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Information by department

Administration and staff

Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1820

info@kcai.edu

Toll free: 800-522-5224
Local: 816-472-4852

Academic affairs

acaffairs@kcai.edu
816-802-3438
Mark Salmon, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs
Lynn McCarty, administrative assistant

Academic Resource Center

arc@kcai.edu
816-802-3371
Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment management and student achievement
Andrea Khan, director of academic resources and registrar
Tori Sinclair, assistant director of advising and registration
Kathy Keller, disabilities coordinator/tutor
Julie Metzler, director, career services and Community Arts and Service Learning (CASL)
Rishad Gandhi, coordinator, career services and CASL
Nikol Averbuch, professional counselor
Emily Lambdin, international studies coordinator
Carl Stafford, receptionist

Admissions

admiss@kcai.edu
800-522-5224 toll free
816-474-5224 local
816-802-3309 fax

Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment management and student achievement

Julia Welles, M.F.A., associate director of admissions

transfer applicants, international transfer applicants and spring applicants

Jonah Criswell, M.F.A., assistant director of admissions

Kansas City, Kan. metro area (660, 661 and 662 zip codes) and St. Louis and Columbia, Mo. metro areas (630, 631 and 652 zip codes)

Connecticut, Delware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington D.C. and West Virgina

Emily Lambdin, international studies coordinator

international freshman applicants

Darcy Deal, M.F.A., senior admissions specialist

Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wisconsin

Scott Dickson, M.F.A., regional coordinator

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming

Estrella Payton, regional coordinator

Kansas City, Mo. metro area (640, 641 and 645 zip codes)

Minnesota

Waseem Touma, M.F.A., regional coordinator

Georgia, Kansas (except 660, 661 and 662 zip codes), Kentucky, Tenessee and Texas (except 780, 781, 782, 786, 787, 788 and 789 zip codes)

Jade Greene, admissions representative

San Antonio and Austin, Texas metro areas (780, 781, 782, 786, 787, 788 and 789 zip codes)

Jerry Valet, director of admissions technology

Fran Pleines, admissions technical specialist

Lee Piechocki, receptionist

Advancement

advancement@kcai.edu
816-802-3468
Pam Sibert, vice president for advancement
Dawn Sparks, director, annual fund
Tara Clevenger, administrative assistant
Laura Payne, advancement assistant
Carrie Bryan, information specialist

Alumni relations

alumni@kcai.edu
888-561-2586 toll free
816-802-3461 local
Andrea Adams, director of alumni relations

Auxiliary services/Art Supply Store

erodriguez@kcai.edu
Ed Rodriguez, director of auxiliary services, 816-802-3436
Cecelia Johnigan, assistant to the director, 816-802-3432

Business office

bsnoffice@kcai.edu
816-802-3500
Ron Cattelino, executive vice president for administration
Suzette Naylor, controller

Campus technology

816-802-3502
Larry Dickerson, vice president/chief information officer

Career services

careerservices@kcai.edu
816-802-3443
Julie Metzler, director of career services and Community Arts and Service Learning
Rishad Gandhi, coordinator, career services and Community Arts and Service Learning

Communications

info@kcai.edu
Anne Canfield, vice president for communications, 816-802-3426
Liz Murray, communications manager, 816-802-3458
Lauren Tobin, communications coordinator, 816-802-3532

Continuing education

rkartman@kcai.edu
816-802-3505
North campus, 816-505-1443
Tabitha Schmidt, director of special programs
Mary Dwyer, assistant director of continuing education, main campus
Ruth Kartman, special programs coordinator
Jennifer Johnson, assistant director, north campus
Leila Hybl, program coordinator, north campus
Leslie Burgess, assistant

Financial aid

finanialaid@kcai.edu
816-802-3337 phone
816-802-3453 fax
Kim Warren, director of financial aid
Ivori Smith, financial aid coordinator

Human resources

dwarren@kcai.edu
816-802-3433
Barbara Finke, director of human resources
Debbie Kirk Warren, administrative assistant

Jannes Library and Learning Center

mpoehler@kcai.edu
816-802-3393
M.J. Poehler, director

Media center

media@kcai.edu
816-802-3334
Aldo Bacchetta, director of media center

Plant services and facilities

lstuckey@kcai.edu
816-802-3437
Larry Stuckey, director of facilities

President's office

president@kcai.edu
816-802-3454
Kathleen Collins, president
Susan Klein, executive administrative assistant
Geri Sanders, administrative assistant

Registrar/records

akhan@kcai.edu
816-802-3466
Andrea Khan, registrar and director of academic resources

Security

rbayless@kcai.edu
816-802-3399
816-931-6666 (emergency)
Bob Bayless, director of safety and security

Special events

efarr@kcai.edu
816-802-3483
Elisabeth Farr, director of special events
Amy Gross, special events assistant 

Student life

studentlife@kcai.edu
816-802-3423
Nancy Noble, administrative assistant, academic affairs/student life 

Student Living Center

housing@kcai.edu
816-802-3397
Gina Golba, director of residence life and campus activities

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