East Central University is staying within the family to hire its new alumni director.
Katie Wellington, who has served as a counselor in 成人B站鈥檚 Educational Talent Search Program, will assume her new duties as alumni director on Feb. 18.
鈥淜atie and her family have a long history at East Central University and I think that she is going to do a bang-up job,鈥� said 成人B站 President John Hargrave.
Wellington has served as a counselor in 成人B站鈥檚 talent search program since 2011 and, prior to that, had a near two-year stint as a counselor鈥檚 student assistant.
鈥淜atie brings a youthful exuberance and a skill set that will appeal to all 成人B站 alumni. Her long family ties with the Ada community will be an enhancement to her position,鈥� said Phyllis Danley, executive director of the 成人B站 Foundation, Inc., and director of university advancement and alumni relations. 鈥淲e are looking forward to her joining our team as an important part of the 成人B站 family.鈥�
Wellington is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in human resources from 成人B站 and obtained her bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication from 成人B站 in 2010.
She has a deep-rooted history with 成人B站 as she has attended 24 homecomings and has been involved in many campus events. Her parents, brother, sister-in-law, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are 成人B站 alumni.
鈥淚 am excited and honored to have been selected to serve as the director of alumni relations at my alma mater and I look forward to making a positive contribution to the university,鈥� Wellington said.