Contact your counselor


Jennifer Olsen Krengel
Director of Admission
253-535-7156 | olsenkjs@plu.edu
Charles Wright Academy, Annie Wright School, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Hawaii
Joelle Pretty
Director of Transfer Recruitment
253-535-7138 | pretty@plu.edu
Transfer Students from Cascadia, Edmonds, Everett, Green River, Highline, North Seattle, Pierce, Seattle Central, Shoreline, South Seattle, and Tacoma community colleges in Washington; Students transferring from four-year colleges, from community colleges outside of Washington and Oregon and from technical colleges.
Melannie Denise Cunningham
Associate Director of Admission & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment
253-535-8716 | cunningham@plu.edu
Tacoma Public Schools, Chief Leschi Schools Multicultural Recruitment and Outreach
Tamara Lynn Schaps
Assistant Director of Admission
253-535-7122 | schaps@plu.edu
South and East King County High Schools, Colorado, Americans Abroad, Guam, Puerto Rico
Jenna Serr
Assistant Director of Admission
253-535-7153 | jms@plu.edu
Oregon (Out state), Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas
Emily McCann
Admission Counselor
253-535-8724 | mccann@plu.edu
Eastern Washington, Idaho Federal Way School District, Tacoma Baptist, Life Christian, Mount Rainier Lutheran Vashon Island, Clover Park, and Fife High Schools North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Kjirsten Kennedy
Admission Counselor
253-535-8254 | kennedka@plu.edu
Curtis High School, Thurston, Skagit, Whatcom, Grays Harbor, Island, San Juan, Lewis and Pacific Counties, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
John McClimans
Communication Coordinator and Admission Counselor
253-535-8710 | mcclimans@plu.edu
Snohomish County, Arizona
Kaarin Praxel
Admission Counselor
253-535-7405 | praxel@plu.edu
Greater Portland area, including Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum in WA, California, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont
Bobby Walston
Admission Counselor
253-535-7157 | walston@plu.edu
Seattle High Schools, North King County High Schools Utah, Nevada, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, New Mexico. Transfer Students from Bellevue, Big Bend, Centralia, Clark, Columbia Basin, Grays Harbor, Lower Columbia, Northwest Indian, Olympic, Peninsula, Skagit Valley, South Puget Sound, Spokane, Spokane Falls, Walla Walla, Wenatchee Valley, Whatcom, and Yakima Valley community colleges in Washington; Oregon community colleges
Sean Lacy
Assistant Director of Admission
253-535 7497 | lacyse@plu.edu
Puyallup, Bethel, Auburn, Renton, Kent, Tahoma School Districts; Kitsap County
Tabitha Hall
Admission Counselor
253-535-6150 | halltb@plu.edu
Montana, Wyoming, Enumclaw, Sumner, Eatonville, White River, Orting, Steilacoom School Districts, Clallam, Jefferson, and Mason Counties, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

Erika Anderson
Associate Director of Admission
253-535-8316 | andersem@plu.edu
Information Specialist/Office Manager


Tracy Comstock
Administrative Assistant
253-535-7155 | tcomstock@plu.edu
Undergraduate Admission Processing




Sheila Hinderer
Senior Administrative Assistant
253-535-8469 | hindersa@plu.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
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PLU Office of Admission
Tacoma, WA 98447
1-800-274-6758
Fax: 253-536-5136
International Admission
Contact our Student Enrollment Advisors for information specific to international students and English Language support.













