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Our Mission
The Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice (GSNPCOP) is one of the entity groups within ACPA charged to develop and deliver year-round programs and services focused on enriching and supporting the needs of graduate students and new professionals in student affairs and higher education.
Our Vision
GSNPCOP strives to be the centralized gateway, network, and resource for graduate students and new professionals that elevates current issues, addresses institutionalized culture, produces scholarly work, and implements innovative practices that promote systemic change in order to transform higher education and student affairs.
our history
1988 // The Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice (GSNPCOP) was created as a standing committee through the work of 1987’s Graduate Student Member-at-Large, Anne Eskridge. The purpose of this standing committee was to create a system of support for graduate students and new professionals in ACPA by recognizing the need to have affordable convention registration, housing options, as well as programs and events focused on graduate students.
2011 // The Standing Committee matured to a more defined Directorate structure with positions and requisite skills defined. Communication with the Standing Committee constituency was improved by an improved newsletter, including regular versions made available online through the ACPA homepage. The “inverted funnel model” of leadership development through the Standing Committee was introduced. The goal was to enable graduate students and new professionals to move in to the Standing Committee up through the Directorate and on to positions of great responsibility within the Association.
2015 // The Standing Committee transitioned to be a Coalition. The change represented several positive advances the Standing Committee was able to accomplish for the support of graduate students and new professionals within the field of student affairs. While working as a Coalition, Graduate Students and New Professionals helped emphasized the importance of partnership and collaboration and helped make our entity group more inclusive to the entirety of our membership.
2017 // After conversations with ACPA in 2017, it was decided that a Coalition was not the best place for Graduate Student and New Professionals. Shortly after, Communities of Practices were established, and one Community of Practice was established for Mid-Level Professionals. In the summer of that same year, the Coalition officially changed its name to the Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice.
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Master’s & Undergraduate Memberships are now FREE
by Bethany | Jul 1, 2026
The ACPA-College Student Educators International Leadership Council and International Office are thrilled to announce, quite possibly, the most significant investment in the future of higher education in the Association’s 102 years of bold leadership and...
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GSNP Election Results!
by Graduate Students & New Professionals Community of Practice | Jan 5, 2026
Announcing the newest elected leaders for GSNP: Chair-Elect: Cole Verbeten he/him/his UW-Madison, SOAR Operations Specialist New Professional Vice Chair for Professional Development: Eddie Stakelum he/him/his Rochester Institute of Technology, Residence Coordinator...
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GSNP Election Information and Candidate Bios
by Graduate Students & New Professionals Community of Practice | Nov 3, 2025
Special GSNP Election (Update from December 8, 2025): A special election for the Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice is now live! Voting takes place December 8th – November 15th. All active GSNP members should receive a unique link via email...
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Meet the Directorate
Blanca Moncada
Chair
She/Ella
San José State University
Coordinator for Academic Success
Cole Verbeten
Chair-Elect
He/Him
University of Wisconsin-Madison
New Student Orientation Coordinator
Liv Maldonado
Past Chair
She/Her/Hers
Appalachian State University
Coordinator for Recruitment & Student Operations
Convention Experience Team
Abby Roskos
Vice Chair, Convention Experience
She/Her/Hers
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Program Coordinator
Rockson Owusu Amponsah
Coordinator, Special Events
He/Him/His
University of Northern Iowa
Residence Life Coordinator
Serenity Wolf
Coordinator, Special Events
She/Her
Clemson University, Honors College
Associate Director Scholarship Programs
Natasha Adams Spencer
Coordinator, Awards & Scholarships
She/Her
North Carolina State University
PhD Student & Research Associate
Adam Marino
Coordinator, Convention Cohort
He/Him/His
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
New Professional
Tessa Sprinkle
Coordinator, Convention Cohort
She/Her
Appalachian State University
Resident Director
Networking Team
Sydney Rubin
Vice Chair, Networking
She/Her/Hers
The Ohio State University
Recruitment and Engagement Specialist
Ashleigh Costley
Coordinator, Member Engagement
She/Her/Hers
Winston-Salem State University
Professional Academic Advisor and Student Success Coach II
Dr. Mohamed Gomaa
Coordinator, Cross-Organizational Involvement
He/Him/Él
Hamburg University
Research Assistant/PhD
Anne Badgett
Coordinator, Member Engagement
She/Her
Appalachian State University
Resident Director
Soheli F Jony
Coordinator, Cross-Organizational Involvement
She/Her/Hers
Indiana University Bloomington
PhD Student, NSSE Graduate Assistant
Shammas Bashir
Coordinator, Cross-Organizational Involvement
He/Him/His
University of Houston
Instructional Assistant – CliftonStrengths
Operations Team
Jaclyn Coppinger
Vice Chair, Operations
She/Her
New York University
Academic Advisor, Advising Operations – College of Arts and Science
Martha Kakooza
Coordinator, Data and Assessment
She/Her
Morgan State University
PhD Candidate
Festus Cobena Ainoo
Coordinator, Website Content and Development
He/Him/His
University of Maryland, College Park
Instructor & Graduate Coordinator for Leadership Studies
Chloe Dragos
Coordinator, Social Media
She/Her/Hers
Western Carolina University
Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Professional Development Team
Eddie Stakelum
Vice Chair, Professional Development
He/Him/His
Rochester Institute of Technology
Residence Coordinator
Blake Eisnaugle
Coordinator, Professional Engagement
He/Him
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Career and Academic Advisor
Julia Assis Azevedo
Coordinator, Professional Engagement
She/Her/Hers
Clemson University
Graduate Assistant for Scholarship Programs and Recruitment
Bri Kind
Coordinator, Professional Engagement
She/Her/Hers
Miami University
Special Projects Graduate Assistant for CAS’s Dean’s Office
Emmanuel Bosompem
Coordinator, Special Events
He/Him/His
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Assistant Residence Director
Kayla Engel
Coordinator, Special Events
She/Her
University of South Carolina
Residence Hall Association Coordinator
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