McPherson joins HR staff at Shorter College

Rome resident Teresa McPherson has joined the Human Resources Department at Shorter College. McPherson comes to Shorter from Rome City Schools where she served on the RCS Benefits Committee for three years and was named 2007 Support Person of the Year for Rome Middle School. Prior to working at Rome City Schools, she was a youth program director at the Rome-Floyd County YMCA.

McPherson received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Shorter College and is a graduate of East Rome High School, where she graduated with honors.

She and her husband, Steve, have two sons, Pete and Morgan.  She has served as West End Elementary PTA co-president, earning the first-ever Georgia PTA President’s Award. In addition, McPherson has held several other volunteer positions with the Rome Middle School PTO, Rome High School PTO, Rome High Dugout Club, Rome Band Boosters and Fellowship Baptist Church.

Rogers welcomed to the staff at Shorter College

Hiawassee native Rachel Rogers has joined Shorter College’s Office of Institutional Advancement as director of athletic development. Rogers, a 2004 Shorter College graduate, has spent the past six years working for the Class ‘A’ Atlanta Braves farm team, the Rome Braves. In her most recent role as community relations manager/executive suite director, Rogers worked to foster relationships between the Rome Braves and Northwest Georgia and to cement the Rome Braves as a community partner.

Hiawassee native Rachel Rogers has joined Shorter College’s Office of Institutional Advancement as director of athletic development.

Rogers, a 2004 Shorter College graduate, has spent the past six years working for the Class ‘A’ Atlanta Braves farm team, the Rome Braves. In her most recent role as community relations manager/executive suite director, Rogers worked to foster relationships between the Rome Braves and Northwest Georgia and to cement the Rome Braves as a community partner.

As a Shorter College student, Rogers was active in Student Government Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Recreation Society, Epsilon Sigma, Zeta Rho Fraternity, and intramurals. In addition to her academic achievements, she also became the first person to cheer all four years at Shorter College.

“I am thrilled to be back on the hill,” Rogers said. “As a student, Shorter College gave me the opportunity to grow as an individual during my most impressionable years. I am extremely happy to be given the chance to give back to the institution that has done so much for me. It is my hope that I now can be the difference in someone else’s future.”

Rogers is an active member in the Greater Rome Young Professionals and The Church at Northside, and she serves as a community volunteer for a number of organizations.

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