Staff

Elizabeth V. McAllister
Director

Elizabeth V. McAllister was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and aside from a five-year stay in Florida, has lived in North Carolina all her life. Elizabeth attended East Carolina University where she received a BS in Communication (Radio & TV Production), in May 1993. In March 1994, she began working in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at ECU. From 1994 – 2005, she worked her way up to Assistant Director of Admissions, where she worked primarily with transfer students. Elizabeth completed her MA in English: Technical & Professional Communication in December 2004. In October 2005, Elizabeth began working as an Academic Advisor for the College of Allied Health Sciences. In May 2010, she became Director of the Pre-Professional Advising Center. Elizabeth advises undergraduate students who are undecided on a major, but know they are interested in a career in dentistry, medicine, or law. Additionally, she serves as the “pre-med,” “pre-dental,” and “pre-law” advisor (which is secondary to the student’s major advisor), and is the faculty advisor for the Pre-Dental Honor Society, Pre-Law Society, Pre-Optometry Club, and the Magnolia Belles. Elizabeth also serves as the President of the North Carolina Health Professions Advisors Association (HPANC).

In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys serving in the music ministry at St. James United Methodist Church, ECU football and baseball, playing on a competitive trivia team, reading, traveling, baking, painting pottery, and spending time with her husband and their family and friends. In April 2019, Elizabeth was recognized by the ECU Advising Collaborative as “Outstanding Advising Administrator,” and in May 2022 she received the “Keating Award of Student Advocacy” from ODK.

Brandon Jones
Academic Advisor

Brandon Jones was born in Greenville, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina Wesleyan University (then, North Carolina Wesleyan College) where he received a BA in English, History, and Religious Studies in 2009. After graduating, Brandon worked in television media, education, and retail before working for the Department of Nutrition Science at ECU, in 2017. Shortly after, Brandon began an MA in Multicultural and Transnational Literature, at ECU, which he completed in May 2020. He also earned graduate certificates in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and TETYC (Teaching English in the Two-Year College).

In August 2022, Brandon joined the Pre-Professional Advising Center as an Academic Advisor. He advises Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Physical Therapy, and Pre-Athletic Training students.

Brandon is involved in multiple advising organizations on the regional and national level and holds multiple leadership roles in NACADA, NAAHP, and SAAHP.

In his free time, Brandon enjoys spending time with his wife, cooking, reading, Korean and Japanese popular music and culture, gaming, and many science-fiction and fantasy television shows and movies like “The Lord of the Rings, “Star Wars,” and “Star Trek.”

Evie Eller
Social Media Coordinator

Bio coming soon