Joshua Kwaku Addai is a dual master’s student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, pursuing degrees in Higher Education and Public Policy & Administration. He serves as an Assistant Residence Director at UMass Amherst and a summer intern as a Residence Director with the University of Pennsylvania’s Pre-First-Year Program, where he supported students as they transitioned to college. Joshua also serves as the President of the Higher Education Student Association (HESA) at UMass Amherst. Originally from Ghana, he enjoys creating spaces where students feel supported, connected, and empowered to succeed, and hopes to continue making a meaningful impact through leadership in higher education.

<div>Chenin Guber is a second-year master’s student in the HESA program at the University of Vermont. At UVM, Chenin currently works in housing as an Assistant Residence Director and enjoys helping students grow their confidence and enhance their leadership skills. Chenin completed her B.A in Communication and Digital Studies at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. At UMW, Chenin discovered her passion for working in higher education, and was highly involved in orientation and transition programs, student leadership programs, and admissions as a tour guide. After moving to Vermont, Chenin decided to start planting roots in the region and completed a NODA internship at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts.</div>
<div>Outside of her work in higher education, Chenin is passionate about connecting with others in her community, whether it’s through volunteer work or supporting local businesses. As the NECPA Graduate Student Liaison, Chenin is looking forward to strengthening the graduate student community and creating opportunities for connection and growth.</div>

Ben currently works at the University of Maine at Augusta as a Student Services Coordinator. He aids students in the computer science programs at UMA reach their academic and professional goals. He tries to take a holistic approach to student advising. When Ben is not advising students, he is working to help to continue to build out NECPA and the goals the organization has! Additionally, he enjoys volunteering with other organizations in his community.

Corinna Kraemer is a current Academic Advisor at Goodwin University in East Hartford, Connecticut and a soon to be graduate from the Student Affairs Administration Master’s Program at Springfield College. As the Graduate Student Liaison, Corinna enjoys getting to know more about all of the graduate and doctoral programs in student affairs in the New England area, and highlighting some of the amazing work current graduate and doctoral students are doing through the NECPA Graduate Student of the Month blog posts.