Meet Your Coaches
Suzy Hostetler, coach
A native of Telford, PA, Suzy graduated from Bluffton (Ohio) University a degree in
youth ministry/recreation and music minor. She served five years as part-time youth
pastor at Bethel Mennonite Church in West Liberty, Ohio and joined EMU's Campus Ministries
as program assistant in 2009. In 2012 she began her role as a coach. "I see my CoachLink
role as a mentor, connector, advocate, and extra layer of support for students I work
with. Each student has different needs and goals. I meet each student where they are,
stand in the gap whatever it may be, and walk alongside them as they work towards
their goals. One-on-one support is powerful. I believe this service can help all students
be successful."
Email: suzanne.hostetler@emu.edu
MeShawn Macklin (they/them), coach
MeShawn, a native of Richmond, Va, has called Harrisonburg home since 2017. They are
Double Duke from JMU with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree
in Public Administration. MeShawn has been working with students, both youth and collegiate
since 2019. MeShawn enjoys providing mentorship and advocacy to students to ensure
they are supported and holistically successfully while matriculating through life
and college. They believe that in order to truly assist students, we must first meet
them where they are and create an environment where they can be themselves.
Email: meshawn.macklin@emu.edu
Selena Sherzad, coach
Originally from Berlin, Ohio, Selena graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s in Christian Ministries. After graduating, Selena pursued a volunteer opportunity in Athens, Greece where she found her passion for supporting displaced populations across the world. She continued her work in refugee camps in Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon for nearly five years until meeting her husband and finding a home in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Selena has since completed her Master’s in Conflict Transformation from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Alongside her work with EMU’s CoachLink program, Selena is a Policy Advocate for Church World Service, a national refugee resettlement agency. Her commitment to advocating for those experiencing transition and belonging is a passion that is woven deep into her career. Additionally, Selena’s identity in being biracial has taught her the importance of celebrating diversity, not only in how it may arise in herself, but how it arises in all of us, and hopes this celebration encourages confidence and empowerment in who we each are as humans.
Email: selena.sherzad@emu.edu
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Jonathan Swartz (he, him), CoachLink program supervisor
Jonathan grew up in northern Indiana and moved to Harrisonburg in 2011 to go to seminary and graduate school. Upon receiving his MDiv from Eastern Mennonite Seminary and MA in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Jonathan was the University's RJ Coordinator for several years before becoming the Director for Residence Life, Student Accountability, and Restorative Justice. Jonathan was promoted to Dean of Students in 2024, and enjoys providing support and supervision for Counseling Services, Health Services, Faith and Spiritual Life, and CoachLink.
Jonathan enjoys reading broadly (but mostly focused in the areas of abolition, restorative justice, transformative justice, and race/whiteness), relating deeply (he’s not really that great at small talk), laughing bodily (the abs need work!), riding windily (motorcycles are wonderful stress relief), and writing parenthetically (!). Jonathan appreciates a good (or bad!) dad joke, and appreciates the eye roll he often receives after a dad joke. More than anything, Jonathan relishes the opportunity to participate in students' learning journeys.
life coaching at college • fostering well being • helping you succeed
email us at: coachlink@emu.edu
