{"id":8,"date":"2021-12-22T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T22:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/advising-success-center\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:03:13","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/student-success-center\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact & Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Advising Center<\/strong>
\nDecker Hall 202
\nPhone: (218) 755-2038
\nadvising@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Mailing Address:
\n1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #44
\nBemidji, MN 56601-2907<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Advising Center Staff<\/h2>\n

Ruth Anspach<\/a>
\nTest Proctor Coordinator<\/strong>
\nDecker Hall 235 – Phone (218) 755-4226
\nruth.anspach@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Stephen Berard<\/a>
\nAssistant Director of Advising and First Year Programming
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the Sunderman College of Creativity, Enterprise and Place
\nDecker Hall 228 – Phone: (218) 755-2224
\nstephen.berard@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Kalli Bitter<\/a>
\nRISE Coach and Advisor
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health
\nPhone: (218) 755-2227
\nkalli.bitter@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Mary Jo Chirpich<\/a>
\nAssistant Director for Twin Cities and Transfer Advising
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the Sunderman College of Creativity, Enterprise and Place
\nPhone: (612) 368-2120 (cell\/text)
\nmaryjo.chirpich@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Ching Olson<\/a>
\nAssistant Director of Advising
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the Sunderman College of Creativity, Enterprise and Place
\nDecker Hall 226 – Phone: (218) 755-2872
\nching.olson@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Amanda Peters<\/a>
\nExecutive Director – Student Success Center<\/strong>
\nDecker Hall 201A – Phone: (218) 755-2031
\namanda.peters@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Karen Stish<\/a>
\nAssistant Director of Advising – RISE Program Coordinator
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health
\nDecker Hall 202 – Phone: (218) 755-2066
\nkaren.stish@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Justin Walters<\/a>
\nRISE Coach and Advisor
\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health
\nDecker Hall 202 – Phone: (218) 755-2311
\njustin.walters@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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