Academic Staff

Fran Hoogestraat
Title: Senior Academic Counselor & Assistant Track & Cross Country Coach
Office: 343-6377
Email: fran.hoogestraat@vanderbilt.edu
Colleges/Universities: South Dakota State, Vanderbilt
Bio: Worked as a staff member for U.S. Congressman and Senator James Abdnor in Washington, D.C...Worked as Director of Housing and Public Relations at a theological seminary in South Dakota...Completed graduate degrees (M.Ed., Ed.D.) at Vanderbilt in higher education administration...Came to Vanderbilt in 1989 as a graduate student...Also coaches the throwing events with the women’s track & field team.
Teams: Men’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis

Bryan White
Title: Academic Counselor
Office: 343-2686
Cell: 828-3664
Email: bryan.white@vanderbilt.edu
Colleges/Universities: South Carolina, Mississippi
Bio: Served as a Residence Coordinator for the Upward Bound Program at Benedict College and Midlands Technical College...While attending graduate school, served as Project Director for the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi as well as a Safe and Drug-Free Schools Counselor at South Panola High School...Holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and in African-American Studies (University of South Carolina) and a master’s degree in Educational Psychology, both in School and Community Counseling (Ole Miss)
Teams: Football, Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Soccer

Candice Storey
Title: Academic Counselor/Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Life
Office: 322-7992
Email: candice.m.storey@vanderbilt.edu
Colleges/Universities: Vanderbilt
Bio: Played basketball at Vanderbilt for six years, including the Elite Eight finisher/SEC Championship team of 2002...Native of Madison, Ala...Earned an M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt...Currently pursuing an Ed.D. in higher education administration...Has a younger brother, Gerald, playing basketball at Jacksonville State (Ala.).
Teams: Men’s Basketball

Jamie Teasley
Title: Academic Assistant
Office: 343-6494
Email: jamie.teasley@vanderbilt.edu
Colleges/Universities: Middle Tennessee State, Murray State
Bio: Before joining the Vanderbilt staff, worked eight years at Athlon Sports Publications both as an Assistant Editor and as a Production Manager...Has a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Psychology and Photography...While at Athlon Sports, she photographed 10 Vanderbilt football games from the sideline.

Elizabeth Wright
Title: Writing Specialist and Coordinator of the Tutoring Program
Office: 322-0795
Email: elizabeth.m.wright@vanderbilt.edu
Colleges/Universities: Virginia
Bio: Has worked as a textbook, science, and medical editor in Charlottesville and New York City, and as a grant writer for the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University Medical Centers...Has written a novel and has published two books of nonfiction as well as two dozen articles and short stories...While completing her Master of Fine Arts degree in writing, she tutored Virginia student-athletes...Writing tutor in 22 subjects at Vanderbilt...Has worked in the Stratton Foster Academic Center since September 1999.