Meet Your Counselor
Our Counselors
At Coe we’re committed to providing every student with an individualized experience and the optimum level of support as they navigate the college-search process. Members of our admission team are assigned to territories and prepared to assist you. If you have questions or need guidance, please feel free to reach out to us. We’re here to help.
- High School Seniors: If you will be a high school senior for the 2024-25 academic year, select your state below to meet your counselor.
- International Students: If you are an international student, click here to meet our international counselor.
- Transfer Students: If you are a transfer, adult or non-traditional student, click here to meet our transfer counselor.
- Pre-Seniors: If you will be a high school pre-senior during the 2023-24 academic year, call us at 319.399.8500 or email admission@coe.edu.
Bob Benson
Assistant Director of Admission, Cedar Rapids/Marion, Northeast Iowa, Northeast and Southeast United States, transfer and non-traditional students
Hometown: Mounds View, Minnesota
Education: B.A., Coe College '06
Email: rbenson@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.449.2999
Office Phone: 319.399.8203
Anna Dvorak
Associate Director of Admission & Aviation Programs, Kansas, Nebraska and Aviation Management students
Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '21
Email: aedvorak@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.239.8397
Office Phone: 319.399.8805
Shelby Han
Director of International Recruitment, International and International Transfer Students
Education: Candidate, Doctorate in Education, Bowling Green State UniversityEmail: shan@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.535.3253
Office Phone: 319.399.8500
Samuel Jackson
Senior Admission Counselor, Rural Illinois and Chicago Suburbs
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '22
Email: sjackson@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 515.402.9732
Trent Lasek
Admission Counselor, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Southeast Iowa
Hometown: Ainsworth, Iowa
Education: B.A., University of Northern Iowa '22
Email: tlasek@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.430.8179
Office Phone: 319.399.8238
Mo Moos
Associate Director of Admission, Colorado, Minnesota and Western United States
Hometown: Andrew, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '89, M.A. Wake Forest University '95
Email: mmoos@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.389.8822
Kaleb Reeves
Admission Counselor, Western Iowa, Arizona and California
Hometown: Sigourney, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College ’23
Majors: History and secondary education
Email: kreeves@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 641.224.2145
Office Phone: 319.399.8801
Nacho Torres
Admission Counselor, Wisconsin and Chicago
Hometown: Storm Lake, Iowa
Education: B.A., University of Iowa
Majors: Health and human physiology
Email: ntorres@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.830.9248
Office Phone: 319.399.8348
Leah Weninger
Campus Visit Coordinator, Pre-seniors
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
Education: B.A., Coe College, M.Ed. University of Minnesota
Majors: B.A. Literature and French studies, M.Ed. in Leadership in Education
Email: lweninger@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 612.408.8583
Office Phone: 319.399.8500
Katie Guinane
Director of Recruitment and Programming
Hometown: Grinnell, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '17
Email: kguinane@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 641.325.1390
Office Phone: 319.399.8301
Josh Kite
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission
Education: B.A., University of Iowa '08; M.Ed., Ashford University '12
Email: jkite@coe.edu
Office Phone: 319.399.8243
Julie Staker
Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Institutional Effectiveness
Education: B.A., Coe College; M.Ed., Loyola University Chicago
Email: admission@coe.edu
Office Phone: 319.399.8500