Veteran and Military Success Center Staff

Morgan Gamble

Director 
torre130@purdue.edu

Morgan first jointed the Veteran and Military Success Center in 2021 as the Assistant Director and became the Director in 2022. She is an alumna of Purdue University. She enjoys spending time with her dogs, Peppercorn and Dolly.

Bryan Arbic

Assistant Director 
barbic@purdue.edu
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Bryan Arbic is from Brighton, MI. He enlisted in the US Army Infantry. His service spanned 22 years on Active Duty. Bryan rose through the ranks of enlisted leadership to become a Company First Sergeant. He served with the 4th Infantry Division, United Nations Command Honor Guard, U.S. Army Garrison Command Honor Guard, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Cadet Command, and 1st Infantry Division. Bryan was stationed or deployed in Georgia, Colorado, Iraq, Republic of South Korea, Texas, Hawaii, Purdue University, and Kansas. 

Bryan rejoins the Boilermaker family as the member of the Veteran and Military Success Team having previously served as a Military Science Instructor in Purdue’s Army ROTC Department from 2016-2019. He is excited to join the team and looks forward to helping the military-connected students pursue their educational and career dreams. His wife Kristi is a Teacher for Tippecanoe School Corporation, and they have two children, Bailey, and Jacob. Bryan enjoys spending time with his family camping, watching his kids play sports, and cheering the Boilermakers to victory. 

Bryan is a graduate of Troy University with a degree in Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management with a minor in Military Operations. As the Assistant Director, Bryan serves a population of more than 1700 students composed of veterans, currently serving military, and military family members. Bryan’s responsibilities are leading  the Education to Occupation Program, connecting employers with students for career opportunities that further their life trajectory. He manages the relationships with a wide variety of partner organizations and serves as a communication conduit for their opportunities. He creates and executes programs which develop and assist in interview skills, reviewing of resumes, as well as providing free professional headshots and many workshops pertaining to furthering a student’s career. Bryan is in charge of office communications, he coordinates and delivers all outward communications through the variety of social media, email, newsletter, website and other information vehicles for the Veterans Success Center. Bryan also serves as a mentor for the Purdue Student Veterans Organization, a chapter of the Student Veterans of America, advising them on organizational communication and connecting them with community outreach opportunities.

Teresa Harris

Program Manager of Service Member Education Benefits
harri262@purdue.edu
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Teresa serves as the Lead Certifying Official, reconciling with our Bursar office and serves as a point of contact for the Department of Financial Aid, the Registrar, and Academic Advising. Teresa enjoys working with students face-to-face and helping them understand their benefits. She offers the following advice, “Don’t be afraid to ask questions, I’m always happy to help answer them.” As a huge Purdue football fan, Teresa may often be found with family and friends enjoying game day tailgates. She earned her certificate for the Department of Veterans Affairs Certifying Official Training in 2011. She also has actively served the National Association of Veteran Program Administrators since 2014. 

Wendy Mouser

Veterans Certifying Official (Purdue Online, Lean Six Sigma, VR&E)
wmouser@purdue.edu
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Wendy joined the Veteran and Military Success Team in August of 2020. As a lifelong Boilermaker and married to an Army veteran, she is honored to be part of the Veterans Success Center team. When not at work, Wendy enjoys spending time with her husband, their daughter Kennedy, and her Golden Retriever, Mackey.

Kimberly Heslin

Veterans Certifying Official (ArmyIgnitED, TA, NGSG)
kheslin@purdue.edu
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Kimberly serves as a Certifying Official and the point of contact for Federal Tuition Assistance. Kim joined the Veteran and Military Success Center in 2022. She worked for the Tippecanoe School Corporation for 3 years. She is former a former Army Veteran having served 7.5 years as an Administrative Clerk for several companies. Her husband is a retired Army Veteran of 26 years. They have two children, Jessica and Chris. Kim enjoys spending time with her family. She also loves to hiking, traveling, biking, crafting. They also have two animals, Karmin and Pete. 

Kathryn Szalay

Veterans Certifying Official
meyer238@purdue.edu

Kathryn started as a student with the Veteran and Military Success Center during her time in college. She is an alumna of Purdue University. After graduating college, she taught first and sixth grade for a combined four years before starting her Master's degree. Kathryn is a veteran from the US Army National Guard and her husband is a veteran as well. In her free time you can find her reading, dancing, walking her dogs, or exercising. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and pets, Sadie, Taffy, Tater Tot, and Ellie.