Staff

Wendy Blaettner is the Director of the Schreiner Experience, where she oversees the areas of Career Development, Meaningful Work, Purposeful Lives, & Changing Global Society.  Wendy possesses over 20 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management.  She enjoys mentoring students in their career planning endeavors, planning student career services events on campus, and networking with employers and community members to bring forth opportunities for students and alumni.  Wendy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Houston Baptist University.

David Reast is the Coordinator of Meaningful Work at Schreiner University. He launched the initiative in the summer of 2014, after a career as a Texas high school teacher and coach. The goal of the Meaningful Work Initiative is to enhance experiential leaning opportunities for students at Schreiner University. David is responsible for administering student employment on campus, facilitating internships, developing career readiness programming and conducting employer outreach. David received his BA in Economics and Teaching Certificate from the University of Texas at Austin (1985). He has been a presenter at the NACE, NCDA and SoACE annual conferences, is a member of the STACC and CTLACC career services consortiums, and serves as the university’s liaison for The Washington Center. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Kerrville and serves on the board of the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Reverend Kelsey Penn is the Associate Campus Minister and Coordinator of Purposeful Lives. In her ministerial work she enjoys meeting people where they are and journeying alongside them as they navigate life’s biggest (and smallest) questions. In her work as the Coordinator of Purposeful Lives she helps students develop a sense of civic engagement through volunteer work, service-learning, and leadership opportunities. She also oversees the professors who use Service-Learning pedagogy in their courses. She earned her B.A. in Music from Schreiner University, her M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament by the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Thomas Woods is the Coordinator of Changing Global Society at Schreiner University, and oversees study abroad/away programs, student exchange programs, and multicultural programming on campus. Thomas majored in history at Schreiner University, where he graduated in 2013. He holds a Master of Education in History from Texas State University, and in addition to his role as the Coordinator of Changing Global Society he also teaches history courses.