Contact Admission
Find your admission representative whether you are a high school senior, transfer student, graduate student, or somewhere in between. We welcome you to contact your advisor directly! If you would like more general program information, the main inquiry line is a good place to start.
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Avila Admissions
Phone: 816.501.2400
Traditional Undergraduate Staff
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Kenny works with first year students from Kansas City Catholic High Schools, Cass County, and out-of-state. Kenny is a 2018 alum and is pursuing a master's in psychology from Avila.
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Alec works with first year students from Platte, Clay & Ray counties, central Missouri, and St. Louis. Alec joined the Avila admissions team in July 2018.
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Emily Neuberger M.Ed.
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission
Phone: (w) 816.501.3774 (c) 816.304.3734
Emily works with transfer students from Kansas. Emily joined the admissions team in July 2018.
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Josh Parisse M.S. '15
Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate & Graduate Admissions
Phone: (w) 816.501.3775
Josh joined Avila in 2013 and holds a master's degree in psychology from Avila.
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Karra Parman
Admissions Representative
Phone: (w) 816.501.2920 | (c) 816.825.1371
Karra works with first year students from Kansas and Southern Missouri. She joined the Avila admissions team in March 2020.
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Caroline Riley
Assistant Director of Undergraduate & Graduate Admission
Phone: (w) 816.501.2483
Caroline works with transfer students from Missouri. Caroline joined Avila in May 2017 and is pursuing a master's degree in organizational development from Avila.
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Holly Sanders
Director of Undergraduate & Graduate Admissions
Office: (w) 816.501.3773
Holly joined Avila in 2014 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in organizational leadership from Avila.
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Pam works with out-of-state first year students and transfer nursing students. Pam holds a bachelor of science in nursing from Avila.
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Aritt Velazquez '19
Admission Representative
Phone: (w) 816.501.3779 (c) 816.825.7446
Aritt works with first year students from northern Missouri, Jackson County, and home school students. Aritt is a Class of 2019 alum.
Accelerated, Online & Graduate Studies Staff
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Ryan Meyer '18
Graduate Admissions Representative
Phone: (w) 816.502.2955 | (c) 816.572.2061
Ryan works with graduate students from Kansas and all graduate Kinesiology students. Ryan is 2018 alum and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Athletic Administration from William Woods University.
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Jessie Reinert
Admission Representative
Phone: (w) 816.501.2968 (c) 816.389.9764
Jessie works with graduate students from Missouri and out-of-state, and all adult and graduate international students. Jessie joined Avila in June 2018.
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Caroline Riley
Assistant Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions
Phone: (w) 816.501.2483 (c) 816.572.1262
Caroline works with adult and online students from Kansas & Missouri. Caroline joined Avila in May 2017 and is pursuing a master's degree in organizational development from Avila.
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Cory Roup, M.S. Ed
Assistant Director of Graduate Education
School of Education
Phone: (w) 816.501.2464 (c) 816.309.1203
Cory works with all students in graduate programs in the School of Education. Cory has been a member of the graduate admissions team since 2014.
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Holly Sanders
Director of Undergraduate & Graduate Admissions
Phone: (w) 816.501.3773
Holly joined Avila in 2014 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in organizational leadership from Avila.
Professional Studies/Avila Advantage Staff
Ann Dorrell
Admission Advisor
Phone: 816.501.2945
Ann.Dorrell@avila.edu
