{"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":"2025-10-15T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:08:25","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/student-success-center\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BSU Advising Center<\/strong><br>\nDecker Hall 202<br>\nPhone: (218) 755-2038<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:advising@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">advising@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mailing Address:<br>\n1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #44<br>\nBemidji, MN 56601-2907<\/p>\n<h2>BSU Advising Center Staff<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/ruth-anspach\/\">Ruth Anspach<\/a><br>\n<strong>Test Proctor Coordinator<\/strong><br>\nDecker Hall 235 &ndash; Phone (218) 755-4226<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:ruth.anspach@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ruth.anspach@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/stephen-berard\/\">Stephen Berard<\/a><br>\n<strong>Assistant Director of Advising and First Year Programming<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Creativity, Enterprise, and Place<br>\nDecker Hall 228 &ndash; Phone: (218) 755-2224<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:stephen.berard@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">stephen.berard@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/kalli-bitter\/\">Kalli Bitter<\/a><br>\n<strong>RISE Coach and Advisor<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health<br>\nPhone: (218) 755-2227<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:kalli.bitter@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">kalli.bitter@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/maryjo-chirpich\/\">Mary Jo Chirpich<\/a><br>\n<strong>Assistant Director for Twin Cities and Transfer Advising<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Creativity, Enterprise, and Place<br>\nPhone: (612) 368-2120 (cell\/text)<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:maryjo.chirpich@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">maryjo.chirpich@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/ching-olson\/\">Ching Olson<\/a><br>\n<strong>Assistant Director of Advising<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Creativity, Enterprise, and Place<br>\nDecker Hall 226 &ndash; Phone: (218) 755-2872<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:ching.olson@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ching.olson@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/amanda-peters\/\">Amanda Peters<\/a><br>\n<strong>Executive Director &ndash; Student Success Center<\/strong><br>\nDecker Hall 201A &ndash; Phone: (218) 755-2031<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:amanda.peters@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">amanda.peters@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/karen-stish\/\">Karen Stish<\/a><br>\n<strong>Assistant Director of Advising &ndash; RISE Program Coordinator<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health<br>\nDecker Hall 202 &ndash; Phone: (218) 755-2066<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:karen.stish@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">karen.stish@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/justin-walters\/\">Justin Walters<\/a><br>\n<strong>RISE Coach and Advisor<br>\n<\/strong>Advisor in the College of Sciences and Health<br>\nDecker Hall 202 &ndash; 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