Stacey Reece - Director
509.359.7919 | sreece@ewu.edu
StrengthsQuest Results: Learner, Input, Includer, Positivity, and Achiever
Favorite Leadership Book: Off Balance by Matthew Kelly, Whale Done by Ken Blanchard, The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership by Steven Sample
Favorite Leadership Movie: Big Fish, Forever Strong, 12 Angry Men
Favorite Eastern Tradition: Homecoming, Drag Show, Senior Send Off
Favorite Famous Role Model: Betty White
Favorite Off-Campus Hangout: Oregon beaches
Favorite Quote: "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein
Dillon Deffinbaugh - Associate Director
509.359.7051 | ddeffinbaugh@ewu.edu
StrengthsQuest Results: Achiever, Significance, Woo, Futuristic, and Learner
Favorite Leadership Book: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Favorite Leadership Movie: Remember the Titans, Gladiator
Favorite Eastern Tradition: Pass Through the Pillars, Club Vegas
Favorite Famous Role Model: Maya Angelou
Favorite Off-Campus Hangout: Rocky Mountains
Favorite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Mike Cardenas - Advisor for Student Organizations
509.359.4711 | mcardenas1@ewu.edu
StrengthsQuest Results: Achiever, Restorative, Includer, Arranger, and Positivity
Favorite Leadership Book: The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher
Favorite Leadership Movie: Dead Poets Society, The Pursuit of Happyness
Favorite Eastern Tradition: Club Vegas, Lip Sync, PlayFair
Favorite Famous Role Model: Will Smith
Favorite Off-Campus Hangout: Anywhere with my dog
Favorite Quote: "..because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs
Chanel Winters - Graduate Assistant for Sorority & Fraternity Life
509.359.6718 | sfl@ewu.edu
Favorite Leadership Book: Brain Rules by John Medina
Favorite Leadership Movie: Forrest Gump, Moana
Favorite Eastern Tradition: Homecoming Football Game, Playfair
Favorite Famous Role Model: Walt Disney
Favorite Off-Campus Hangout: Southern California
Favorite Quote: "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." - Coco Chanel
Dennis Nel - Graduate Assistant for Leadership Education
509.359.6718 | leadership@ewu.edu
Favorite Leadership Book: Leaders Eat Last, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, The Leadership Challenge, Getting Out of the Box
Favorite Leadership Movie: Up, Aladdin, Hercules, Coach Carter, Remember the Titans, The Pursuit of Happiness
Favorite Eastern Tradition: Diversity & Inclusion Week, CAPS Workshop Series, Career Fair, Veterans Resource Center BBQ's
Favorite Famous Role Model: Elon Musk, Erick Thomas, & Dalai Lama
Favorite Off-Campus Hangout: In the sky, skydiving or underwater scuba diving with friends and family.
Favorite Quote: "Fall in love with the process, and the results will come." -Eric Thomas
