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
Assistant Director, Head of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Barbara
Kappler
Assistant Vice Provost
Chelsea
Keeney
Director of International Student Recruitment, Sponsored Students, and Exchanges
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
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Counseling and Advising
Andrea
Barnwell
Student Advising Team Lead
Megan
Carmès
International Counselor
Charles
Dania
Assistant Director Crisis Management
Chirayu
Dongre
Senior International Counselor and Advisor
Shweta
Gaitonde
International Counselor
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Senior International Counselor and Training Lead
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
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F Visa Program (Documents)
Betsy
Madden
Senior International Counselor and Training Lead
Cody
VanWinkle
Check-In Coordinator
Nouchee
Xiong
New Student Specialist
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
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J Visa Program
Jessica
Anderson
International Student and Scholar Advisor
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Tracee
Senti
Senior International Scholar Advisor
Deanne
Silvera
Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and H-1B Advisor
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Employment-based Visas
Jessica
Anderson
International Student and Scholar Advisor
Molly
Hoffman
Associate Director of Scholar Advising
Allison
Maybee
International Scholar Advisor
Tracee
Senti
Senior International Scholar Advisor
Deanne
Silvera
Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and H-1B Advisor
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Academics and Funding
Andrea
Barnwell
Student Advising Team Lead
Charles
Dania
Assistant Director Crisis Management
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Recruitment, Sponsored Students, and Exchanges
Adriana
Castelo
Assistant Director of Exchange Programs
Chelsea
Keeney
Director of International Student Recruitment, Sponsored Students, and Exchanges
Sarah
Krueger
Associate Director of Sponsored Students
Alejandra
Soria
Sponsored Student Program Coordinator
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Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Liz
Hwang
Undergraduate International Initiative Coordinator
Beth
Isensee
Assistant Director, Head 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
Mike
Hice
Welcome Center Manager
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All Staff
Jessica
Anderson
International Student and 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
Senior International Counselor and Advisor
Shweta
Gaitonde
International Counselor
Kathryn
Gaylord-Miles
Associate Director of Student Advising and Counseling
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Mike
Hice
Welcome Center Manager
Molly
Hoffman
Associate Director of Scholar Advising
Liz
Hwang
Undergraduate International Initiative Coordinator
Beth
Isensee
Assistant Director, Head of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Barbara
Kappler
Assistant Vice Provost
Chelsea
Keeney
Director of International Student Recruitment, Sponsored Students, and Exchanges
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Sarah
Krueger
Associate Director of Sponsored Students
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Senior International Counselor and Training Lead
Allison
Maybee
International Scholar Advisor
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
Anita
Rufei Feng
Student Engagement Coordinator
Tracee
Senti
Senior International Scholar Advisor
Deanne
Silvera
Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and 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
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
Last updated: February 2, 2023
