Our staff is professionally trained to provide information and counseling to foreign nationals about academic, immigration, legal, career, financial, personal and family issues, as well as issues of cross-cultural adjustment and professional integration upon returning to home countries.
ISSS advisors and counselors are available to discuss any concerns international students or scholars have. ISSS does not make same day appointments. Learn more about how you can contact ISSS.
+
ISSS Directors
Stacey
Buachart
Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems
Kathryn
Gaylord-Miles
Associate Director of Student Advising and Counseling
Molly
Hoffman
Associate Director of Scholar Advising
Beth
Isensee
Associate Director of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Molly
Portz
Assistant Vice Provost and Interim Director, ISSS
+
Student Counseling and Advising
Andrea
Barnwell
Student Advising Team Lead
Megan
Carmès
International Counselor
Charles
Dania
Assistant Director Crisis Management
Chirayu
Dongre
Student Advising Team Lead
Shweta
Gaitonde
International Counselor
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Program Director for Advisor Training
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
Teng
Xu
International Counselor
+
F Visa Program (Documents)
Cody
VanWinkle
Check-In Coordinator
Nouchee
Xiong
New Student Specialist
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
+
Scholar Advising
Jessica
Anderson
International Scholar Advisor
Cian
Hackett Cantabrana
International Scholar Coordinator
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Molly
Hoffman
Associate Director of Scholar Advising
Allison
Maybee
International Scholar Advisor
Tracee
Senti
H-1B Team Lead
Deanne
Silvera
Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Program Director & H-1B Advisor
+
Academics and Funding
Charles
Dania
Assistant Director Crisis Management
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
+
Sponsored Students and Exchanges
Adriana
Castelo
Assistant Director of Exchange Programs
+
Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Beth
Isensee
Associate Director of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Anita
Rufei Feng
Student Engagement Coordinator
Soichi
Sudo
Intern
Marina
Uehara
Director for Student Engagement
+
Welcome Center and Administrative Staff
Sam
Barragan
Welcome Center Manager
Stacey
Buachart
Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems
+
All Staff
Jessica
Anderson
International Scholar Advisor
Andrea
Barnwell
Student Advising Team Lead
Sam
Barragan
Welcome Center Manager
Stacey
Buachart
Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems
Megan
Carmès
International Counselor
Adriana
Castelo
Assistant Director of Exchange Programs
Charles
Dania
Assistant Director Crisis Management
Chirayu
Dongre
Student Advising Team Lead
Shweta
Gaitonde
International Counselor
Kathryn
Gaylord-Miles
Associate Director of Student Advising and Counseling
Cian
Hackett Cantabrana
International Scholar Coordinator
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Molly
Hoffman
Associate Director of Scholar Advising
Beth
Isensee
Associate Director of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Program Director for Advisor Training
Allison
Maybee
International Scholar Advisor
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
Molly
Portz
Assistant Vice Provost and Interim Director, ISSS
Anita
Rufei Feng
Student Engagement Coordinator
Tracee
Senti
H-1B Team Lead
Deanne
Silvera
Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Program Director & H-1B Advisor
Soichi
Sudo
Intern
Marina
Uehara
Director for Student Engagement
Cody
VanWinkle
Check-In Coordinator
Nouchee
Xiong
New Student Specialist
Teng
Xu
International Counselor
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
Last updated: January 13, 2025
