Interviewee: Alyssa Gates

Interviewer: Gus Nolan & Jan Stivers

Interview Date: January 10, 2024

Summary: Alyssa Gates talks about her early personal life growing up in Windsor, New York before attending Mansfield College and Kutztown University. She then joined Marist in the Center for Student Athlete Enhancement as an intern, before eventually becoming the director. Gates talks about how she has seen the department change and grow while she has been at Marist, as well as honors and awards she has gotten while director. She also discusses her experience going to New York City Pride as a college and being a part of the LGBTQ subdivision of the diversity council.