Steven P. Girardot, Ph.D.
Director of Success Programs
steven.girardot@vpss.gatech.edu
404.894.1945

Dr. Girardot holds two degrees from Georgia Tech- a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Chemistry. He completed his doctorate at Emory University in Chemistry and Environmental Health, and he also received a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Epidemiology from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health. Before joining Success Programs, Steven served as Assistant Director for TA and Graduate Student Programs at Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and as a Program Coordinator at Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), where he managed tutoring programs that linked Tech students to local elementary schools.  His professional interests include teaching and learning in introductory STEM courses and factors which lead to student success in the first and second years of college.  In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, playing tennis, going to GT football games, and enjoying Atlanta's great restaurants!

Eric Moschella
Assistant Director of Success Programs/ Director of Academic Support Programs
eric.moschella@vpss.gatech.edu
404.894.1970

Eric earned a Bachelor's Degree in English and Master's Degree in Post Secondary Student Development from the University of Iowa and is currently pursuing a PhD in Higher Education from Clemson University. Eric brings experience working in both student and academic affairs- most recently as the coordinator of Clemson University's international award winning Supplemental Instruction program and freshman seminar instructor. He has also worked in residence life at the University of South Carolina and the University of Northern Iowa, student activities at Mount Mercy College, and in health education at the University of Iowa. Eric's professional interests include: peer academic support and collaborative learning, on-line and technology based academic support, student leader development, and first year student success. In his free time Eric enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, music, architecture and design, running, cycling, and swimming.

Bethany Naser
Assistant Director of Success Programs/Director of FASET Orientation and New Student Programs
bethany.naser@vpss.gatech.edu
404.894.9184

Bethany earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Higher Education Administration with a specialization in Student Affairs from Texas A&M University.  After completing her graduate studies at Texas A&M University, Bethany worked in the new student programming areas at both Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and the University of North Texas in Denton, TX where she focused her professional pursuits in the areas of orientation, transition and retention program development.  Her professional interests include first-year experience programming, tradition/transition camps, college student adjustment, leader training and development and social justice education.  When not busy with orientation, Bethany loves the performing arts, reading a good book, catching up with family and friends, exploring Atlanta (it's all new to this Texas girl), and of course spending time with her cat Beasley.

Eric Tack
Assistant Director of Success Programs/Coordinator of Sophomore and Transition Programs
eric.tack@vpss.gatech.edu
404.894.4564

Eric received a B.S. in Public Relations and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida in 2004 and a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in College Student Personnel Administration from James Madison University in 2006. Before coming to Georgia Tech and joining the Success Programs staff in 2007, Eric worked at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for one year in their orientation and first-year student programs office. His professional interests include freshman development, transfer student services, parent and family programming, and GLBT issues. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and dog and golfing on the weekends.

Anthony "Andy" Hoefer, Ph.D.
Academic Programs Coordinator
anthony.hoefer@vpss.gatech.edu
404.385.8588

Dr. Andy Hoefer serves as Academic Programs Coordinator and works with 1-to-1 Tutoring, PLUS Groups, and GT1000. He also holds a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture at Tech, where he teaches courses in multimodal communication and literature. A native of South Carolina, he earned his B.A. at Wofford College, an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Alabama, and the Ph.D. in American Literature from Louisiana State University in 2008. When he’s outside the Office of Success Programs, Andy’s research focuses on issues of community, place, and identity in the literature and culture of the U.S. South. Andy runs so that he can indulge in barbecue and other greasy foods, and he gets to work early so he can sneak off to watch a ballgame or a band on the weekends. He and his wife are currently overwhelmed by two cats and two dogs. 

Latonya Culberson
Administrative Coordinator
latonya.culberson@vpss.gatech.edu
404.894.1945

Latonya received her B.B.A. in Finance from the University of West Georgia in 1992 and has been employed with Georgia Tech for over eleven years. During that time, she has served in different support roles in the Library and Information Center, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Division of Professional Practice.  Latonya now provides administrative support for all the programs associated with Success Programs. Her interests include reading, movies, shopping and entertaining.