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Ismail Adawe

Ismail is an Assistant Director. He leads the F-1 visa advising team, supporting F-1 students and their dependents. He has served the MSU international community for more than 17 years.  

Email: adawe(at)msu.edu

Julie Andersen

Julie is a Senior International Student Advocate, supporting international students and scholars needing specialized support, such as financial, health, academic and more. She speaks German and Albanian and her most recent international trips were to Montreal and Portugal.

Email: julieand(at)msu.edu

Bryce Carlton

Bryce is an Assistant Director. He leads the Employment-based visa advising team, supporting MSU departments and international employees. He started in international education in an exchange program to Shiga, Japan and has worked in international education for over 10 years. 

Email: carlto35(at)msu.edu

Fumi Cheever

Fumi is an Assistant Director. She leads the Student and Scholar Success team, supporting programs like Coffee Hour, Global Festival, and International Student Orientation. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 6. She came to the U.S. as an international student and has lived and worked across seven different U.S. states.  

Email: cheeverf(at)msu.edu

Sandy Claypool

Sandy is an International Employee Advisor, supporting MSU departments and international employees. She has lived abroad in Sudan and Afghanistan and has traveled to several other places including South Sudan, Kenya, Turkey, Thailand, Laos, Tajikistan, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Bulgaria, Mexico, Canada.

Email: claypo18(at)msu.edu

Leydi Egan

Leydi is a Senior International Student Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 8 and manages the office’s internal Sunapsis/MyOISS system. She is a marathoner and a yogi.

Email: leydi(at)msu.edu 

Leyla Field

Leyla is an International Student Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 7 and issues initial I-20s to incoming, returning, readmitted or program level changing students. She lives on an island in Michigan and loves MSU Dairy Store cheese.

Email: fieldley(at)msu.edu

Amy Franklin-Craft

Amy is an International Student and Scholar Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 3, as well as J-1 students and scholars. She met her husband while traveling abroad in Germany and has hosted students from Austria, Argentina and Mexico. 

Email: frankl96(at)msu.edu
 

Hannah Heedum

Hannah is an International Student and Scholar Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 0, as well as J-1 students and scholars. She studied abroad in Valencia, Spain when she was a student at MSU and was a member of the Spartan Marching Band.

Email: heedumha(at)msu.edu

Hattie Hill

Hattie is the Global Career Advisor, supporting students who are interested in exploring opportunities to intern, work or pursue graduate studies. She has worked and/or studied in France, Switzerland, Spain, Senegal and Argentina. 

Email: hillhatt(at)msu.edu

Darin Lu

Darin is an International Student Advisor. He advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 5 and is part of the Student and Scholar Success Team, supporting programs like Coffee Hour, Global Festival, and International Student Orientation. Darin was an international student at MSU for 7 years and speaks Chinese and Japanese.

Email: luhaichi(at)msu.edu

Krista McCallum Beatty

As Director of OISS, Krista provides vision and leadership for the office, guiding efforts to support MSU's international community across immigration, programming and advocacy. She has visited, lived, studied, or worked in over 25 countries.

Email: kristamb(at)msu.edu

Nancy Rademacher

Nancy is the SEVIS Coordinator and Office Manager. She manages SEVIS compliance, creates initial and transfer I-20s, and supports daily operations for the OISS team. She loves spending time with her granddaughter, MSU and all Detroit Sports.

Email: rademac2(at)msu.edu

Alaina Short

Alaina is an International Student Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 9. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, and reading.

Email: shortal4(at)msu.edu

Brooke Stokdyk

Brooke is an Assistant Director. She leads the J-1 visa team, supporting J-1 students, scholars and their dependents. She also advises F-1 students and is the point person for international student and scholar health insurance. She has served the MSU international community for over 20 years.

Email: stokdyk(at)msu.edu

Jamie Stressman

Jamie is an International Student and Scholar Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 1, and also J-1 students and scholars. Her first trip abroad was at age 13, she ran the stairs up the Eiffel Tower beating the people riding the elevator to the top.

Email: jstress(at)msu.edu

Cindy Walter

Cindy is an International Student and Scholar Advisor. She advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 4, as well as J-1 students and scholars. Her family hosted MSU international students for over 15 years through the International Friendship Program.

Email: walterc2(at)msu.edu

Christian Yañez

Christian is an International Student Advisor. He advises F-1 students with PIDs ending in 2 and is part of the Student and Scholar Success Team, supporting programs like Coffee Hour, Global Festival, and International Student Orientation. He has traveled to 23 countries and has lived in 4 countries.

Email: yanezchr(at)msu.edu