Academic-Year Staff

Olivia Altomari

Coordinator at Westran

Olivia grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a junior Business Administration major with minors in English and Justice Systems.

Her favorite subject is English because she loves to read and write. In her free time, she enjoys reading and crocheting!

A few fun facts about Olivia:

She lives in a house with 7 other roomates!

She loves sticker-by-numbers books!

She is currently prepping for the LSAT to get into Law School!

Precious Barnabas

Coordinator at Macon/La Plata & Kirksville

Precious is from Abuja, Nigeria. She is a sophomore nursing major.

Her favorite subject is English language class. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, drawing, and playing sports like tennis and soccer!

A few fun facts about Precious:

She can speak two additional languages besides English.

She studied French for 8 years.

She ran a small jewelry business when she was 15!

Rachael Colley (she/her)

Rachael Colley (she/her)

Coordinator for Virtual Meeting

Rachael grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a sophomore child studies major at Truman State University!

Her favorite subjects are language arts and history!

A few fun facts about Rachael:

She has had a pet pig!

She participated in an exchange program in Germany!

She is one of Dr. Pepper’s biggest fans!

 

 

Nate Komar

Nate Komar

Coordinator at Putnam Co. 

Nate grew up in Farmington, MO. He graduated from Truman in 2017 and now works full-time for Campus Christian Fellowship. While at Truman, he studied exercise science!

His favorite subjects are anatomy, physiology, and math. He loves being active any way he can! He also loves to play board games with anyone who is willing to join him!

A few fun facts about Nate:

Cereal is his favorite food!

He absolutely refuses to wear open-toed shoes under almost any circumstance.

Wingspan is currently his favorite board game!

Emily Letchworth (she/her)

Coordinator at Milan/Novinger

Emily grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a Child Studies major with a minor in Business. She will also be getting her Masters in Education for elementary education.

Her favorite classes are Psychology classes because she likes learning about why people behave the way they do. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting, and spending time with friends.

A few fun facts about Emily:

She is allergic to peanuts!

Her all time favorite movie is The Parent Trap!

She has a dog named Sulley!

Emma Whittenburg (she/her)

Coordinator at Moberly & Schuyler Co.

Emma grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a junior Biology and Psychology double major.

Her favorite subject is psychology because she loves learning about how people function and why they do the things they do! She loves to bake and hang out with friends in her free time.

A few fun facts about Emma:

She lived in China for 5 years!

She took a gap year with Americorps before coming to college!

She will eat ice cream any time, regardless of the weather!

Joseph Crawford

Tutor at Milan

Joseph Grew up in Auxvasse, Missouri. He is a junior Psychology major who will be doing the Masters of Education program at Truman.

His favorite subject is history because he finds the stories fascinating and loves learning from people of the past. In his free time, he enjoys board games, video games, and reading.

A few fun facts about Joseph:

He was born without 6 of his adult teeth!

He grew up on a farm!

He has been cliff jumping!