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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

Daniel Sylvester

Daniel Sylvester

Office Coordinator
dsylvester@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3733

Interesting fact: My family is Cajun and I can make a really mean gumbo.

Nathaniel Brown

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.

Mary Pierce

Mary Pierce

First Impressions Manager
mpierce@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3737

Interesting fact: I have been skydiving and scuba diving.

Mindy Akright

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

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.

Asian Studies Admissions Team


Paul Liu

Paul Liu

Chinese Studies Admissions, Mandarin Studies
sliu@mbts.edu

(816) 414-3782

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.

Minjae Kwon

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


Timothy Buchanan

Timothy Buchanan

Spanish Admissions
tbuchanan@mbts.edu

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.

Beth Muir

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

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

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.