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First Year Advising Center

North Foundation Hall, Room 101
318 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4454
(location map)
(248) 370-3227
FYAC@oakland.edu

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Orientation & New Student Programs
North Foundation Hall, Room 101
318 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4454
(248) 370-GOLD
gold@oakland.edu

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

First Year Advising Center

North Foundation Hall, Room 101
318 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4454
(location map)
(248) 370-3227
FYAC@oakland.edu

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Orientation & New Student Programs
North Foundation Hall, Room 101
318 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4454
(248) 370-GOLD
gold@oakland.edu

Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Meet the Staff

Academic Advising
A head shot of Sara Webb.

Sara Webb
she/her/hers
Senior Director, First Year Success
crampton@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2652
NingNing Zheng head shot

NingNing Zheng
she/her/hers
Senior Systems and Data Analyst
nzheng@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2614
A professional headshot of Kate Genord.

Kate Genord
she/her/hers
Communication Coordinator
kgenord@oakland.edu
 (248) 370-3790
headshot of Jennifer Craig

Jenifer Craig
she/they
Office Assistant
jcraig@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3241

Academic Advisers

A headshot of Rachel Stagman.

Rachel Stagman
she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Advising
rstagman@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2655
Tessa Johnson staff photo

Tessa Johnson
she/her/hers
Senior Academic Adviser
johnson19@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2009
Headshot of Caitlin Thayer

Caitlin Thayer
she/her/hers
Senior Academic Adviser
cthayer@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2597
A headshot of Zach Barclay

Zachary Barclay
he/him/his
Senior Academic Adviser
zacharybarclay@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4364
A head shot of Jade Vang.

Jade Dang
she/her/hers
Academic Adviser
jadedang@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2733
A headshot of Ashley Finkley.

Ashley Finkley
she/her/hers
Academic Adviser
afinkley@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3246
A headshot of Jamie Franklin.

Jamie Franklin
he/him/his
Academic Adviser
jfranklin@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2519
Zuhair Issa head shot

Zuhair Issa
Academic Adviser
zrissa@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3264
Photo Not Available

Grace Shinske
she/her/hers
Academic Adviser
graceshinske@oakland.edu
 (248) 370-2198
Photo Not Available

Ashley Sweeney
Temporary Academic Adviser
asweeney@oakland.edu

First Year Assistants

Amber Harris Head Shot

Amber
she/her
A professional headshot of Ammar Minhas.

Ammar
he/him
Cailey Powell Head Shot

Cailey
she/her
De'Miah Johnson Head Shot

De'Miah
she/her
A professional headshot of DZ Hopkins.

D'Zariah
she/her
Kelly Knight head shot

Kelly
she/her
Koda Montgomery Head Shot

Kieran
he/they
Kyle Griggs Head Shot

Kyle
he/they
Shamiah Woods Head Shot

Shamiah
she/her
A professional headshot of Tayion Williams.

Tay
he/him
Orientation and New Student Programs
Mae Dennis Head Shot

Mae Dennis
she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Orientation and New Student Programs
mdamazyn@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4418
A professional headshot of Celeste Black

Celeste Huff
she/her/hers
Coordinator, Orientation and New Student Programs
cbblack@oakland.edu
(248) 370- 3249
A professional headshot of David Ollie Ray.

David Ollie Ray
he/him/his
Office Assistant
ollie@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3100