Tina J. McNamara, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 10 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office :

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Member of WACADA for a number of years.
• Served on one of the WACADA conference planning committees.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of Multicultural Concerns Commission and Advising Administration Commission

Other:

• Presented at the 2000 NACADA National Conference.

Platform Statement:

Multicultural concerns are not just the concerns of those of us on this Commission. Every academic advisor needs to be aware of and sensitive to the needs of all students. As a result, the Multicultural Concerns Commission can provide important leadership for the members of NACADA on dealing with issues of diversity. I would like to see us establish a website to highlight "best practices" and to continue to use the N-MCC and ACADV e-mail lists to discuss issues related to working with under-represented students.

During my ten years as an advisor and a member of NACADA, I have enjoyed presenting at state, regional, and national conferences. I am very excited and honored by the prospect of serving as Chair of the Multicultural Concerns Commission.