Meet Your Counselor

First Year Admission Counselors

Mikaela Morrison - Associate Director of Admission (Nursing)
Mikaela  
Brown '19
Associate Director of Admission (Nursing)
217.245.3586
Tanner Hall, 1st Floor
I assist every first-year student interested in pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Sara-Jean Gilbert
Sara-Jean 
Gilbert
Director of Recruitment and Outreach
217.245.3266
Tanner Hall, 1st Floor
Ben Jones
Ben 
Jones '22
Admission Counselor - Specialized Initiatives
217.245.3895
Tanner Hall, 1st Floor
My territory includes non-US citizens across the globe, as well as US citizens living outside of the US.
Jayden Kasai
Jayden 
Kasai '23
Admission Counselor
217.245.3584
Tanner Hall, 1st Floor
My recruitment territory includes the counties in north western IL and central/south eastern IL. I also cover most of the states in the US.
Joe Legendre
Joe 
Legendre
Assistant Director of Admission
217.245.3067
Remote - Saint Louis Metro Area
My recruitment territory is located in the St. Louis Metro East and southeastern counties in Illinois, the Greater St. Louis area, as well as Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Maya Smith
Maya 
Smith '24
Admission Counselor
217.245.3032
Tanner Hall, 1st Floor
My recruitment territory includes northern Illinois including Boone, Carroll, Dekalb, Kane, Kendal Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Will, Winnebago counties. I also cover some of Cook County, based on school district.
Sarah Twaddle
Sarah 
Twaddle
Assistant Director of Admission & Chicago Regional Representative
217.245.3275
Remote - Chicagoland