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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1820
Toll free: 800-522-5224 (for admissions and financial aid)
Or: 816-472-4852 (for directory of all other departments, or see list below for direct contact information)
acaffairs@kcai.edu
816-802-3438
Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs, enrollment management and student achievement
Lynn McCarty, administrative assistant
arc@kcai.edu
816-802-3371
Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs, 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 Brattin, international studies coordinator
Jennifer Nicolotti, technical assistant to the registrar
Alison Miller, ARC Assistant
admiss@kcai.edu
800-522-5224 toll free
816-474-5224 local
816-802-3309 fax
Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs, enrollment management and student achievement
Julia Welles, M.F.A., associate director of admissions
transfer applicants, international transfer applicants and spring applicants
Emily Brattin, 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) and 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)
Katherine Perryman, M.F.A., regional coordinator
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Missouri (except 640, 641, 645, 630, 631, 633 and 652 zip codes), North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina and Utah
Jaclyn Senne, regional coordinator
Southern Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio
Daniela Villegas, regional coordinator
Oklahoma, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Washington
Jerry Valet, director of admissions technology
Lee Piechocki, receptionist
advancement@kcai.edu
816-802-3468
Pam Sibert, vice president for advancement
Dawn Sparks, director, annual fund
Tara Clevenger, administrative assistant
Josie Kalig, advancement assistant
Lauren Thomas, information specialist
alumni@kcai.edu
888-561-2586 toll free
816-802-3461 local
Eric Dobbins, director of alumni relations
erodriguez@kcai.edu
Ed Rodriguez, director of auxiliary services, 816-802-3436
Cecelia Johnigan, assistant to the director, 816-802-3432
bsnoffice@kcai.edu
816-802-3500
Ron Cattelino, executive vice president for administration
Suzette Naylor, controller
816-802-3502
Larry Dickerson, vice president/chief information officer
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
info@kcai.edu
Anne Canfield, vice president for communications, 816-802-3426
Lauren Tobin, communications coordinator, 816-802-3532
Cat Szalkowski, communications assistant, 816-802-3458
finanialaid@kcai.edu
816-802-3337 phone
816-802-3453 fax
Christal Williams, executive director of financial aid compliance
Darci Webster, associate director of financial aid
Ivori Smith, financial aid coordinator
dwarren@kcai.edu
816-802-3433
Barbara Finke, director of human resources
Debbie Kirk Warren, administrative assistant
mpoehler@kcai.edu
816-802-3393
M.J. Poehler, director
media@kcai.edu
816-802-3334
Aldo Bacchetta, director of media center
lstuckey@kcai.edu
816-802-3437
Larry Stuckey, director of facilities
president@kcai.edu
816-802-3454
Jacqueline Chanda, president
Susan Klein, executive administrative assistant
Geri Sanders, administrative assistant
akhan@kcai.edu
816-802-3466
Andrea Khan, registrar and director of academic resources
rbayless@kcai.edu
816-802-3399
816-931-6666 (emergency)
Bob Bayless, director of safety and security
bchirpich@kcai.edu
816-802-3463
Brigette Chirpich, special events director
Amy Gross, special events assistant
studentlife@kcai.edu
816-802-3423
Nancy Noble, administrative assistant, academic affairs/student life
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