Jade Hansen-Vann

March 2023 – Graduate

Cherokee Nation
Salina, OK

Scholarship: Direct
School: University of Arkansas 
Degree: Higher Education Administration
GPA: 3.7

Hansen-Vann is a tutoring and careers coordinator for TRIO SSS at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She has worked within the TRIO programs Upward Bound and Talent Search, the Native American Support Center (a NASNTI project previously funded at NSU), and held various roles serving American Indian students and worked in recruiting for Student Affairs.

She received a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist, a master’s degree from Northeastern State, and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Arkansas. She loves spending time with her wonderful husband, three boys, and looking forward to welcoming a new daughter this spring. When she’s not working or doing school work, she enjoys going to church, fishing, singing, spending time with the rest of her family, and being outdoors.

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