Kaelyn Hannah is the Student Program Coordinator for the Office of Student Success: First-Year Programs at Wichita State University. With four years of orientation experience and a year and a half in a professional capacity, Kaelyn oversees orientation leaders and first-year programming, fostering a smooth transition for incoming students.

Within NODA, she serves as one of two co-chairs for the communication committee for NODAC 2025 and was part of the 2024 Emerging Leaders Program. Kaelyn is also actively involved in the membership engagement committee and was recently selected to join the marketing and technology committee for the 2025 NODA Region III and IV Conference.

Kaelyn is currently pursuing a master’s degree in communication and is conducting thesis research focused on using social media to reduce uncertainty among first-year students. She anticipates graduating in May 2025.