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 2018-2019 academic year, select your state below to meet your counselor.
- International Students: If you are in international student, click here to meet our international recruitment advisor.
- Transfer Students: If you are a transfer, adult or non-traditional student, click here to meet our transfer counselor.
Katie Guinane
Senior Admission Counselor, Western and Northeast Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
Hometown: Grinnell, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '17
Email: kguinane@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 641.325.1390
Office Phone: 319.399.8301
Kayli Harlan
Assistant Director of International Recruitment,
International Students
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Education: B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University '12
Email: kharlan@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.440.8480
Larimer Porter
Assistant Director of Campus Experience, High School Students, juniors and younger
Hometown: Johnstown, Colorado
Education: B.A., Coe College
Email: lporter@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 970.817.0042
Office Phone: 319.399.8251
Ali Romano-McClain
Assistant Director of Admission, Western United States; Boone, Cook – North, Cook – South, Cook – West, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in Illinois; Transfer, Non-Traditional and Adult Students
Hometown: Galesburg, Illinois
Education: B.A., University of South Dakota ’14
Email: aromano@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.423.4619
Office Phone: 319.399.8747
Jess Salgado
Senior Admission Counselor, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Education: B.A., Coe College '17
Email: jsalgado@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 773.310.0263
Office Phone: 319.399.8801
Anne Spoden
Assistant Director of Admission, Minnesota, Colorado and Southeast United States
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Education: B.A., Loras College '15
Email: aspoden@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.389.8822
Yuri Tilapa
Assistant Director of Admission, High Schools with a Cook County address in Chicago and Arizona
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Education: B.A., Coe College ’16
Email: ytilapa@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 872.333.0348
Office Phone: 319.399.8804
Sam Vaske
Admission Counselor, Cedar Rapids and Marion High Schools, Southeast Iowa, Northeastern United States
Hometown: Walford, Iowa
Education: B.A., Coe College '18
Email: svaske@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 319.540.0981
Office Phone: 319.399.8807
Elaine Warner
Admission Counselor,
Illinois Outside of the Chicagoland Area, Missouri
Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois
Education: B.A., Coe College '18
Email: ewarner@coe.edu
Cell Phone: 708.262.4905
Office Phone: 319.399.8805
Josh Kite
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 Admission & Marketing
Education: B.A., Coe College; M.Ed., Loyola University Chicago
Email: admission@coe.edu
Office Phone: 319.399.8500