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Admission Counselors


Lisa Knodle-Bragiel

Director of Admission

Counselor for first-year students from Hawaii and U.S. territories.


Dayson Tiogangco

Associate Director of Admission

Counselor for first-year students from Oregon (Yamhill County). All returning students except nursing students.


Beth Woodward

Associate Director of Admission - Nursing

Counselor for undergraduate and graduate prelicensure nursing programs including the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and the Master’s Entry into Professional Nursing (MEPN)


Benjamin Bohanon

Assistant Director of Admission

Counselor for transfer students, and first-year students from Oregon (Central and Eastern), Southern California, & Washington (Greater Spokane, and Eastern Washington).

Maria Castañeda-Cervantes

Assistant Director of Admission


Janea Garner

Admission Counselor

Counselor for first-year students from Nevada, Northern California, Oregon (East Portland), Washington (Greater Seattle, South Puget Sound and Bellingham).


Ella Tenido

Admission Counselor

Counselor for first-year students from Alaska, Montana, Oregon (West Portland and Southern Willamette Valley), and Western Washington.


Patty Angus

Admission Counselor

Counselor for first-year students from Oregon's Northern Willamette Valley (except Yamhill County), including the Oregon Coast.  


Allyson Smitten

Senior Assistant Director of Admission/Events Management

Counselor for first-year students from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Midwest states, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and all states in the Northeast and Southeast. 


Dara Martin

Assistant Director of Admission for Campus Visits


Kristie Rickerd

Senior Associate Director of Admission-Marketing/Communications and Project Management

Operations staff

Tara Gibson, Associate Director of Admission Operations

Laura Jellison, CRM Communications Manager & Technical Specialist

Clayton Southall, Data Specialist and Campus Visit Assistant