Meet Our Staff
Connect With Us
At Montana State University, you will find great people every step of the way to help
you during your collegiate experience. Meet our staff below, and please don't hesitate
to contact us with any questions. You can also reach our main office at 406-994-2452, or [email protected].
Leadership

Mike Ouert

Jennifer Kayser
Jen manages the budget and billing processes for the Office of Admissions and assists the Director as needed.

Anders Groseth

Dallas Dallman

Shannon Bangen
Admissions Counselors

Hali Kapperud
Admissions Counselor She/Her/Hers

Kaleb Chambers
Admissions Counselor He/Him/His

Caroline Reinicke
Admissions Counselor She/Her/Hers
Admissions Evaluators
Our Admissions Evaluators are responsible for admitting freshman and transfer undergraduate students to Montana State. In addition, they research and evaluate academic coursework, transfer credits, and provide academic support and counseling to students and families in conjunction with other MSU faculty and staff.
Our Admissions Evaluator alpha groups have recently changed. Please check below to ensure you're contacting the correct staff member.

Dallas Dallman
Admissions Evaluator She/Her/Hers
Student last names Aa-Ck

Holden Hunts
Admissions Evaluator
Student last names Cl-Gq

Courtney Smith
Admissions Evaluator
Student last names Gr-Kz

Tiffany Kostelnik
Admissions Evaluator
Student last names La-Oj

Alyssa Simmons
Admissions Evaluator
Student last names Ok-Sl

Cheryl Ravenscroft
Admissions Evaluator
She/Her/Hers
Student last names Sm-Zz

Amy Huber
Admissions Evaluator
General Evaluator & Trainer She/Her/Hers
Admissions Specialists
Our Admissions Specialists are responsible for welcoming campus visitors, handling information from prospective student inquiries, and assisting with the campus visit program.
Campus Visit Program Coordinators

Holly Hillis
Program Coordinator She/Her/Hers
Holly assists in the planning and organizing of all Orientation and MSU Friday programs
and events.

Mackenzie Spence
Campus Visit Coordinator She/Her/Hers
Mackenzie works with prospective students and their families to coordinate personalized campus visits to Montana State University. She also coordinates visits for a variety of student groups that visit MSU.
Promotions & Technology

Kaitlyn Poss
Communications & Promotions Coordinator
Kaitlyn coordinates recruitment mailings, manages recruitment publications, and organizes and executes representative travel announcement mailings.

Steve Burk
Steve is the technology specialist for the Office of Admissions. He oversees the Admissions website and coordinates digital systems and communication for prospective students.

Stephen Johnson
Systems Support Specialist
Stephen provides functional technical support for recruitment and admissions processes. Areas of support include prospective student communications, data collection, electronic data loads, data analysis and extraction, new software implementation, documentation and team member training.
Want more information about MSU? We're here to help.
If you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us! You can email our
staff at [email protected], or call us Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm MT at 1-888-MSU-CATS.