Office of Student Success

John Achter joined the Office of Student Success in August 2020 as the University of Wisconsin System's first Student Behavioral Health Coordinator.

John supports student behavioral health initiatives and accessibility services, working with counseling, health, and disability services professionals at all of the UW System's campuses. He is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in higher education as a behavioral health practitioner, counseling center director, and student affairs administrator. He was a staff psychologist for 5 years in the Counseling Center at Concordia College-Moorhead before serving for 13 years as Counseling Center director at UW-Stout. Just prior to joining UW System, he served for 5 years as Associate Dean of Students at UW-Stout, where he chaired the behavior intervention team, was a Title IX investigator, and had supervisory oversight of counseling, health, and TRIO programs. John is passionate about serving students from all backgrounds and draws on positive psychology and trauma-informed approaches in his work.

John earned both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University, and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Concordia College-Moorhead in Minnesota. His leisure interests include spending time with family, traveling, and many forms of exercise, especially outdoors.

Sasānēhsaeh Jennings joined the Office of Student Success at the University of Wisconsin System as the Native American Student Success Coordinator in July 2018. In this role, she serves as the principal resource for areas of strategic importance related to the educational success of Native American students within the UW System.

Sasānēhsaeh is an enrolled member of the Menominee Nation, growing up on the Menominee Indian Reservation of Wisconsin. She has worked in education for over 11 years both with college and high school students in a variety of areas at UW-Madison and the University of Minnesota. She began her career at UW-Madison where her work focused on multicultural students with the PEOPLE program and the Multicultural Student Center. She then moved to the University of Minnesota, where she served as the Transfer Coordinator and Academic Advisor for the College of Biological Sciences and most recently the Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the College of Science and Engineering and Program Coordinator for the North Star STEM Alliance. As an educator and scholar-activist, Sasānēhsaeh continues to work to transform educational spaces to honor and reflect indigenous student and community experiences. She centers her community in all that she does and believes it is her responsibility to always work on their behalf.

Sasānēhsaeh earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, and both her M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and B.A. in Sociology from UW-Madison.

Angie Kellogg joined the University of Wisconsin System as a Senior Academic Planner in January 2018. In her position, she helps lead the development and execution of UW System advising initiatives, programs, and strategies, and provides leadership for the 2020FWD 360 Advising team. In addition, she serves as a liaison to UW System advising center directors, advisors, admissions officers, and registrars. Angie has 20 years of experience working at UW System institutions. She previously worked at UW-Stevens Point, serving first as an academic advisor and then as the director of Academic and Career Advising. She also later helped launch a mentoring program for first-year students at UW-Stevens Point. Prior to that, she worked at UW-La Crosse as coordinator and assistant director in Student Activities and Centers, and as a coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Student Services. Angie also has worked at UW-Madison, where she provided career advising and programming for students and alumni in the College of Engineering. In all her roles, she strives to promote diversity and equity, and support efforts to enhance student learning, retention, and success. Angie received her Ph.D. in Student Affairs Administration and Research from the University of Iowa; her M.S.E. in College Student Personnel from UW-La Crosse; and her B.A. in Communication-Media from Truman State University. She also received a certificate from the Management Development Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Anne Minssen is a Policy and Planning Analyst for the Office of Student Success with the University of Wisconsin System. She joined the Student Success team in November 2018 after serving in two prior positions with the University of Wisconsin System. In her role, Anne works closely with the Student Success team on a wide range of projects providing research and project management expertise. Previously, Anne worked as the Program Assistant for the Office of University Relations, Project Administrator for the Office of Administration for the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Restructuring Project, and as a Research Scientist for the University of New Mexico. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Anne is currently a graduate student at UW-Madison in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) M.S. program.

Steven Wright began as Office Coordinator for UW System’s Office of Student Success in February 2020. In his role, he provides comprehensive administrative, technical, and programmatic support to the Associate Vice President, as well as collaborating with the Student Success team to ensure that students across the UW System receive the kind of academic and social support they need to be successful throughout their college career. Previously, Steven worked as a Program Assistant for the Office of UW System President Ray Cross. After graduating from UW-Madison in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts and a certificate in entrepreneurship, Steven began his career in radio before gaining experience in the world of tech startups. Steven has been with UW System since early 2018. Outside of work, he enjoys listening to as much music as possible and spending time with his cat and dog.