Admissions Counselors
Contact us!
309-556-3031
800-332-2498 (US only)
International students should email international@iwu.edu.
High school counselors wishing to submit official materials and other general questions
may be directed to iwuadmit@iwu.edu.
▷ Search for your counselor by country, state or Illinois county
Milt Berwin
Regional Admissions Counselor
Recruiting territory:
St. Louis regional, Illinois (Decatur and Champaign, Springfield, Southern Illinois),
Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Contact: mberwin@iwu.edu
Gavin Block
Admissions Counselor
Recruiting territory:
Illinois (Western Suburbs, South and Southwest Suburbs), Indiana
Contact: gblock1@iwu.edu
Olivia Braun
Assistant Director of Regional Admissions
Recruiting territory:
Illinois (North Shore, Rockford, Chain of Lakes), Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota
Contact: obraun@iwu.edu
Parker Penn '23
Admissions Counselor
Recruiting Territory:
Illinois (Quad Cities, Peoria), West Coast — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming
Contact: ppenn@iwu.edu
Claire Quist '18
Admissions Counselor
Recruiting territory:
Chicago Regional (CARR member), Illinois (Evanston & Skokie, Northwest Suburbs), East
Coast — Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Connecticut,
Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermon
Contact: cquist@iwu.edu
Kate Rybakova
Assistant Director of International Admissions
Recruiting territory:
International Students (Europe, Australia, North America & South America)
Contact: erybakov@iwu.edu
Andrew Starnes
Director of Transfer and Regional Admissions
Recruiting territory:
Southern Regional (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia), Supervisor of transfer
process
Contact: astarnes@iwu.edu
