Staff Directory

Staff Contact	Job title	Advising Caseload	Email	Phone number
Ioana Costant	Director		costant@unc.edu	(919) 843-8989
Amanda Mills	Associate Director International Student Services and Operations	Graduate Students: All Professional Schools (excluding KFBS)	aaking@email.unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
Gretchen Gosnell	Associate Director International Faculty and Scholar Services		ggosnell@email.unc.edu	(919) 962-2493
Jessica Larsen	International Student Advisor	Graduate Students: Kenan-Flagler Business School College of Arts and Sciences	larsenj@email.unc.edu	(919) 962-1297
Iryn McIntyre	International Student Advisor	Undergraduate Students (Last Name A-L)	irynm@unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
Kristen Cruz	International Student Advisor	Undergraduate Students (Last Name M-Z)	Kristen_Cruz@unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
N. Nicole Cobb	Exchange Student Advisor	Non-Degree/Exchange Students	nncobb@unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
Trinh Copsey	International Scholar Advisor	H-1B: School of Medicine (Departments O-Z) J-1 Scholars: School of Medicine (Departments O-Z) TN: All TN requests	tnguyen1@email.unc.edu	(919) 962-2420
Elsy Padro	International Scholar Advisor	H-1B: School of Medicine (Departments A-N) J-1 Scholars: School of Medicine (Departments A-N)	eapadro@email.unc.edu	(919) 962-1520
Emma Royal	International Scholar Advisor	J-1 Scholars: All hosting units excluding School of Medicine	evroyal@unc.edu	(919) 962-1547
Chia-Hsuan (“Polly”) Chien	International Scholar Advisor	H-1B: Adams School of Dentistry College of Arts and Sciences Eshelman School of Pharmacy Gillings School of Global Public Health Hussman School of Journalism Kenan-Flagler Business School School of Education School of Social Work School of Information and Library Science Hosting Units under the Vice Chancellor for Research All remaining Appointing Units not otherwise listed	chchien@unc.edu	(919) 843-8700
Tyler Richie	Administrative Support Specialist		tarichie@unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
Kadesia Alston	Administrative Coordinator		kmalston@unc.edu	(919) 962-5661
Annie Lundeen	Program Coordinator		annielundeen@unc.edu
Thomas Lasater	Program Coordinator at the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center	Serves as the point of contact for Fulbright Visitors	tlasater@live.unc.edu	(919) 843-4887