Staff

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.

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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

Barbara

Kappler

Assistant Vice Provost

Chelsea

Keeney

Director of Sponsored and Exchanges Programs

Grace

Machoki

Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising

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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

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F Visa Program (Documents)

Cody

VanWinkle

Check-In Coordinator

Nouchee

Xiong

New Student Specialist

Lisa

Ziegler

F-1 Document Specialist

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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

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Academics and Funding

Charles

Dania

Assistant Director Crisis Management

Eric

Kroetsch

Senior International Counselor

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Sponsored Students and Exchanges

Adriana

Castelo

Assistant Director of Exchange Programs

Chelsea

Keeney

Director of Sponsored and Exchanges Programs

Sarah

Krueger

Associate Director of Sponsored Students

Omar

Masri

Database Coordinator

Alejandra

Soria

Sponsored Student Program Coordinator

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Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives

Liz

Hwang

Undergraduate International Initiative Coordinator

Beth

Isensee

Associate Director of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives

Anita

Rufei Feng

Student Engagement Coordinator

Marina

Uehara

Director for Student Engagement

Ray

Wu

Student Services Program Assistant

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Welcome Center and Administrative Staff

Stacey

Buachart

Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems

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All Staff

Jessica

Anderson

International Scholar Advisor

Andrea

Barnwell

Student Advising Team Lead

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

Liz

Hwang

Undergraduate International Initiative Coordinator

Beth

Isensee

Associate Director of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives

Barbara

Kappler

Assistant Vice Provost

Chelsea

Keeney

Director of Sponsored and Exchanges Programs

Eric

Kroetsch

Senior International Counselor

Sarah

Krueger

Associate Director of Sponsored Students

Grace

Machoki

Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising

Betsy

Madden

Program Director for Advisor Training

Omar

Masri

Database Coordinator

Allison

Maybee

International Scholar Advisor

Mary Beth

Polk

International Counselor

Anita

Rufei Feng

Student Engagement Coordinator

Tracee

Senti

H-1B Team Lead

Deanne

Silvera

Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Program Director & H-1B Advisor

Alejandra

Soria

Sponsored Student Program Coordinator

Marina

Uehara

Director for Student Engagement

Cody

VanWinkle

Check-In Coordinator

Ray

Wu

Student Services Program Assistant

Nouchee

Xiong

New Student Specialist

Teng

Xu

International Counselor

Lisa

Ziegler

F-1 Document Specialist
Last updated: January 13, 2025