Transfer Admissions Staff

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Derek Brinkley
Associate Vice President/Chief Enrollment Officer
dbrinkley@colum.edu
Pronouns: he/him/his

Contact Derek for:
- Regions: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Illinois Schools: Black Hawk College, Carl Sandburg College, Heartland Community College, Highland Community College, Illinois Central College, Illinois Valley Community College, Kishwaukee College, Rock Valley College, Sauk Valley Community College, Spoon River College

Skye Rust
Director of International Admissions and Global Partnerships
srust@colum.edu
Prounouns: she/her/hers

Ixtel Viramontes
Assistant Director of Admissions
iviramontes@colum.edu
Prounouns: she/her/ella | ¡Hablo Español!

Contact Ixtel for:
- Regions: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin
- Illinois Schools: College of DuPage, Loyola University Arrupe College

Jesus Monroy
Transfer Admissions Officer
jemonroy@colum.edu
Prounouns:they/them/theirs

Contact Jesus for:
- Regions: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- Illinois Schools: City Colleges of Chicago, Danville Community College, Elgin Community College, Frontier Community College, John A Logan College, John Wood Community College, Joliet Junior College, Kankakee Community College, Kaskaskia College, Lake Land College, Lewis and Clark Community College, Lincoln Land Community College, Lincoln Trail Community College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Olney Community College, Parkland College, Prairie State College, Rend Lake College, Richland Community College, Southeastern Illinois College, Southwestern Illinois College, South Suburban College, Wabash Valley Community College, William Rainey Harper College

Holly Herrera
Associate Provost, Transfer Initiatives and Academic Partnerships
hherrera@colum.edu
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Contact Holly for:
- Articulation, guaranteed admission, and other institutional agreements
- Illinois Schools: College of Lake County, Oakton Community College, Triton College, Waubonsee Community College