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; Head of F Documents
Alisa
Eland
Associate Director, Head of Advising and Counseling
Molly
Hoffman
Assistant Director, Head of Scholar Advising
Beth
Isensee
Assistant Director, Head of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Barbara
Kappler
Assistant Dean and Director
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
Academic and Funding International Counselor
Charles
Dania
Senior International Student Counselor
Chirayu
Dongre
Senior International Counselor and Advisor
Alisa
Eland
Associate Director, Head of Advising and Counseling
Emily
Guse
International Advisor
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) for F-1 Program
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
Tracee
Senti
International Advisor
Katie
Weiseman
International Student Counselor
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F Visa Program (Documents)
Stacey
Buachart
Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems; Head of F Documents
Betsy
Madden
Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) for F-1 Program
Emily
Royer
Check-in and Welcome Coordinator
Nouchee
Xiong
New Student Specialist
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
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J Visa Program
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Deanne
Silvera
Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and H-1B Advisor
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Employment-based Visas
Molly
Hoffman
Assistant Director, Head of Scholar Advising
Maria
Matveenko
H-1B and PR Advisor
Tracee
Senti
International Advisor
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Academics and Funding
Andrea
Barnwell
Academic and Funding International Counselor
Charles
Dania
Senior International Student Counselor
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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
Robert
Knapp
Recruitment and Student Services Coordinator
Sarah
Krueger
Associate Director of Sponsored Students
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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
Marina
Uehara
Director for Student Engagement
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Welcome Center and Administrative Staff
Mike
Hice
Welcome Center Manager
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
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All Staff
Andrea
Barnwell
Academic and Funding International Counselor
Stacey
Buachart
Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems; Head of F Documents
Adriana
Castelo
Assistant Director of Exchange Programs
Charles
Dania
Senior International Student Counselor
Chirayu
Dongre
Senior International Counselor and Advisor
Alisa
Eland
Associate Director, Head of Advising and Counseling
Emily
Guse
International Advisor
Julie
Halfen
International Scholar Advisor
Mike
Hice
Welcome Center Manager
Molly
Hoffman
Assistant Director, Head of Scholar Advising
Liz
Hwang
Undergraduate International Initiative Coordinator
Beth
Isensee
Assistant Director, Head of Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives
Barbara
Kappler
Assistant Dean and Director
Chelsea
Keeney
Director of International Student Recruitment, Sponsored Students, and Exchanges
Robert
Knapp
Recruitment and Student Services Coordinator
Eric
Kroetsch
Senior International Counselor
Sarah
Krueger
Associate Director of Sponsored Students
Grace
Machoki
Assistant Director, Head of Student Advising
Betsy
Madden
Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) for F-1 Program
Maria
Matveenko
H-1B and PR Advisor
Mary Beth
Polk
International Counselor
Emily
Royer
Check-in and Welcome Coordinator
Tracee
Senti
International Advisor
Deanne
Silvera
Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and H-1B Advisor
Marina
Uehara
Director for Student Engagement
Katie
Weiseman
International Student Counselor
Nouchee
Xiong
New Student Specialist
Lisa
Ziegler
F-1 Document Specialist
Last updated: February 2, 2023
