Biography

Taylor Blackmon is a St. Louis native and a UMKC Roo through and through! She obtained both her undergraduate degree (BLA) and her Masters in Social Work here at UMKC in 2020. During her time here at UMKC, she has held roles in the Registration and Records Office as a Scheduling Coordinator, the Office of Student Involvement as the Student Basic Needs Coordinator, and she now joins the Division of Student Affairs in her new role as the Student Affairs Case Manager. Within this new role, Taylor continues her work and passion of assisting students over personal and academic barriers that would otherwise hold them back for achieving their own idea of success here at UMKC.   Outside of work, she enjoys hanging out with family and friends, traveling, and cooking new recipes.