Meet our Coaches

    Coaching Specialty Areas

    Students: please select the appropriate coach when you request an appointment through Handshake.

    First Meeting with the Piper Center (First Years and Sophomores): Kristi Kehrwald Adair, Nathan Brown Jr., Kris Estenson, Paul Edwards or Nate Jacobi

    Undecided/Exploring: Kristi Kehrwald Adair, Nathan Brown Jr., Paul Edwards or Kris Estenson
    Business:     Kisten Cahoon or Bryan Shealer
    Connections Program (2021-22): Kris Estenson
    Education: Nathan Brown Jr. (primary) and Kris Estenson (related to licensure)
    Entrepreneurship and Ole Cup: Margaret Bransford (office near DiSCO)
    Environment and Sustainability: Nate Jacobi
    Fine Arts: Bryan Shealer
    Graduate School: Paul Edwards (STEM), Katie Hughes (health professions, law), Kirsten Cahoon (business), Leslie Moore (humanities, social sciences, fine arts)
    Media/Communications: Kirsten Cahoon
    Ministry and Religion: Kristi Kehrwald Adair
    Nonprofits & Social Impact: Nathan Brown Jr. or Kristi Kehrwald Adair
    Gap Year/Service Programs: Nathan Brown Jr. or Kristi Kehrwald Adair
    Government: Nathan Brown Jr. or Kristi Kehrwald Adair
    Pre-Health: Katie Hughes
    Pre-Law: Katie Hughes
    Science, Research, Data Science, and Technology: Paul Edwards (primary) or Nate Jacobi (secondary)
    Alumni Career Coaching: Jenele Grassle

    Academic Internship Registration Process: see here
    Academic Internship Questions: Marietta Ruppe and Nate Jacobi