Advisers and Student Support Staff

The Office of Student Services holds advising appointments, both in person and online. We also host many other types of meetings to help you navigate the application process, provide academic advising, and connect you with other UW services. We are ready to support your success.

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Undergraduate student support

Name & PositionStudents supportingEmailSchedule meeting
Alejandra Baires-Ramirez (she/her)
Lead Admissions & Outreach Adviser
Prospective (UW and non-UW) students interested in our ECE and on-campus programsalebai@uw.edu
Savanna Carreño (she/her)
Early Learning Scholarship Community Liaison
Prospective Early Learning Equity Scholarship (UW and non-UW) students interested in learning about the scholarship.scarreno@uw.edu
Ramon Concepcion (he/him)
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Academic & Student Services
Declared Education, Learning, & Society Minor (ELS) studentsramonct@uw.edu
Jenni Campbell (she/her)
Assistant Director of Academic & Student Services, Early Care & Education
Current Early Care and Education (ECE) major studentsjcole2@uw.edu
Waleed Khan (he/him)
Academic Adviser
Declared and ready-to-declare Early Childhood and Family Studies (ECFS) studentskhanm5@uw.edu
Ruth O. Ayodeji (she/her)
Experiential Learning Coordinator
Early Care and Education (ECE) and Early Childhood and Family Studies (ECFS) students with community-based learning questionsrutha2@uw.edu
Keeyon M Scott (he/him)
Lead Academic Adviser
Declared and ready-to-declare Education, Communities & Organizations (ECO) major studentskeeyon@uw.edu
Kayla Mendoza Chui (she/her)
Community Partner Liaison
Declared Education, Communities & Organizations (ECO) major students who have questions about their capstone internship experiencekmchui@uw.edu
Alec Koehler (he/him)
Lead Academic Adviser
Declared and ready-to-declare Education Studies (EDST) major studentsalecjk@uw.edu

Graduate student support

Name & PositionStudents supportingEmailSchedule meeting
Christian K. Love (he/him)
Associate Director of Graduate Academic & Student Services
Admitted, current, and graduating M.Ed. and doctoral graduate students as well as prospective students (non-teacher certification programs)CKLove@uw.edu
Hailey Capps (she/her) Graduate Admission & Enrollment AdviserProspective M.Ed., Ed.S., and doctoral (Ed.D., Ph.D.) graduate students (non-teacher certification programs)cappsh@uw.edu 
Elizabeth Kelly (she/her)
Recruitment and Support Specialist, Teacher Education Program
Prospective Master in Teaching Elementary & Secondary/Special Education Certificateejk33@uw.edu
Michael Nielsen (he/him)
Assistant Director of Certification Management and Enrollment Support
Admitted and current Master in Teaching Elementary & Secondary/Special Education Certificate applicants. Virtual is available on Tuesdays from 2pm-4pm.mnielsen@uw.edu
Gwen Sweeney (she/her)
Retention and Support Specialist, Teacher Education Program
Current Master in Teaching Elementary & Secondary/Special Education Studentsgwens@uw.edu