LAKER Advisors
Myesha Gholston, M.A.
Office Address: B 061 (Student Athlete Center Fieldhouse)
Phone: (616) 331-8895
Email: [email protected]
Director of the LAKER Academic Success Center
Advises: Men's & Women's Basketball; Women's Lacrosse; Men's Wrestling; Men's Football
Myesha Gholston is the Director of the Laker Academic Success Center. Myesha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Human Resources from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly) and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from National University in LaJolla, California.
How Myesha Stays Organized: Myesha utilizes a notebook that she takes EVERYWHERE to keep track of her commitments. She writes down everything she needs to remember and then makes "to do" lists to help her complete her work. If you prefer using pen and paper to take notes stop by the office and talk to Myesha about her organization methods!
Marianne Fischer
Office Address: B 061 (Student Athlete Center Fieldhouse)
Phone: (616) 331-3204
Email: [email protected]
Academic Advisor
Tutoring Director
Advises: Men’s & Women’s Track and Field; Men's & Women's Cross Country; Men's Baseball
Marianne Fischer serves as an Academic Advisor in the Laker Academic Success Center. Marianne graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Grand Valley State University and obtained a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising from Kansas State University. Marianne has worked at GVSU since 2003 and was previously an advisor in the Seidman College of Business. She is excited to be part of the Laker Academic Success Center team!
How Marianne Stays Organized: Marianne loves planners!! Her most detailed planner is online in her email via Outlook. That has all of her work appointments, events for her daughter as well as any other outside of work events. It is color coded for different appointments and events. She uses that for weekly and monthly planning and accesses it constantly throughout the day. Marianne also has a paper planner that she uses as a to-do list for the week. If you like to be creative and think that using a planner would work best for you, stop by the office and see how Marianne can help you keep up with all of the moving parts in your life!
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Teagan Brill
Office Address: B 061 (Student Athlete Center Fieldhouse)
Phone: (616) 331-2532
Email: [email protected]
Graduate Assistant
Tutoring Coordinator
Advises: Women's Softball; Women's Soccer
Teagan Brill is a second-year graduate student in the College of Public Health with an emphasis on Health Promotion. Teagan graduated from Hope College in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She coordinates tutoring. Teagan is excited to be a part of the LAKER Academic Success Center and to work with student-athletes!
How Teagan Stays Organized: How Teagan Stays Organized: Teagan thrives on planners and to-do lists. She needs to write things down to remember them. This includes having daily and weekly to-do lists. Teagan gets great satisfaction in being able to cross something off the list. It is a way she can visually see all she has done and accomplished. She loves getting new pens, notebooks, and planners. If you like to-do lists and think using a planner is best, stop by the office and see how Teagan can help you stay organized!
Marius Grazulis
Office Address: B 061 (Student Athlete Center Fieldhouse)
Phone: (616) 331-3374
Email: [email protected]
Graduate Assistant
Study Tables Coordinator & LAKER Impact Series
Advises: Men's & Women's Golf; Men's & Women's Tennis; Women's Volleyball
Marius Grazulis is a first-year graduate student in the College Student Affairs Leadership program. Marius graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management. Marius serves as an academic advisor in our office also coordinating our Impact Series and team study tables. Marius is excited to be part of the LAKER Academic Success Center and to work with student athletes!
How Marius Stays Organized: To stay on top of her commitments, Marius feels like utilizing his phone calendar works best for his so that he can look at a visual layout of what needs to be completed and get audio notifications. If you like to use you phone to keep track of your obligations so that you can have access to them wherever you go, stop by the office to talk to Marius!