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; Head of F Documents

Kathryn

Gaylord-Miles

Associate Director of Student 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

Megan

Carmès

International Counselor

Charles

Dania

Assistant Director Crisis Management

Chirayu

Dongre

Senior International Counselor and Advisor

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

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

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

Sara

McCabe

International Scholar Coordinator

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

Assistant Director, Head of Scholar Advising

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

Academic and Funding International Counselor

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

Robert

Knapp

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

Ray

Wu

Student Services Program Assistant

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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

Jessica

Anderson

International Student and Scholar Advisor

Andrea

Barnwell

Academic and Funding International Counselor

Stacey

Buachart

Assistant Director of Operations, Information Systems; Head of F Documents

Megan

Carmès

International Counselor

Adriana

Castelo

Assistant Director of Exchange Programs

Charles

Dania

Assistant Director Crisis Management

Chirayu

Dongre

Senior International Counselor and Advisor

Kathryn

Gaylord-Miles

Associate Director of Student 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

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

Sara

McCabe

International Scholar Coordinator

Mary Beth

Polk

International Counselor

Tracee

Senti

Senior International Scholar Advisor

Deanne

Silvera

Director of J-1 Exchange Visitor Program and H-1B Advisor

Marina

Uehara

Director for Student Engagement

Cody

VanWinkle

Check-In Coordinator

Katie

Weiseman

International Student Counselor

Ray

Wu

Student Services Program Assistant

Nouchee

Xiong

New Student Specialist

Lisa

Ziegler

F-1 Document Specialist
Last updated: February 2, 2023