Ms. Vedder developed a passion for higher education and student affairs during her undergraduate career at the University of Iowa, where she was heavily involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life. She loves to assist students in any way she can in order to help them succeed and make the most of their time in college. Before working as an academic advisor at the School of Life Sciences, Ms. Vedder worked at ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts in student engagement, helping arts and design students find their creativity and passion through programming put forth by student leaders.