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.

Marneet Lewis

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 Marneet.

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 Northern/Central California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Oregon (except Portland)

Celeste Krueger

Director of Undergraduate Admission
Freshman Admission Counselor
503-493-6218
ckrueger@cu-portland.edu
Celeste is an admission counselor for all first-year students in Southern California, Arizona, Texas and all other US Territories.

Charlotte May

Freshman Admission Counselor
503-493-6527
cmay@cu-portland.edu
Charlotte is an admission counselor for first-year students in Washington (except Spokane), Portland OR, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Nevada, Wyoming, and Honors Program students.

Jennifer Hart

Freshman Admission Counselor
503-493-6218
jehart@cu-portland.edu
Jennifer is an admission counselor for first-year students in Spokane, WA and all Freshmen Nursing students.

Transfer Counselors

Scott Besemann

Transfer Coordinator
503-493-6582
scbesemann@cu-portland.edu
Scott is our Transfer Coordinator who works with transfer and returning adult students in both our BA and BS programs with last names beginning with A-K. He also works with community colleges as well as our distance education students in SW Washington.

Lindsay Niemeyer

Transfer Coordinator
503-493-6548
lniemeyer@cu-portland.edu
Lindsay is our Transfer Coordinator who works with transfer and returning adult students in both our BA and BS programs with last names beginning with L-Z. She also works with community colleges as well as our distance education students in SW Washington.

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.