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Student recruitment coordinators


Find your Student Recruitment Coordinator

Our Student Recruitment Coordinators are ready to help! If you’re an in-state freshman or transfer student, find your officer.

Planning to attend NAU at one of our statewide locations or online? Find your statewide or online coordinator. If you’re an international student, get in touch with NAU’s Center for International Education.

Not sure which Student Recruitment Coordinator you should get in touch with? Call us at 928-523-5511 or email admissions@nau.edu and we’ll introduce you!

NAU Flagstaff campus coordinators

Arizona freshmen


Recruitment areaCoordinatorPhone number
Coconino County:
City of Flagstaff Schools, Williams USD
Lauren Rosales928-523-3024
Gila CountyTezbah Smiley
(Diné speaker)
928-523-2815
Graham County

Greenlee County

Pinal County (including Queen Creek USD)

Maricopa County:
Online Charter High Schools, Higley Public Schools, Chandler Public Schools and Charter/Private Schools
Elizabeth “Liz” Friedli928-523-4963
Maricopa County:
Deer Valley SD, Deer Valley Charter/Private Schools, Peoria USD, Glendale District and Private/Charter Schools, Wickenburg HS
Jake Rardin928-523-9629
Maricopa County:
Paradise Valley USD, Paradise Valley Private/Charters, Scottsdale USD, Scottsdale Private/Charter Schools, Notre Dame Prep, Gilbert Public Schools and Private/Charters, Fountain Hills USD
Courtney Johnson 928-523-8825
Maricopa County:
Dysart USD, Tolleson UHSD, Tolleson Private/Charters, Tempe Union HSD, Tempe Private/Charter School
Monik Gomez928-523-1068
Maricopa County:
Great Hearts Schools, Agua Fria UHSD, BASIS Schools, Buckeye HSD, Buckeye Private/Charter, Brophy/Xavier, Bourgade Catholic, St. Mary’s, Cave Creek SD, Cave Creek Private/Charters, Gila Bend USD, Saddle Mountain

USD Pima County:
Ajo High School
Kyla Timmons928-523-5579
Maricopa County:
Mesa Public Schools & Private/Charters, Phoenix UHSD, Phoenix Private/Charter Schools
Leonard Jones928-523-6911
Mohave CountyCory Shields928-523-8041
Pima County

Cochise County

Santa Cruz County
Amy Tellez928-523-4606
Tribal Education Offices

Coconino County (Outside of Cities of Flagstaff/Williams)

Apache County

Navajo County (AZ)

Four Corners Region
Tim Standifer928-523-4987
Yavapai CountyLexie Breaux928-523-0395
Yuma County

La Paz County
Azeret Martinez
(se habla Español)
928-523-4657

Out-of-state freshmen


Recruitment areaCoordinatorPhone number
AlaskaLexie Breaux928-523-0395
Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, WyomingHannah Haage928-523-5952
Hawai`i, Guam, American Samoa; Pacific Freely Associated StatesJennifer Salazar928-523-5733
Illinois, Minnesota, Utah, WisconsinElynn Nelson928-523-2504
Imperial County (CA)Azeret Martinez
(se habla Español)
928-523-4657
Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara Counties (CA)Dianne Hurtado
(se habla Español)
928-523-8836
MontanaLauren Rosales928-523-3024
NevadaCory Shields928-523-8041
New MexicoTezbah Smiley
(Diné speaker)
928-523-2815
Northern and Central CaliforniaAdmissions928-523-5511
Orange and San Bernardino Counties (CA)Anne Casey928-523-9038
Oregon and WashingtonJesse Sims928-523-5283
San Diego and Riverside Counties (CA)Betsie Rugg-Stassen928-523-2136
TexasRolonda Jumbo928-523-7498
States not listedTim Standifer928-523-4987

Transfer students

Planning to attend NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus? Find your student recruitment coordinator below.

Planning to attend NAU at one of our statewide locations or online? Find your statewide or online coordinator. If you’re an international student, get in touch with NAU’s Center for International Education.


Recruitment areaNamePhone number
Transferring from: Scottsdale CC, Gateway CC, Paradise Valley CC (AZ)Stacey Williams928-523-8360
Transferring from: Chandler-Gilbert CC, Mesa CC, South Mountain CC (AZ)Christopher Fabian928-523-5562
Transferring from: Central AZ College, Rio Salado CollegeErica Collins602-298-4021
Transferring from: Estrella Mountain CC, Glendale CC, Phoenix College, NAU–North Valley (AZ)Josh Perkins602-298-4014
Transferring from: 4-year Arizona institutions, Midwest
Lexi Bornstein928-523-5218
Transferring from: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
Bryce Baker928-523-9191
Transferring from: Montana, New Mexico, Utah, other states not listed Rachel Kanyur 928-523-1433
Transferring from: Northern + Central California counties (including Fresno + San Luis Obispo counties) (CA)Admissions 928-523-5511
Transferring from: Hawai`iJennifer Salazar928-523-5733
Transferring from: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Kern, and Ventura counties (CA)Dianne Hurtado
(se habla Español)
928-523-8836
Transferring from: Orange + San Bernardino Counties (CA)Anne Casey928-523-9038
Transferring from: Oregon and WashingtonJesse Sims928-523-5283
Transferring from: San Diego and Riverside (CA)Betsie Rugg-Stassen928-523-2136
Transferring from: YumaAzeret Martinez928-523-4657
Transferring from: Pima Community College, Eastern Arizona College, Cochise College, and Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC)Abigail “Abbey” Austin928-523-9783
Transferring from: Yavapai College, Diné College, and Northland Pioneer College

Non-degree seeking, returning students, post-baccalaureate students and concurrent enrollment
Xena Velasco928-523-8047

Graduate students


Recruitment areaEmail addressPhone number
All areasAdmissionsHelp@nau.edu928-523-9511