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.
Admissions OfficeSpurgeon CollegeMasters OnlineMasters On-CampusAsian StudiesSpanish StudiesFinancial Aid Office
Admissions Office
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
Director of Admissions
hsummerhill@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3789
Interesting fact: I have never drunk a whole cup of coffee
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
Daniel Sylvester
Office Coordinator
dsylvester@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3733
Interesting fact: My family is Cajun and I can make a really mean gumbo.
Mary Pierce
Admissions Application Coordinator
mpierce@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3757
Interesting fact: I have been skydiving and scuba diving.
Mindy Akright
Doctoral Admissions
makright@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3755
Interesting fact: I have the distinction of having parked my van on my own leg.
Gerald Beechum
Military Education Liaison
gbeechum@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3747
Interesting fact: In 1960, I was a marine security guard at the American embassy in Paris when the Russians shot down the U2 spy plane.
Spurgeon College Admissions Team
Kirk Metzger
Undergraduate
Admissions Counselor
kmetzger@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3697
Interesting fact: I played lacrosse in high school.
Sarah Cordle
Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3659
Interesting fact: I play 8 instruments, including the mandolin and marimba.
Abbie Lancaster
Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3511
Interesting fact: I did competitive horseback archery from the ages of 14-18.
Kevin Arnold
Spurgeon College Admissions Rep
collegeadmissions@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3509
Interesting fact: I have been to more than six different countries and am an active duty veteran.
Masters Online Admissions Team
Brett Fredenberg
Graduate
Admissions Counselor
bfredenberg@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3737
Interesting fact: I placed second in an international ping pong tournament.
Landon Smith
Masters Admissions Rep
mastersadmissions@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3665
Interesting fact: I started a candle making-business at my college and sold various candles to my football team and classmates.
Masters On-Campus Admissions Team
Nathaniel Brown
Senior Recruiter
nbrown@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3653
Interesting fact: When I was in 3rd grade, I authored a picture book titled Bobby and the Big Strawberry. It ended up winning Best Illustrated in a Reading Rainbow Contest, so I got to meet LeVar Burton. Yeah, I definitely peaked in elementary school.
Asian Studies Admissions Team
June Kim
Korean Doctoral Admissions
jkim2@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3754
Interesting fact: My husband and I were both drummers when we first met.
Minjae Kwon
Korean Masters Admissions
mkwon@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3786
Interesting fact: I am a Barista – I can make any type of coffee you can imagine.
Spanish Studies Admissions Team
Dr. Arnaldo Achucarro
Academic Coordinator, Adjunct Professor | Spanish Studies
aachucarro@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3613
Interesting fact: I love airplanes. In 1997 I finished a private pilot course in my country and flew a few hours. I couldn’t complete the practical hours required for graduation but I had the experience of flying Cessnas.
Financial Aid Office
Daniel Tanner
Financial Aid Office Coordinator
dtanner@mbts.edu
(816) 414-3819
Interesting fact: My team won the Texas state golf tournament my senior year of high school.
Beth Muir
Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
bmuir@mbts.edu
Interesting fact: I technically met my husband on MySpace and we got engaged in Ireland at the Cliffs of Moher.
Michaela Wingerd
Financial Aid Counselor
mwingerd@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!
Jonathan Hancock
Financial Aid Rep
financialaid@mbts.edu
Interesting fact: When I was five, I imagined that there was such a thing as a unicorn. And this was before I had even heard of one, or seen one. I just drew a picture, of a horse, that could fly over rainbows, and a had a huge spike in its head. I was five! Five-years-old. Couldn’t even talk yet.