Wendell serves as a member of MOCAN’s postsecondary attainment strategy and primarily supports our Boniface Scholars Postsecondary Success Initiative. This regional initiative aims to increase college persistence and graduation rates for students from diverse and low-income backgrounds. Wendell joins MOCAN from Maryville University where he served as a Life Coach. Wendell has a wealth of experience serving students directly during his past experiences as a Student Support Advisor with Saint Louis Community College’s Student Support Services TRIO program and as an Academic Coordinator for Southeast Missouri State University’s McNair Scholars TRIO Program. Wendell received both his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Southeast Missouri State University.