Admissions Staff – Contact Information

Josie Wunder

Office Manager
503-280-8501
admissions@cu-portland.edu
If you would like to schedule a visit with your counselor, ask a general admission question or find out who your counselor is, please contact Josie.

Ali Frank

Visit Coordinator
503-493-6586
visitcu@cu-portland.edu
If you would like to schedule a personal visit, an overnight visit or a campus tour, please contact Ali.

Carrie Duffey

Business and Industry Liaison
503-493-6293
cduffey@cu-portland.edu
Students interested in Concordia University's Business Adult Degree Completion program or Masters in Business Administration should contact Carrie for more information.

Dan Ferguson

Director of International Admission
503-493-6437
daferguson@cu-portland.edu
International Students interested in admission or transfer to Concordia University should contact Dan for more information.

Bobi Swan

Dean of Admission
503-280-8501
bswan@cu-portland.edu

Freshman Counselors

Tim Overholser

Freshman Admission Counselor
503-493-6465
toverholser@cu-portland.edu
Tim is an admission counselor for first-year students in Oregon (except Portland), California, and Hawaii

Celeste Krueger

Director of Undergraduate Admission
Freshman Admission Counselor
503-280-8501
ckrueger@cu-portland.edu
Celeste is an admission counselor for all freshman nursing students regardless of where they live.

Charlotte May

Freshman Admission Counselor
503-493-6527
cmay@cu-portland.edu
Charlotte is an admission counselor for first-year students in Portland, Oregon, and all freshmen student in WA, ID, MT, AK, NV, CO, WY, and Honors.

Transfer Counselors

Scott Besemann

Transfer Coordinator
503-493-6582
scbesemann@cu-portland.edu
Scott is our Transfer Coordinator who works with students with the last names of A - K in both the BA and BS programs (excluding BS Business). Scott also works with all distance education students in Klamath Falls and Southwest Washington.

Rachel Dixon

Assistant Director of Admission
Transfer Admission Counselor
503-493-6548
rdixon@cu-portland.edu
Rachel is our Transfer Coordinator who works with students with the last names of L - Z in both the BA and BS programs (excluding BS Business). Rachel also serves as the community college and engagement liaison.

Graduate Counselors

Amy Gehrke

Director of Graduate Admission
Graduate Admission Counselor
503-493-6416
agehrke@cu-portland.edu
Amy oversees all graduate programs and works specifically with students in the off-campus M.Ed. cohorts. She also works with post-baccalaureate Director of Christian Education (DCE) students.

Jordon Zardinejad

Assistant Director of Admission
Graduate Admission Counselor
503-493-6525
jzardinejad@cu-portland.edu
Jordon works with students in all Masters of Education programs for in-service teachers and administrators. He also works with students in the Masters of Education in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) and Masters of Career & Technical Education.

Micaela Wanner

Graduate Admission Counselor
503-493-6523
mwanner@cu-portland.edu
Micaela works with students in all Master of Arts in Teaching Programs (Full-Time & Part-Time programs.) The MAT is designed for students who have earned a bachelor's degree and who want to obtain an Oregon teaching license along with their master's degree.