Student Information
Graduate StudentLeadership and Innovation
MaryLouFulton Teachers College
With ten years of experience in higher and postsecondary education, Mercedes is the Executive Director for Student Development at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. She supports Cougar Trax New Student Orientation, On-Campus Programming, Student Organizations, and University Housing in this role. Prior to Saint Xavier, Mercedes grew and evolved through positions at Arizona State University and the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. When she is not working, you can find her on the #HigherEdRiders Peloton leaderboard, spending quality time with her family and exploring the greater Chicagoland area.
As a current doctoral student, Mercedes is focusing her research on the academic persistence of underrepresented students and will become a Triple Devil with an Ed.D in Leadership and Innovation.
Top five strengths: Strategic, Command, Activator, Self-Assurance, Relator.
Ed.D Leadership and Innovation - Anticipated December 2026
- Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
- Arizona State University
M.Ed Higher and Post-Secondary Education
- Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
- Arizona State University
B.A Communication
- Hugh Downs School of Communication; The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Arizona State University
