Academic-Year Staff

Precious Barnabas

Coordinator at Milan/Novinger & Kirksville.

Precious is from Abuja, Nigeria. She is a senior Nursing major.

Her favorite subject is Human Nutrition. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, crafts, and playing sports like tennis!

A few fun facts about Precious:

She has seen a live chameleon.

She studied French for 13 years.

She’s cooked for more than 100 people!

Trevor Carey

Coordinator at Macon/La Plata, Schuyler, & Westran

Trevor is from St. Louis, MO. He is a senior Exercise Science major.

His favorite subject is Band. In his free time, you can find him running, playing Pokémon Go, or playing Chess.

A few fun facts about Trevor:

He performed with his high school’s marching band at the Rose Parade!

He got hit by a truck during his senior year of high school.

He has a younger brother who’s a senior in high school.

Kathryn George

Coordinator at Knox.

A few fun facts about Kathryn:

Greta Hanson

Tutor at Macon/La Plata & Kirksville.

Greta is a senior Biology major and is minoring in Spanish for the Professions. She is from Hartland, WI. Nate grew up in Farmington, MO. 

Her favorite subjects are Biology and Chemistry. She enjoys being active and playing any sport from soccer to pickleball! She also enjoys reading and walks.

A few fun facts about Greta:

She has a cat named Gracie and a dog named Bentley.

She won a pi memorizing contest in 4th grade!

She used to be a competitive dancer.

Nate Komar

Tutor at Milan/Novinger. 

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 and outside any way he can! He also loves to play board games, gardening, and running!

A few fun facts about Nate:

He has dislocated his left shoulder six times.

He enjoys doing voice impersonations (sometimes).

He ran in the Boston Marathon last year!

Payten Luaders

Tutor at Milan/Novinger & Westran.

A few fun facts about Payten:

Ian McAllister

Coordinator at Putnam Co. & tutor at Milan/Novinger.

Ian is from St. Louis, MO. He is a junior Mathematics major with a minor in Jazz Studies.

His favorite subject is math. In his free time, you can find him playing guitar, working out, playing video games, and participating in community service.

A few fun facts about Ian:

His favorite food is Caesar Salad.

He is traveling to Australia this winter.

He loves doing volunteer work in Kirksville!

Luis Molero

Tutor at Schuyler & Kirksville.

A few fun facts about Luis:

Liza Musgrave

Coordinator at Moberly

Liza is from St. Louis, MO. She is a Spanish & Applied Linguistics double major and will pursue her Masters in Education here at Truman.

Her favorite subject was of course, Foreign Language and also art! In her free time, Liza enjoys drawing, painting, playing the piano, and reading.

A few fun facts about Liza:

She has traveled to Europe and South America.

She has two cats named Mo and Blue.

She loves comic books and superhero movies!

Chizulum Oraekwu

Tutor at Moberly.

Zulu is from Anambra, Nigeria. She is a junior Nursing major.

Her favorite subject is science, especially anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. She enjoys to read the Bible, baking, cooking, and nature walks.

A few fun facts about Chizulum:

She came to U.S. alone when she was 17 and it was the first time she traveled in a plane.

She has been to more states in the U.S. (10) than her home country (4).

She loves to learn languages and is currently studying Japanese and French!

Zoey Wilber

Tutor at Moberly. & Kirksville.

Zoey is a graduate student from Springfield, IL. She was a communication Disorders major with a minor in linguistics.

Her favorite subject is English. She loves to be doing creative writing projects, cooking, and being outside!

A few fun facts about Zoey:

She is currently studying to become a speech therapist!

She ran her third half marathon this past November.

She is the oldest of three siblings.