Location and Office Hours
Benson University Center, Suite 346
P.O. Box 7352 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7352
Phone: 336.758.5864
Fax: 336.758.4639
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Alta Mauro
Director
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Alta Mauro, the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is a native Hoosier, earning both a bachelor's degree in English Education and a master's degree in Higher Education/Student Affairs from Indiana University. Her student affairs experience include residence life and judicial affairs, student organization advisorship and fraternity/sorority engagement, pre-college transition programming, and multicultural affairs. Alta's professional interests include: intercultural communication, cultural competence, social justice education, infusing social justice themes across the curriculum, peer education, cultural audit work and strategic planning, access and retention, and campus engagement. In her personal time, Alta enjoys cooking, baking, knitting, shopping, reading, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
L. Wesley Harris, Jr.
Assistant Director
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L. Wesley Harris, Jr. was born and raised in Albemarle, North Carolina. He is a "Double Deacon," having earned both a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Wake Forest University. His professional experience includes coaching and school counseling at the K-12 level and volunteer/mentor recruitment, student organization advisorship, and community engagement at university level. Wesley's professional interests include: student engagement, mentorship and peer education, cultural competence, access and retention of underrepresented students, leadership development, career development, and identity development. He is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, and Licensed School Counselor in the state of North Carolina. Wesley is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In his personal time, Wesley enjoys spending time with his family and friends, listening to music, and supporting Demon Deacon sports teams.
Celina Alexander
Program Coordinator
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Celina Alexander was born and raised in New York City. Philadelphia became her next home when she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Arcadia University and her Masters of Business Administration from Philadelphia University. Celina has always worked in higher education and her experience ranges from Financial Aid to Academic Advising to Workshop Planning to Career Counseling to Advising Student Organizations. Her professional interests include understanding the Latino culture and its influence on student’s college attendance and retention, event planning for underrepresented students, and assisting campus organizations to become better campus leaders. In her spare time, Celina lives for Latin dancing and performing and is an avid Zumba instructor.
Darlene D. Starnes
Administrative Coordinator
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Darlene D. Starnes was born in Agana on the island of Guam and raised in Junction City, Kansas from the age of three until her graduation from Junction City High School. Darlene has a wide variety of administrative experience ranging from her time managing student loan accounts at Wachovia currently Wells Fargo to serving as the business manager at the Winston Lake branch of the YMCA. Her main interests include supporting her children at their multiple football, basketball and dance functions, being a proud grandparent, as well as spending time with family and friends. Darlene would like all students and visitors to know that she has a heart for college-aged students and their parents (especially since she is one) and looks forward to watching and aiding in their growth and development during their time at Wake Forest.