Kansas State University

The Staley School of Leadership Studies proudly announces the 2021 K-State Strengths Peer Coaches. Strengths Peer Coaches are students who facilitate coaching sessions with Wildcats to help them dive deeper into their Top Five Clifton Strengths – an assessment all incoming students have access to upon enrolling at Kansas State University.  

K-State has been a Strengths-based campus since 2012. The program compels students to focus on strengths and not weaknesses. This type of thinking can improve students’ self-awareness, lead to understanding how to work well with others and increase confidence to overcome challenges and obstacles. 

Emily Wollard, a K-State 2020 graduate from the College of Education, has recently been added to the Strengths team as a graduate assistant.  

“I’m so excited to work with this program to help encourage students to move from strengths identification to strengths development and help them achieve their goals,” said Wollard. “Our Peer Coaches worked with 637 students during the 2020-21 academic year, and this fall, we have the capacity to meet with around 900 students. K-State Strengths is a valuable resource for students, and I am thrilled to be working with these Peer Coaches this year.” 

New Peer Coaches

Ethan Brown, Salina, Kansas, majoring in marketing and minoring in leadership studies 
Top 5 Strengths: Woo, Achiever, Learner, Includer, and Communication 

Kevin Jackson, Wakefield, Kansas, majoring in music and anthropology  
Top 5 Strengths: Command, Restorative, Activator, Ideation, Significance  

Rocky Summers, Bushton, Kansas, majoring in nutrition and health 
Top 5 Strengths: Restorative, Learner, Activator, Intellection, Strategic  

Mia Wells, Bativa, Illinois, majoring in educational studies and minoring in marketing and leadership studies with a certificate in non-profit leadership 
Top 5 Strengths: Positivity, Woo, Includer, Arranger, Empathy  

Returning Peer Coaches

Michaela Fullerton, Westminster Colorado, majoring in marketing and minoring in leadership studies
Top 5 Strengths: Developer, Harmony, Includer, Positivity, Empathy 

Rebecca Hough, Salina, Kansas, majoring in psychology and minoring in Spanish and leadership studies
Top 5 Strengths: Positivity, Empathy, Woo, Individualization, Intellection 

Julia Rivera, Oskaloosa, Kansas, majoring in pet food science and minoring in animal science and leadership studies
Top 5 Strengths: Communication, Woo, Harmony, Significance, Includer 

To schedule coaching session with one of the K-State Strengths Peer Coaches, email strengths@ksu.edu. Fall 2021 sessions will take place both in person and online.