Meet Your Peer Success Coach

Peer coaches help students build skills that are applicable to any course. Coaches can help you:

Identify challenges and barriers to academic success.
Improve time management.
Set academic goals and chart a path to achieving them.
Locate ineffective study strategies and replace them with effective strategies.
Connect with other campus resources, when appropriate.

To schedule an appointment with a coach, visit our online scheduler. You can search by tutor or select the appointment time that works best for you. We recommend scheduling a 60 minute session for your first meeting. You and your coach can then decide if 60 minutes or 30 minutes would be best for future meetings.

Aubrey Spicola (she/her) '25

Major: Astrophysics Minors: Communications and Math

Tutoring Interests: I love helping students get organized so they can get the most out of their college experience. Everyone has different needs when it comes to organization and I love helping students explore different methods to help them get through the day.

Favorite Study Tip: Discuss what you’re studying with someone else. Reading, speaking, and writing your notes also really helps with memorization during a test!

Favorite Learning Resource: Google Calendar! It reminds you of events, you can color-code everything, and it helps you see what you have going on day-by-day and week-by-week!

Favorite Place to Study: The study rooms in the Innovation Quad. I spend a lot of time there anyway for my classes!

Grace Kenney (she/her) '25

Majors: Finance; Marketing

Studied Abroad:

Favorite Study Tip: Pomodoro Technique – Set a timer for 25 minutes then take a 5 minute break and repeat

Favorite Learning Resource: Quizlet

Favorite Place to Study: Sankey

Emily Lesniak (she/her) '25

Major: Marketing Minors: Sustainable Enterprises; Economics

Studied Abroad: Winter 2023 in Dubai/France and Winter 2024 in Italy

Tutoring Interests: I love to talk about organization and scheduling timelines, not just for exams but for your everyday life!

Favorite Study Tip: Rewarding yourself after hitting small milestones

Favorite Learning Resource: Google calendar!

Favorite Place to Study: KOBC – as a business major, I feel very comfortable in this building, and it helps me stay focused when I study where I take my classes!

Lila Miller (she/her) '26

Major: Policy Studies Minors: Sociology; Criminal Justice

Studied Abroad: Fall 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Tutoring Interests: I love to help others plan and schedule timelines for homework and studying as well as organizing any material. Everyone has different needs and preferences, so I love to help others figure out what works best for them!

Favorite Study Tip: Plan out study time and a study plan. As well as, planning in advance so work doesn’t sneak up on you!

Favorite Learning Resource: Elon’s Belk Library website and an academic planner or notebook

Favorite Place to Study: The library or a coffee shop (bonus points if it is raining)

Amelia Kaiser (she/her) '27

Major: Biology Minor: Neuroscience

Tutoring Interests: I love looking at small things in your day to day life that currently work for you or are super important to keep up with and making sure those are valued in studying and academic plans! I also love finding different ways of organizing since everyone is different!

Favorite Study Tip: Teaching what you think you know to someone else

Favorite Learning Resource: A whiteboard and marker to help visualize!

Favorite Place to Study: Innovation building

Erika Seelaus (she/her) '27

Major: Human Resource Management Minors: Human Service Studies and Early Childhood

Tutoring Interests: I love to help others get organized and develop confidence within themselves. Everyone learns differently, so I like to help individuals discover what’s best for them.

Favorite Study Tip: Set small goals for yourself. Setting realistic goals can help achieve your primary goal and reduce stress.

Favorite Learning Resource: Professors and audiobooks. Advocating for yourself can be very beneficial.

Favorite Place to Study: The Library

TJ McCaffery (he/him) '27

Major: International Global Studies Minor: Business Administration

Interests: Working together to find productive study habits for someone, and organizing assignments and work to make an effective plan.

Favorite Study Tip: Breaking up a big assignment into smaller pieces and working on them individually to make it easier and less stressful.

Favorite Learning Resource: Quizlet

Favorite Place to Study: Library

Natalie Rodriguez (she/her) '27

*Meet me at the CREDE!

Major: Cinema and Television Arts Minor: Multimedia Authoring

Tutors Interests: I’m excited to help with organization and time management, making it easier to balance priorities and opportunities during your time at Elon. I enjoy working together to develop effective study habits and set you up for success!

Favorite Study Tip: Setting small feasible goals helps you feel less overwhelmed and more accomplished!

Favorite Learning Resource: Peers in similar classes!

Favorite Place to Study: Sankey

Edward Hernandez (he/him) '27

*Meet me at El Centro!

Majors: Marketing; Business Analytics

Tutoring Interests: Calendar Making and Professional Development

Favorite Study Tip: Changing spaces after getting tired!

Favorite Learning Resource: Belk Library Librarians

Favorite Place to Study: El Centro!