Transfer Admissions Staff

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Austin McGrath
Associate Director, Transfer Admissions
aumcgrath@colum.edu
Pronouns: they/them/their

Contact Austin for:
- Regions: Illinois
- Illinois Schools: Four-year colleges in Illinois

Ixtel Viramontes
Assistant Director, Transfer Initiatives
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

Kenneth Guthrie
Assistant Director of Admissions
kguthrie@colum.edu
Prounouns:they/them/their

Contact Kenneth 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, College of Lake County, Heartland Community College, Highland Community College, Illinois Central College, Illinois Valley Community College, Kishwaukee College, Oakton Community College, Rock Valley College, Sauk Valley Community College, Spoon River College, Triton College, Waubonsee Community College

Joanna Nguyen
Transfer Admissions Officer
jonguyen@colum.edu
Prounouns: she/her/hers

Contact JOANNA for:
- Regions: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
- Illinois Schools: Elgin Community College, Frontier Community College, John A Logan College, John Wood Community College, Kaskaskia College, Lake Land College, Lewis and Clark Community College, Lincoln Land Community College, Lincoln Trail College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Olney College, Rend Lake College, Richland Community College, Southeastern Illinois College, Southwestern Illinois College, Wabash Valley College, William Rainey Harper College

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

Contact Jesus for:
- Regions: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Illinois Schools: City Colleges of Chicago, Danville Area Community College, Joliet Junior College, Kankakee Community College, Parkland College, Prairie State College, South Suburban 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