TRIO Staff | St. Cloud Technical & Community College

TRIO Staff Members

William Tuoy-Giel

Title: TRIO Director

Phone Number: 320.308.5070

Email: William.tuoy-giel@sctcc.edu

William Tuoy-Giel serves as a TRIO Student Support Services Director at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. He earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership with emphases in Community College and Higher Education from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Family and Human Development Studies from Arizona State University.

Mr. Tuoy-Giel is an alumni and full beneficiary of the National TRIO Student Support Services Program. Prior to joining St. Cloud Technical and Community College, William served in several academic and student affairs positions at Maricopa Community Colleges system. He also served as a Marketing Research Assistant with Snell and Wilmer, LLC, and worked in security, retails and hospitality industries in Phoenix Metropolitan areas.

Currently, he manages the TRIO Student Support Services ‘day-to-day operation of the office. He also serves and advocates for its students to succeed. During his free time, he volunteers at local community-based organizations and enjoys spending time with his family in various outdoor activities such as hiking, baseball, and exercising.

Dillon Meade

Title: TRIO Academic Advisor

Phone Number: 320.308.5221

Email: dillon.meade@sctcc.edu

Dillon Meade serves as the Temporary TRIO Student Support Services Advisor/Tech Coordinator at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. He earned his Bachelors of Science at the University of Northern Iowa in Psychology and is finishing his Master’s degree program in the spring of 2023 from St. Cloud State University in College Counseling and Student Development. Dillon’s favorite part about being an advisor is helping students reach their full potential, helping them believe in themselves, advocating, and helping students reach their goals. Dillon enjoys staying active through weight lifting and training, and exploring Minnesota in his free time.

Tomy Nacanabo-Cassalom

Title: TRIO Academic Advisor

Phone Number: 320.308.0977

Email: tcassalom@sctcc.edu

Tomy Nacanabo-Cassalom serves as a TRIO Academic Advisor in the TRIO Resource Center. She had served as an Academic Advisor with the Advising Center, a Registration and Transfer Assistant and as a Cultural Navigator at St. Cloud Technical & Community College. Tomy also worked as a Patient Access Assistant at St Cloud Hospital – CentraCare Health System. She earned five different degrees from St Cloud Technical & Community College, a Bachelor of Science and a Master degree from Southwest Minnesota State University and is preparing her PhD with MSU-Moorhead. Tomy obtained an Immigration Law Certificate from Washington Technical Institute. She has been with the college since 2012. Her favorite part of being an advisor is being able to assist students, and connect them with the various campus resources that will benefit them and guide them through their educational goals until graduation.