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Office of Admissions & Financial Aid

Meet the Team


Your Admissions Counselor will be your primary point of contact for anything you might need as you work through the application process.

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Admissions Office


Camden Pulliam

Camden Pulliam

Vice President of Enrollment Management
cpulliam@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3734

Interesting fact: I have become famous because my name is regularly used in Garmin ads.

Hayden Summerhill

Hayden Summerhill

Director of Admissions
hsummerhill@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3789

Interesting fact: I have never drunk a whole cup of coffee

Laura Campbell

Laura Campbell

Executive Assistant to the VP of Enrollment Management
lcampbell@mbts.edu

Interesting fact: I’ve put a brand new roof on a house myself

Grace Sutton

Grace Sutton

Office Coordinator
gsutton@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3733

Interesting fact: I have played a Bösendorfer grand piano (a piano with 7 extra keys)

Carsten Kates

Carsten Kates

Admissions Recruiter
ckates@mbts.edu

(816) 414-8853

Interesting fact: I won a poetry slam contest in 7th grade.

Mary Rippee

Mary Rippee

First Impressions Manager
mpierce@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3737

Interesting fact: I have been skydiving and scuba diving.

Mindy Akright

Mindy Akright

Director of Doctoral Admissions
makright@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3755

Interesting fact: I have the distinction of having parked my van on my own leg.

Spencer VanSickle

Spencer VanSickle

Admissions Recruiter
svansickle@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3897

Interesting fact: I’ve been on Mongolian TV.

Anna Patterson

Anna Patterson

Application Coordinator
apatterson2@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3757

Interesting fact: As a true late-90s kid, I rocked a bowl cut.

Spurgeon College Admissions Team


Harrison Lang

Harrison Lang

Enrollment Management Representative
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3859

Interesting fact: Lydia’s mom said that I had great hair.

Tiara Pérez

Tiara Pérez

Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3859

Interesting fact: Earned a bronze medal at a national youth archery competition.

Marisol Espinoza

Marisol Espinoza

Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3859

Interesting Fact: From my school’s entire 7th grade class I was selected and awarded to attend a special STEM summer program with the society of women in STEM

Michael Adams

Michael Adams

Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3859

Interesting Fact: I can hold a cup of coffee in each hand at the same time.

Masters Admissions Team


Lydia Dean

Lydia Dean

Masters Admissions Rep
mastersadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3865

Interesting fact: I can walk 4 miles in 40 minutes.

James Renshaw

James Renshaw

Masters Admissions Rep
mastersadmissions@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3865

Interesting Fact: I am a 3X Arkansas basketball State Champion

Asian Studies Admissions Team


Minjae Kwon

Minjae Kwon

Director of Korean Graduate Studies
mkwon@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3786

Interesting fact: I am a Barista – I can make any type of coffee you can imagine.

June Kim

June Kim

Korean Doctoral Admissions
jkim2@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3754

Interesting fact: My husband and I were both drummers when we first met.

Seung Hun Cha

Seung Hun Cha

Korean Master Admissions
scha@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3879

Paul Liu

Paul Liu

Chinese Studies Admissions, Mandarin Studies
sliu@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3782

Spanish Studies Admissions Team


Moises Montilla

Moises Montilla

Administrative Assistant | Spanish Studies
mmontilla@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3750

Financial Aid Office


Daniel Tanner

Daniel Tanner

Assistant Director of Financial Aid
dtanner@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3819

Interesting fact: My team won the Texas state golf tournament my senior year of high school.

Michaela Classen

Michaela Classen

Financial Aid Counselor
mclassen@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3881

Interesting fact: I have synesthesia, which means my mind sees letters and numbers in their own colors. Ask me the color of your name!

Anna Stewart

Anna Stewart

Military Education Liaison
military@mbts.edu

Interesting Fact: I have true perfect pitch.

Jackson Edwards

Jackson Edwards

Enrollment Management Assistant
financialaid@mbts.edu

Interesting Fact: When I went to Peru, I went to a steakhouse and ate guinea pig.