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Administration and staff
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1820
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
816-802-3505
Tabitha Schmidt, director of special programs
Mary Dwyer, assistant director of continuing education, main campus
Leila Hybl, program coordinator, north campus
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
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