Connect with an Admissions Counselor

Our Counselors Are Here to Help

If you are coming to campus and would like to talk with a counselor while here, please make an appointment for an in-person visit. If you need help finding a counselor please text us at (360) 810-5739 or use our list below to directly connect with your assigned counselor.

Find Your Regional Counselor

Where are you coming from?

Alaska + Midwest and Eastern States

Also serving Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa

Brianna Johnson
Admissions Counselor
2019, A.A., 2022, B.A., The Evergreen State College

Serving students in Alaska, Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Call or text: (360) 323-9180
Email: brianna.johnson1@evergreen.edu
Schedule a phone or Zoom appointment

California and Nevada

Myles Kautsky
Admissions Counselor
2020, B.A./B.S., The Evergreen State College

Call or text: (360) 763-0474
Email: Myles.R.Kautsky@evergreen.edu
Schedule a phone or Zoom appointment

Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico

Kris Hill (they/them)
Admissions Counselor
2019, B.A., The Evergreen State College
2022, M.E.S., The Evergreen State College

Call or text: (360) 763-0864
Email: Kris.Hill@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Washington

Multiple counselors cover different counties within the state

Genevieve (Vivi) Winkley
Admissions Counselor
B.A. Evergreen 2023

Serving students in Lewis, Pacific, Mason, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Clallam and all Eastern Washington counties.

Call or text: (360) 763-0609
Email: genevieve.m.winkley@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Wade Arave
Director of Admissions
2009, B.S., Southern Utah University
2011, M.F.A., Full Sail University

Serving students in Thurston county.

Call or Text: (360) 323-6986
Email: aravew@evergreen.edu
Schedule a phone, Zoom or in-person meeting.

Wade is enthusiastic about the liberal arts and excited to help students take steps toward their academic and professional goals at Evergreen.

Karen Dhaliwal
Admissions Counselor

Serving students in Pierce and Kitsap counties, specializing in our Tacoma Campus.

Call or text: (360) 276-6673
Email: karen.dhaliwal@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Keith Stafford
Admissions Counselor

Call: (360) 867-3000
Keith.Stafford@evergreen.edu

Serving students interested in attending our Tacoma Campus.

Kris Hill (they/them)
Admissions Counselor
2019, B.A., The Evergreen State College
2022, M.E.S., The Evergreen State College

Serving students in Clarck, Wahkiahkum, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Klickitat counties

Call or text: (360) 763-0864
Email: Kris.Hill@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Maddie Lang
Admissions Counselor
2021, B.A., The Evergreen State College

Serving students in King, Snohomish, Skagit, San Juan, Island and Whatcom counties.

Call or text: (360) 813-6856
Email: madeleine.j.lang@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Hawaii

Wade Arave
Director of Admissions
2009, B.S., Southern Utah University
2011, M.F.A., Full Sail University

Call or Text: (360) 323-6986
Email: aravew@evergreen.edu
Schedule a phone, Zoom or in-person meeting.

Wade is enthusiastic about the liberal arts and excited to help students take steps toward their academic and professional goals at Evergreen.

Counselors Serving Distinctive Programs and Populations

Formerly Incarcerated, Justice-involved and Recovering Students

James Jackson
Re-Entry Navigator Support, Admissions Counseling
2019, B.A., The Evergreen State College
2017 A.A.S., Personal Fitness Training
2017 A.A. General

James provides college navigation and continued support to formerly incarcerated, justice-involved and recovering students. As a formerly incarcerated college graduate, James knows the power education has to instill hope and belief in one’s ability to succeed.

Call or text: (360) 867-5947
Email: jacksoja@evergreen.edu

Native Pathways Program

Kyle Pittman
(Nez Perce/Yakama Descendant)
Admissions Counselor
2019, B.A., The Evergreen State College

Kyle serves students enrolling in the Native Pathways Program.

Email: pittmank@evergreen.edu
Schedule phone or Zoom appointment

Student Athletes

Lisa Wilson
Admissions Counselor

M.E.D. - Guidance and Counseling, City University 2006
B.S. - Forest resource management University of Washington 1987

Call or text: (360) 763-0077
Email: lisa.wilson@evergreen.edu
Schedule a Phone or Zoom Appointment

Veterans + Returning Greeners, and Post Baccalaureate Students

Jeff Sharp
Admissions Counselor
2002, B.A., The Evergreen State College
2012, M.T.A., University of Southern California

Call or Text: (360) 763-0482
Jeff.A.Sharp@evergreen.edu
Schedule a Phone or Zoom Appointment

Jeff serves Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, and Military Dependents as well as Returning Greeners, and Post Baccalaureate Students.

Early Childhood Education Students at the Tacoma Campus

Keith Stafford
Admissions Counselor

Call: (360) 867-3000
Keith.Stafford@evergreen.edu

Serving students interested Early Childhood Education at the Tacoma Campus.

Part-time and Certificate Students

Toby Sawyer
Associate Director of Enrollment for Professional and Continuing Studies
2013, BA, The Evergreen State College
2016, MPA, The Evergreen State College

Toby serves adult and non-traditional learners interested in educational and professional certificates.

sawyert@evergreen.edu or certificates@evergreen.edu
Schedule a Phone or Zoom Appointment