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Hunter Swayngim

Hunter Swayngim

Hunter Swayngim began working at Appalachian State University for the Office of General Counsel in June 2024. While attending UNC Charlotte, he worked as a Student Assistant until graduating in 2019. In October 2020 he began working with...
Emily Cornett

Emily Cornett

Having worked at Appalachian State University for the past four years, Emily made the switch to the Office of General Counsel in April of 2022. Before joining the Appalachian State family, she had focused her career on Child Development, working with many early...
Grace Wagner

Grace Wagner

Grace is originally from Charlotte, NC and moved to Boone, NC to pursue her education. Grace graduated from Appalachian State University in 2022 with her undergraduate degree and her master’s from App State in 2024. She began her work as a paralegal in criminal and...
Wendy Hildebran

Wendy Hildebran

Wendy Hildebran began working as a Paralegal in the Office of General Counsel in July of 2021 and began serving as the Senior Paralegal in 2022. Wendy graduated from North Carolina State University and Meredith College. She began her career working as a paralegal for...
Melissa Blocker

Melissa Blocker

Melissa Blocker began working as a Paralegal in the Office of General Counsel in March 2020 and began serving as Director of Legal and Compliance Operations in 2022. Melissa currently serves as the Ethics Liaison between Appalachian and the North Carolina State Ethics...