TCU College Advising Corps
The TCU College Advising Corps helps low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students find their way to colleges that will serve them well. By providing well-trained, enthusiastic advisers to underserved Tarrant County high schools, the TCU College Advising Corps aims to increase college-going rates at partner high schools within the Greater Fort Worth community.
TCU College Advising Corps advisers are placed as full-time college advisers in local underserved high schools. Advisers work to foster a college-going culture within the schools they serve, which is one of the best predictors of whether students will pursue higher education. Advisers become part of their school’s community. They collaborate with teachers and administrators to tie college-going into the life of a school, devise creative approaches to reach and connect with students, and most importantly, open the eyes of students and their families to the possibility of college. Equally important, advisers supplement, not replace, existing high school counseling staff, thereby reaching more students.
The TCU College Advising Corps serves over 40,000 high school students in 24 schools in the following districts: Arlington ISD, Birdville ISD, Crowley ISD, Everman ISD Fort Worth ISD, Lake Worth ISD and White Settlement ISD.
TCU College Advising Corps Team
| Matt Burckhalter, M.B.A., M.Ed. Director 817-257-4746 m.burckhalter@tcu.edu |
Melondy Doddy, M.Ed. Assistant Director 817-257-6774 m.doddy@tcu.edu |
Audra Guereca Program Specialist 817-257-7690 a.guereca@tcu.edu |
2019-2020 College Advisers |
| School District | High School | Name | |
| Arlington ISD | James Bowie | Elise Shropshire | e.shropshire@tcu.edu |
| Arlington ISD | Juan Seguin | Jacob Trevino | jacob.j.trevino@tcu.edu |
| Arlington ISD | Lamar | Victoria Post | victoria.a.post@tcu.edu |
| Arlington ISD | Sam Houston | Timi Ijabiken | tim.ijabiken@tcu.edu |
| Birdville ISD | Haltom | Dylynne Dodson | dylynne.h.dodson@tcu.edu |
| Crowley ISD | Crowley | Elle Meyers | e.meyers@tcu.edu |
| Crowley ISD | North Crowley | Cole Polley | c.polley@tcu.edu |
| Everman ISD | Everman | Becca Moreno | r.moreno@tcu.edu |
| Everman ISD | Everman | Connor Wynne | connor.wynne@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Arlington Heights | Candace Soto | c.g.soto@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Benbrook Middle/High | Maia Gunn | maia.gunn@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Carter-Riverside | Emily Lopez | e.y.ruppe@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Diamond Hill-Jarvis | Abel Reyes, III | abel.a.reyes3@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Dunbar | Caitlin Reed | caitlin.reed@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Eastern Hills | Arrianna Cervantes | a.g.cervantes@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | North Side | Michelle Hooten | m.tapia@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | O D Wyatt | James Sang | j.sang@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Paschal | Allie Eckerman | a.eckerman@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Polytechnic | Brian Hernandez | brian.hernandez@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | South Hills | Emi Gomez | emi.gomez@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Southwest | Hailey Smith | hailey.smith@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Trimble Tech | Delaney Clark | delaney.clark@tcu.edu |
| Fort Worth ISD | Western Hills | Valerie Gonzalez | v.gonzalez18@tcu.edu |
| Lake Worth ISD | Lake Worth | Mason LeDonne | mason.ledonne@tcu.edu |
| White Settlement ISD | Brewer | Cassandra Kneblik | c.r.kneblik@tcu.edu |
