Greek Life Professional: The endless connections that are made!
Brittany Harris-Nelson
Assistant Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Engagement
University of North Carolina Greensboro (BA)- Biology; North Carolina A&T State University (MS)- Adult Education; Nova Southeastern University (EdD in progress)- Higher Education Leadership
Brittany oversees and advises both the Panhellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council (Divine 9). In her role Brittany works to create a fun, safe, and transformative Fraternity & Sorority Life experience for all of our students here at Wake. In her other duties, Brittany assists with the planning and implementation of Hazing Prevention Week, along with other Fraternity & Sorority life initiatives.
Hometown: Raeford, NC
Strengths: Developer, Restorative, Belief, Achiever, Arranger
Hobbies: Video Games, ATV Riding, Crochet
Favorite Wake Tradition: TBD!
“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day” – Marian Wright Edelman
“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”- Beyonce
Eve Phinazee
Assistant Director of Student Engagement
University of Tampa (BFA) – Fine Arts & Graphic Design
University of South Florida (M.Ed.) – Curriculum & Instruction
Eve advises the Student Union, Wake Forest’s largest student led programming body and oversees the organization’s administration. She also supports large-scale student facing programs, such as Homecoming, Wake the Forest, New Deac Week, and more.
Hometown: Live Oak, FL
Strengths: Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Strategic, Command
Hobbies: Playing video and board games, dungeons & dragons, baking, gardening, reading fantasy novels, and most things traditionally “nerdy”.
Favorite Wake Tradition: Lighting of the Quad