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| Gracie Overstreet |
In her role as program coordinator, she manages the daily operations of the Office of Student Affairs and provides administrative support to the College of Medicine’s associate and assistant deans, Registrar’s Office, Office of Financial Aid, and Student Affairs Business Operations. She also serves as students’ first point of contact and fields student concerns to the appropriate Student Affairs office.
“I am very excited to join the College of Medicine, not only because there are a lot of exciting things happening in the college, but also because of the work that I get to provide to the students and having the opportunity to watch them grow along their journeys,” she said. “Now that I am a two-time graduate of the university, having the ability to be a part of the students’ support system and giving back in a way that was given to me, is incredibly rewarding.”
A native of Jackson, Alabama, Overstreet earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, and she is expected to graduate with a Master of Business Administration from USA this spring.
Prior to joining the Whiddon College of Medicine, she served as a secretary in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at the University of South Alabama. Previously, she was a student assistant in the USA School of Computing.
Laventrice S. Ridgeway, Ed.D., assistant dean of student affairs, said he and the staff look forward to Overstreet’s significant contributions to the team, as she brings a wealth of influential experiences from her previous positions at the university.
“One of the things that was clear about Gracie during the hiring process was her ambition and zeal to work with USA students, as she is a two-time graduate of the university, which makes us happy to retain her as a part of the Jag nation,” Ridgeway said.
