Liesl Erb, Ph.D. (she/her)
Faculty Director of Community Engagement

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 771-3730

Liesl supports students in fulfilling requirements for the community engagement commitment, tracks fulfillment, and provides opportunities. Liesl supports faculty in developing community-engaged learning experiences, maintains and builds community partnerships, manages outreach and education about community engagement, and plans and implements engagement-related events.

Contact Liesl About:

• • Faculty-led Community-Engaged Courses 
    • Study away CE Lightning Term
  • Student's Community Engagement Commitment and honors distinction
  • Advertising events/programs/engagement opportunities
  • CE crew & the Bonner Leader Program
  • Questions about transcripts and community engagement requirements
  • Community Engagement transportation to partner sites

Taelyn Reid (she/her)
Assistant Director of Community & Global Engagement

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 828-771-3050

Meet with Taelyn 

Taelyn is coordinating the Bonner Leader Program to strengthen student civic leadership and community connections.  Community Engagement and supports their efforts in issue area programming on campus and service in the community through site placements, co-curricular programming, and issue workshops.

Contact Taelyn About:

• Community Engagement Crew
• The Bonner Leaders Program 
  • Grant opportunities
  • Internships
• Community Partnerships 
• NCCE Award Nomination for Warren Wilson College Campus Members

Bell Wyman Nishimoto (she/her)
AmeriCorps VISTA Afterschool Corps

Email: [email protected] 

Bell is at WWC for her second service term as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Afterschool Corps, which focuses on youth and education programming. She is project-lead for EcoTeam and other youth and education partners tied to the Community Engagement Crew. Contact Bell if you are interested in joining EcoTeam or would like to hear more about joining AmeriCorps VISTA.

Maddy Tkach (she/her)
CELC Data & Operations Manager

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 828-771-4033

Maddy tracks community engagement commitment fulfillment, and CE-designated courses and opportunities through GivePulse, and supports event planning.