JASON WILSON - 35 Credit Card Sales Manager First Guaranty Bank
DR. GABE WILLIS - 35 Dean of Students Southeastern Louisiana University
At Southeastern, Dr. Willis has spearheaded the University’s early alert system, The Lion Intervention Network or LINK. He has also lead and served on a number of committees. Dr. Willis was also appointed Deputy Title IX Coordinator. In the Fall 2018 semester, Dr. Willis was appointed to Interim Dean of Students. He earned the full time position in the Spring of 2019. As Dean of Students, Willis works to engage the campus community in strategic and innovative ways. You can find him on platforms such as Twitter (@drgabewillis) and Instagram (@dr_gabewillis) consistently communicating with students, family, and alum. This social media presence afforded Dr. Willis the opportunity to deliver a keynote presentation at the Annual HighEdWeb 2020 Annual Conference. Dr. Willis is a native of Waveland, MS. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from California University of Pennsylvania. Willis continued his educational journey at William Carey University where he completed degree requirements for a Specialist in Education in 2012 and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration in 2015. He is married to Miranda Willis - a Nurse Practitioner in the New Orleans East area. They have two children, Madison (9) and Noah (8) - and one on the way!
“Your name will go further than you can ever imagine.” Grady Willis • • • •
Lots of exercise Spending time with family Reading Losing on Call of Duty
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Jason Wilson began his road to success with earning his bachelor’s degree from SELU. He worked as a process technician for five years and proceeded to establish a career at First Guaranty Bank. Besides specializing in financial banking products, Wilson is licsensed in property, casualty, life and health insurance. He also owns Jea Properties where he purchases, renovates and leases houses in the Hammond area. In 2019, he was listed under the Future 40 Under 40 Daily Newspaper. On top of prospering in his career, he is a family-oriented father of three, Annabel, Myers and Maxwell.
“I can accept failure, but i can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan Wilson partakes in community service in a variety of ways. He is a current member of Kiwanis and has earned multiple awards throughout his membership including the 2018 New Kiwanian of the year and the 2019 Kiwanian of the year. He is also the secretary of the Local Rotary Club, a member of the Hammond Young Professionals, an ambassador for the Hammond Chamber and passed the Series 65 exam. He enjoys playing with his children, basketball, guitar and home improvement projects.