Current Ambassadors

Asia-li Aartun

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Business Admin. and Law / Spanish

Hometown: Seneca, SC

What I love about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love that I can step out of my comfort zone and work with such intelligent, ambitious students while being the best version of myself as well. It is a great experience to be able to represent Western with these individuals and express our mutual appreciation for the school.

Favorite Quote: “We all want to change the world.” -The Beatles

Kenna Albert

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hometown: Goldsboro, North Carolina

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: Being an Ambassador for WCU provides many eye-opening experiences. I love how I am surrounded by 15 young and ambitious WCU students who are all working to make WCU and the surrounding community a better place.

Favorite Quote: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."-Jimmy Dugan

Gracey Anderson

Chancellor's Ambassador

Major: Social Work and Entrepreneurship 

Hometown: Manistee, Michigan 

What you love about being a Chancellor's ambassador: I love that as a Chancellor’s Ambassador I am provided with the opportunity to push myself professionally when collaborating with a wide array of individuals. 

Favorite Quote: “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we-re brave enough to be it.” – Amanda Gorman

Alex Charlot

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Mason, MI

What do you love about being a Chancellor's Ambassador: I love being a Chancellor's Ambassador because it gives me the unique opportunity to represent an entire campus of my peers while working alongside my fellow Ambassadors who are just as motivated as I am to embody this beautiful university.

Favorite Quote: "Every day you either get better or you get worse. You never stay the same." - Bo Schembechler

John Davis

Chancellor Ambassador, President

Major: Electrical Engineering and Philosophy

Hometown: Columbia, SC

What you love about being a chancellor’s ambassador: What I love about this program is the passion to learn about both the external world and our internal character as a unified group of friends. I also enjoy the opportunity to communicate with a wide range of talented and experienced individuals, while serving my community in the process.

Favorite quote: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David

Nick Foland

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Engineering Technologies

Hometown: Cary, NC

What you love about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: Being a Chancellor’s Ambassador gives me the opportunity to network with very important people, work alongside some of the best student leaders on campus, and honorably represent the student body and Chancellor at Western Carolina.

Favorite Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky

Estefany Gordillo-Rivas

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: B.S Cultural Anthropology & Political Science

Hometown: Knoxville, TN

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love being a Chancellor's Ambassador because it allows me to give back to an institution that has played a crucial role in my academic and personal development. This role allows me to work with driven student leaders, create change within our local community and represent the amazing students of Western Carolina University.

Favorite Quote: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Landey Green

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Bristow, VA

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love the combined love for WCU and the community we can provide to one another to make the school better as we become better together.

Favorite Quote: “Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.” -Marilyn Monroe

Ashlyn Hannon

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Political Science and International Studies

Hometown: Kannapolis, NC

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love that as a Chancellor's Ambassador I get to improve my leadership skills while giving back to WCU and creating positive change on campus. I also love both the professional and social connections I develop with my fellow ambassadors.

Favorite Quote: "You have to act as if it were possible to radically change the world. And you have to do it all the time." - Angela Davis

Riley Hatton

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Chemistry, Biology, and Political Science

Hometown: Taylorsville, NC

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love having the opportunity to serve Western Carolina University as a representative. After everything WCU has done for me, being able to assist in encouraging positive growth and changes is one of the greatest gifts I could be given.

Favorite Quote: "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." - Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Kiser

Chancellor's Ambassador, Vice-President

Major: History and Political Science double major

Hometown: Irmo, SC

What do I love about being a Chancellor's Ambassador: My favorite part about this organization is that it enables me to represent this University in a professional and special way, while also helping me gain skills and connections with the outside world.

Favorite Quote:  "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others" - Winston Churchill

Mekeila Santiago

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Criminal Justice

Hometown: Jacksonville, NC

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love being a Chancellor’s Ambassador because it allows me to meet and work alongside people with diverse backgrounds. I am given the opportunity to step outside my comfort zone, gain new skills, and represent WCU and the Chancellor with pride.

Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

Lillianna Sirmon

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hometown: Boone, NC

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love the growth and connection that is organizatioexperience to experience!

Favorite Quote: “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day!” - Walt Disney

Rae Suber

Chancellor’s Ambassador, Secretary

Major: Criminal Justice

Hometown: Hendersonville, NC

What do you love about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love the opportunity to work with like-minded people who are committed and driven to represent the university in a positive light. I also love the opportunity to work towards real change here on campus, expand my service-learning skills, and make connections that last a lifetime.

Favorite Quote: “Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyonce

Levi Sweat

Chancellor’s Ambassador

Major: Math & Computer Science

Hometown: Clayton, NC

What do you like about being a Chancellor’s Ambassador: I love the opportunity to represent WCU and the unique bond I have with the other Ambassadors.

Favorite Quote: “Success is the peace of mind in knowing you did the best you could to be the best you’re capable of becoming.” -John Wooden