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

Molly Scherner
Admissions Counselor She/Her/Hers
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Lauren Winder
Admissions Counselor She/Her/Hers

Kaitlyn Reiman
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.

Kristy Merdinger
Admissions Evaluator She/Her/Hers
Student last names Aa-Ca

Jill Klinger
Admissions Evaluator She/Her/Hers
Student last names Cb-Fz

Krista Huntsman
Admissions Evaluator
Student last names Ga-Jz

Stacey Neve
Admissions Evaluator She/Her/Hers
Student last names Ka-Mc

D'Andre Daniels
Admissions Evaluator He/Him/His
Student last names Md-Qz

Alyssa Simmons
Student last names Ra-Ss

Tania Sonju
Student last names St-Zz

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

Susan Reisch
Admissions Specialist She/Her/Hers

Katie Hearther
Admissions Specialist She/Her/They/Them
Campus Visit Program Coordinators

Elicia Palmer
Campus Visit Coordinator She/Her/Hers
Elicia 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. She works closely with various members of the admissions
staff, as well as faculty and staff across campus.

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

Kristie Russette
Events & Promotions Coordinator She/Her/Hers
Kristie coordinates all aspects of the recruitment mailing program and publication
management for the Office of Admissions. Kristie also assists the Director of Admissions
as needed.

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.
Questions? 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.