Our Staff

For general information, please call 360.753.7800

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Beth Ahlstrom

Program Associate, College Bound Scholarship

360.596.4808

betha@hecb.wa.gov

Don Alexander
Associate Director for Accounting, Budget and Facilities, Administrative Services
360.753.7816
dona@hecb.wa.gov

Gary Allin
Program Associate, State Approving Agency
360.753.7867
garya@hecb.wa.gov

Tara Aschenbrenner

Receptionist, Office of the Executive Director

360.753.7800

taraa@hecb.wa.gov

Heidi Auderer
Operations Manager, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7873
heidia@hecb.wa.gov

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Laura Bach
Program Associate, State Approving Agency
360.753.7821
laurab@hecb.wa.gov

Stan Badger
Fiscal Analyst, Administrative Services
360.753.7854
stanb@hecb.wa.gov

Mike Ball
Associate Director, Degree Authorization and Veterans Programs
360.753.7866
michaelb@hecb.wa.gov

Don Bennett
Executive Deputy Director, Office of the Executive Director
360.753.7831
donb@hecb.wa.gov

Patricia Berge
Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
360.753.7824
patriciab@hecb.wa.gov

Mark Bergeson
Associate Director, Academic Affairs
360.753.7881
markb@hecb.wa.gov

Heather Bertels

Program Coordinator, State Work Study

360.753.7829

heatherb@hecb.wa.gov

Bob Billings

Chief Information Officer, Administrative Services

360.753.7893

robertb@hecb.wa.gov

Danelle Bohringer
Computer Programmer, Administrative Services
360.753.7853
danelleb@hecb.wa.gov

Kim Buechel
Budget & Fiscal Analyst, Administrative Services
360.753.7880
KimBu@hecb.wa.gov

Bob Burdick
Director of Public Relations, Communications
360.704.4169
bobb@hecb.wa.gov

Mallory Byrd

Program Coordinator, Educational Opportunity Grant

360.596.4803

malloryb@hecb.wa.gov

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Janet Cornell

Program Coordinator, Conditional Scholarships

360.596.4814

janetc@hecb.wa.gov

Jenny Crane

Program Coordinator, Foster Care Programs & Scholarship Clearinghouse

360.596.4806

jennyc@hecb.wa.gov

Dawn Cypriano-McAferty
Program Manager, State Work Study & Foster Care Programs
360.753.7846
dawnc@hecb.wa.gov

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Ann Daley
Executive Director
360.753.7810
annd@hecb.wa.gov

Ashley Davis

Customer Service Specialist, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.704.4160

ashleyd@hecb.wa.gov

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Alison Eldridge
Information Specialist, GEAR UP Program
360.753.7835
alisone@hecb.wa.gov

Christy England-Siegerdt
Associate Director for Research, Student Financial Assistance
360.753.7864
christye@hecb.wa.gov

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Victor Fernandez

Payment Coordinator, State Need Grant

360.704.4153

victorf@hecb.wa.gov

Jackie Ferrado
Customer Service & Outreach Manager, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7875
jackief@hecb.wa.gov

Christine Foro
Information Technology Specialist, Administrative Services
360.753.7830
christinef@hecb.wa.gov

Matthew Freeby
Lead Finance Coordinator, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7827
matthewf@hecb.wa.gov

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Dale Garrison
Computer Programmer, Administrative Services
360.753.7894
daleg@hecb.wa.gov

Carissa Glassburn
Program Manager, State Need Grant
360.753.7841
carissag@hecb.wa.gov

Katie Gross

Administrative Assistant, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7839

katieg@hecb.wa.gov

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Betsy Hagen
Special Assistant to the GET Director, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7860
betsyh@hecb.wa.gov

Pam Haggard
Accounting Manager, Administrative Services
360.753.7882
pamh@hecb.wa.gov

Denise Hamilton

Finance Coordinator, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7849

deniseh@hecb.wa.gov

Evelyn Hawkins

Associate Director, Fiscal Policy

360.753.7863

evelynh@hecb.wa.gov

Rick Heggie

Fiscal Policy Analyst, Fiscal Policy

360.753.7891

rickh@hecb.wa.gov

Diana Hurley
Customer Service Supervisor, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7813
dianah@hecb.wa.gov

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Madelyn Jacques
Program Manager, Conditional Scholarships
360.753.7820
madelynj@hecb.wa.gov

Julie Japhet
Assistant Director, Student Financial Assistance
360.753.7840
juliej@hecb.wa.gov

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Kerri Kallay
Human Resource Consultant, Administrative Services
360.753.7857
kerrik@hecb.wa.gov

Shakib Kamal
Lead Systems Analyst, Administrative Services
360.753.7888
shakibk@hecb.wa.gov

Kelly Keeney
Program Coordinator, GEAR UP Program
360.753.7838
kellyk@hecb.wa.gov

John Klacik
Director, Student Financial Assistance
360.753.7851
johnk@hecb.wa.gov

Mary Knutson
Program Manager, Future Teachers/Alt. Teaching Cert.
360.753.7845
maryk@hecb.wa.gov

Betty Krist
Fiscal Analyst 2 (Travel), Administrative Services
360.753.7885
bettyk@hecb.wa.gov

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Gary Larson

Senior Communication Specialist, Communications

360.753.7817

garyl@hecb.wa.gov

John Lederer
Associate Director, Academic Affairs
360.753.7822
johnle@hecb.wa.gov

Ann Lee
Program Manager, Scholarship Programs
360.753.7843
annl@hecb.wa.gov

Larry Lee  
Deputy Director, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7874
larryl@hecb.wa.gov

Weiya Liang
Associate Director, GEAR UP Program
360.753.7884
weiyal@hecb.wa.gov

Betty Lochner
Director, Guaranteed Education Tuition & Org Development
360.753.7871
bettyl@hecb.wa.gov

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Susan Martensen

Senior Communications Specialist, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7828

susanm@hecb.wa.gov

Greg Martin

Database Administrator, Administrative Services

360.596.4811

gregm@hecb.wa.gov

Vickey Mauerman
Financial Accountant, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7877
vickeym@hecb.wa.gov

Pam Mead

Director, Fiscal Policy

360.753.7862

pamm@hecb.wa.gov

Crystal Mendenhall

Operations Assistant, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7896

crystalm@hecb.wa.gov

Cindy Merlino
Fiscal Tech Supervisor, Administrative Services
360.753.7883
cindymer@hecb.wa.gov

Cathy Minns

Program Coordinator, GEAR UP Expansion Project

360.596.4810

cathym@hecb.wa.gov

David Mitchell
Senior Network/Database Administrator, Administrative Services
360.753.7892
davidm@hecb.wa.gov

Karen Moton-Tate
Associate Director of Human Resources, Administrative Services
360.753.7802
karenm@hecb.wa.gov

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MyLinh Nguyen
Records Coordinator, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7878
mylinhn@hecb.wa.gov

Judy Neumann
Budget Manager, Administrative Services
360.753.7887
judyn@hecb.wa.gov

Sarah Norris

Fiscal Policy Analyst, Fiscal Policy

360.596.4815

sarahn@hecb.wa.gov

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Karen Oelschlager
Program Associate, Degree Authorization
360.753.7869
kareno@hecb.wa.gov

Jane Olsen

Fiscal Analyst 3, Administrative Services

360.753.7879

janeo@hecb.wa.gov

Debbie O'Neill
Administrative Assistant, Veterans Programs
360.753.7868
debbieo@hecb.wa.gov

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Tracy Pitzel

Customer Service Specialist, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7876

tracyp@hecb.wa.gov

Kim Porter
Records Supervisor, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7889
kimp@hecb.wa.gov

Jeffrey Powell
Interim Assistant Director, Student Financial Assistance
360.704.4150
jeffreyp@hecb.wa.gov

Coke Putnam
Policy Associate/Division Support, Fiscal Policy
360.753.7870
cokep@hecb.wa.gov

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Jannelle Rafael

Finance Coordinator, Guaranteed Education Tuition

360.753.7844

janneller@hecb.wa.gov

Rob Ranger
Computer Programmer, Administrative Services
360.753.7832
robr@hecb.wa.gov

Jim Reed
Policy and Planning Coordinator, Office of the Executive Director
360.753.7865
jimr@hecb.wa.gov

Chris Richmond

Program Coordinator, College Bound Scholarship

360.596.4805

christinar@hecb.wa.gov

Marlena Robbins
Program Manager, Educational Opportunity Grant
360.753.7861
marlenar@hecb.wa.gov

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Marcie Sample

Program Administrator, GEAR UP Expansion Project

360.596.4809

marcies@hecb.wa.gov

Ricardo Sanchez
Associate Director, Academic Affairs
360.753.7833
ricardos@hecb.wa.gov

Colleen Scovill
Communications Specialist, Communications
360.753.7856

colleens@hecb.wa.gov

Rachelle Sharpe
Associate Director, Student Financial Assistance
360.753.7872
rachelles@hecb.wa.gov

Jan Shelstad

Program Manager, GEAR UP Program

360.753.7826

jans@hecb.wa.gov

Jian Shen

Computer Programmer, Administrative Services

360.753.7895

jians@hecb.wa.gov

Randy Spaulding
Director, Academic Affairs
360.753.7823
randys@hecb.wa.gov

Elizabeth St. George
Records Coordinator, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.753.7804

elizabeths@hecb.wa.gov

Susan St. George
Program Administrator, GEAR UP Program
360.753.7834
susans@hecb.wa.gov

Beverly Swift
Fiscal Analyst 2 (Payroll), Administrative Services
360.753.7886
bevs@hecb.wa.gov

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Chris Thompson
Director of Government, College & University Relations, Office of the Executive Director
360.753.7811
christh@hecb.wa.gov

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Belma Villa
Executive Assistant, Office of the Executive Director
360.753.7810
belmav@hecb.wa.gov

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Renae Watts
Data Collection & Research Assistant, Student Financial Assistance
360.753.7848
renaew@hecb.wa.gov

Jim West

Associate Director, Academic Affairs

360.753.7890

jimw@hecb.wa.gov

Kevan Wilkerson
Lead Systems Analyst, Administrative Services
360.704.4162
kevanw@hecb.wa.gov

Chris Wilkins
Program Manager, Health Professional Loan Repayment
and Scholarship Program
360.236.2817
chris.wilkins@doh.wa.gov

Christine Wilson
Customer Service Specialist, Guaranteed Education Tuition
360.704.4157
christinew@hecb.wa.gov

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Katie Youngers
Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Director, Office of the Executive Director
360.753.7859
katiey@hecb.wa.gov

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