Meet the team

Undergraduate admissions staff
Michelle Arendt
Michelle Arendt

SLATE Business Intelligence Analyst and Project Manager


admissions@spu.edu

Cecilia Best
Cecilia Best

Admissions Counselor

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Habla español


admcecilia@spu.edu

phone/video chat

Israel Branham

Enrollment Operations Coordinator II


admissions@spu.edu

Bryan Jones
Bryan Jones

Associate Vice President for Admissions


admissions@spu.edu

Kennedy Mejia-Payton
Kennedy Mejia-Payton

Enrollment Communications Coordinator


admissions@spu.edu

Toni Mudd
Toni Mudd

Director of Enrollment Services


admissions@spu.edu

Isaiah Peterson
Isaiah Peterson

Assistant Director for International Admissions


international@spu.edu

phone/video chat

Megan Scott
Megan Scott

Associate Director for Visits & Events


visitus@spu.edu

Armon Tanaw
Armon Tanaw

Admissions Counselor for Multicultural Outreach


admarmon@spu.edu

phone/video chat

Kim Ward
Kim Ward

Enrollment Services Coordinator


admissions@spu.edu

Lora Yoder
Lora Yoder

Associate Director for Communications and Operations


admissions@spu.edu

Ethical Admissions and Recruitment Practices

As a member of the North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP), Seattle Pacific University pledges to adhere to the NACCAP Statement of Membership and Statement of the Principals of Good Practice (SPGP) which includes the university’s commitment to abstaining from the use of high-pressure recruitment tactics for any prospective students. SPU also commits to abstaining from the use of commissions, bonuses, or incentive payments as a reward for securing any type of new student enrollment.