Director Team
Kirsten Driscoll
Executive Director
she/her | Social Relations and Policy | sophomore
Hello! I'm Kirsten, and I'm the Executive Director of SSN! I am responsible for overseeing the MSU branch of The Support Network! I joined SSN last year as a leader, and my passion for it has only grown! I think being able to talk to your peers about anything and everything can be such a relief, not to mention the new friends that SSN brings! In my free time, I am very involved with theatre, and I love to bake, read, and play the drums! I can't wait to start the year!
Director of Leader Development
Owen Carlson
he/him | Social Relations and Policy/Psychology | sophomore
Jade Holloway
Director of Marketing
he/him | Comparative Cultures and Politics/Gender and Global Change | sophomore
Justin St. Charles, LMSW
Advisor
he/him
In addition to serving as the advisor for SSN, I am one of the University’s Strategic Retention Managers within the Office of the Provost, Undergraduate Education. My primary role is identifying and removing barriers to student retention at the policy, institutional, and direct student support levels to meet MSU’s strategic goal of an 86% graduation rate with no opportunity gaps by 2030. I am a clinically-licensed social worker with a background in student mental health, substance use, relationship violence, and grief and bereavement, as well as a doctoral student in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program at Michigan State University.
​I believe that SSN is a benefit to students because there is a special bond that exists for those who are considered peers. Empathy is probably one of the most powerful tools to support one another and having shared identities (including being MSU students) helps others feel that they are not alone.