Phone(562) 903-4752

What We Do

To be the preeminent enrollment, marketing and communications team in higher education — recognized for our innovative drive, collaborative spirit, strategic execution, industry-leading results and five-star customer service — to maximize Biola University’s impact on the world for Jesus Christ.

The Office of University Enrollment will do this by:

Building enthusiastic awareness of Biola to prospective students and families in order to recruit qualified, well-matched and diverse populations through: executing data-driven recruitment plans and world-class campus visit experiences; developing quality pathway programs that connect the community to Biola and support the cultivation of long-term relationships with schools, churches and other relevant audiences; advocating for emerging populations such as graduate, international, PTUG, online, transfer and students of color; strategically providing financial aid to increase affordability and delivering quality counseling and aid to help streamline the financial aid process for new and continuing students; utilizing data and managing systems to implement efficient enrollment processes and creating accurate and timely reports by applying data science to forecast enrollment.

Open Hours

Regular Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Monday – Friday)

Summer Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Monday – Thursday)
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Friday)

For list of observed Holidays, see http://www.biola.edu/bonus-and-holidays

Offices & Services

Department Members

AllAdmissions OperationsFinancial AidGraduate AdmissionsInternational AdmissionsOnline Undergraduate AdmissionsTraditional Undergraduate AdmissionsUniversity Enrollment Analytics
Fitsum Mulat
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Enrollment Management
Anna Hummell
Manager of Transfer Recruitment
Heather Davenport
Associate Director of Campus Visits, Events and Student Ambassadors
James Hampson
Director of Graduate Admissions
Geoff Marsh
Senior Director of Financial Aid
Kayla Zuniga
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Amber Nakamura
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Emily Sagherian
Associate Director of Outreach and Recruitment
Brian Glaze
Assistant Director of Freshman Admissions
Jeremy Muehlhoff
Freshman Admissions Counselor
Wendy Martinez
Freshman Admissions Counselor
Noreen Truong
Freshman Admissions Counselor
Connor Lunde
Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions
Aleah Venable-Sims
Counselor, Transfer Admissions
Megan Collins
Texas Regional Rep
Ashley Perez
Assistant Director of Admissions Events
Hailey Lee
Assistant Director of Campus Visits
Gabrielle Morris
Admissions Counselor
Billie Padilla
Recruiter Coordinator
Jackson McKay
Admissions Associate
Griffin Douglass
Reg Rep: Pacific NW
Macy Haugen
Assistant Visit Coordinator
Rachael Jackson
Freshman Admissions Counselor
Brandee Padilla
Transfer Admissions Counselor
Jermaine Brack
Freshman Admissions Counselor
Lisa Rubio
Director of Admissions Operations
Riva Lee
Associate Director, Operations Processes
Meredith Vincent
Lead Operations Specialist
Theresa Valles
Processing Manager
Tiffany Pang Barrozo
Senior Operations Specialist
Maritza Nevarez
Senior Operations Specialist
Meghan Vincent
Data Processing Specialist
Anissa Villalobos
Admissions Document Processor
Amanda Udell
Admissions Document Processor
Glenn Hendrickson
Business Analyst for CRM
Crystel Vargas
Assistant Director for Online Undergraduate Admissions
Todd Johnson
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Dong Chen
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Elizabeth Rubio
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Andrea Choi
Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions
Kenric Tran
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Josiah Franklin
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Nathanael Volf
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Arianna Kokol
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Chris So
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Minjae Kim
Recuiter, Graduate Admissions
Amanda Finn
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Allan Nicholson
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Whitney Spradley
Director of International Admissions
Counselor, International Adm
International Admissions Counselor
Ceressa Manzo
Int'l Grad Adm Counselor
Megan Mitts
International Admissions Coordinator
Associate Director of Financial Aid, Training and Compliance
Melissa Gonzalez
Associate Director, Online/Modular/Trimester Programs
John Melendrez
Senior Financial Aid Specialist, Federal Direct Loans
Moon Hui Jung
Assistant Director, Financial Aid Processing
Rosanne Zukle
Assistant Director, Special Programs, R2T4
Emilee Hidy
Assistant Director of Financial Aid, SAP and Compliance
Kimberly Caal
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Sheena Arroyo
Financial Aid Counselor (Military Benefits)
Hannah Emenaker
Assistant Director, Customer Service and Student Worker Supervisor
Michele Redmond
Financial Aid Counselor
Sarai Hernandez
Financial Aid Counselor
Brooke Fermin
Senior Financial Aid Specialist
Donna Blackwell
Associate Director, Customer Service and Front Office
Erin Song
Financial Aid Specialist ( Private/Institutional Loans)
Heaven Lee
Scholarship Specialist
Robert Saldana
Financial Aid Specialist
Jennifer Cortez Ramirez
Online Undergraduate Financial Aid Coordinator
Chris Hilberg
Director of Enrollment Analytics
Biola University
13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, CA 90639
1-562-903-6000
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