• Jules Poage was born in San Diego, CA, raised in the greater Houston area, and has lived in San Antonio since matriculating at Trinity in 2015. While at Trinity, Jules worked for campus’s student-run newspaper, the Trinitonian, peer tutored for a First Year Experience course, and served as the lead writing tutor in the Writing Center. Jules also completed interdisciplinary summer research on trauma memory and memorials with funding from the Mellon Initiative. Jules graduated cum laude from Trinity in 2019 with a BA in English and art.

    After graduation, Jules was the college advisor for Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, assisting high school seniors with college applications, financial aid and post-secondary planning. Jules then served as a member of the Trinity Office of Academic Advising for two years as one of two content area specialists for liberal arts and social studies, advising pre-major declaration first year and sophomore students.

    Jules' coaching approach is holistic, always supporting students academically, emotionally and socially. As a Trinity alum, Jules loves connecting students with on-campus resources, both academic and extracurricular.