ShaRonda Cooper
Director of Multicultural Services and Programs
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
sharonda.cooper@uga.edu
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
sharonda.cooper@uga.edu
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Multicultural Services and Programs
404 Memorial Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.5773 | mspinfo@uga.edu
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
sharonda.cooper@uga.edu
Jamel Hodges
Assistant Director of Programming
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
Jamel.Hodges@uga.edu
John Alvarez Turner
Assistant Director
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
john.alvarezturner@uga.edu
Sandra Goolsby
Administrative Assistant II
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
sgoolsby@uga.edu
Kestrina Shrestha
Graduate Assistant
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
Kestrina.Shrestha@uga.edu
Carlos Rooks, Jr.
Graduate Assistant
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
carlos.rooks@uga.edu
Annette Aguilar
Student Intern
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
Annette.Aguilar@uga.edu
Jordan Campbell
Student Intern
404 Memorial HallAthens, GA 30602
706.542.5773
Jordan.Campbell@uga.edu
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Nhilynn Nguyen
Student Intern
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Jordan Campbell
Student Intern
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Zahria Holmon
Student Intern
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Sungjae Cho
Student Intern
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Annette Aguilar
Student Intern
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Jamel Hodges
Assistant Director of Programming
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Jalen Youmans
Graduate Assistant
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Carlos Rooks, Jr.
Graduate Assistant
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DeLauren Davis
Graduate Assistant
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Kestrina Shrestha
Graduate Assistant
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John Alvarez Turner
Assistant Director
John Alvarez Turner is the Assistant Director for Education and Outreach for the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs. John’s professional background in the field of Education spans over fifteen years in K-12, corporate training, and higher education. Prior to UGA, John served as the Associate Director for Hispanic Outreach, Student Success Instructor, Manager of the Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery of Akron’s Black History and Culture, and Academic Advisor at The University of Akron as well as a Commissioner on the Civil Rights Commission for the City of Akron, Ohio. He also proudly worked as a Middle School ESL Social Studies Teacher for 7 years.
At UGA, John is responsible for providing leadership with regard to planning, advising, developing and implementing a variety of programs, educational offerings, and trainings that focuses on providing opportunities that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, multicultural education and awareness, and intercultural engagement that also honors intersections of identity for the office of Multicultural Services and Programs.
John holds a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from The University of Akron and a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Central Florida. John joined UGA Multicultural Services and Programs in this role in 2018.
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ShaRonda Cooper
Director of Multicultural Services and Programs
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Sandra Goolsby
Administrative Assistant II
Mrs. Sandra is a native Athenian. She joined the office in 2004 after retiring with thirty years of service in the business industry. During retirement, she returned to school to study Marketing and Management which set her on a new career path in Student Affairs. She enjoys listening to and working with students and has a passion for planning events.
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