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Meet the Graduate Admissions Staff

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Sandee Sloka
Director, Graduate/Degree Completion Admissions
Phone: 815-740-5026
Cell/Text: 815-205-0789
Email: ssloka@stfrancis.edu

Set up a one-on-one online appointment: calendly.com/sandee-usf

  • M.S. in Training and Development, University of St. Francis
  • B.S. Education from DePaul University
  • Experience teaching elementary school and college and in college admissions

Sandee works with all programs/populations of adult students and especially enjoys helping them achieve their educational goals.

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Sue Smith
Assistant Director Graduate/Degree Completion Admissions
Phone: 815-740-6532
Cell/Text: 815-205-1557
Email: ssmith1@stfrancis.edu
Set up a one-on-one online appointment: calendly.com/sue-usf

  • B.S. Applied Organizational Management, University of St. Francis
  • Experience in Nursing, Graduate, and Degree Completion admission

Sue works with all programs/populations of adult students and is the liaison to the College of Nursing.

She is currently working towards her Masters in Training & Development degree.

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Lisa O’Brien
Admissions Counselor
Graduate/Degree Completion Admissions
Phone: 815-740-6266
Cell/Text: 815-205-0979
Email: lobrien@stfrancis.edu

Set up a one-on-one online appointment: calendly.com/lisa-usf

  • B.A. Journalism/Communications, University of St. Francis
  • Experience in training and development, recruitment and college admission

Lisa works with all programs/populations of adult students and is the liaison to the College of Business and Health Administration. 
She is also the Veteran student counselor.

Lisa hosts a weekly radio show at USF on WCSF 88.7

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Gino Vaccarella
Admissions Counselor
Graduate/Degree Completion Admissions
Phone: 815-740-5024
Cell/Text: 815-205-1658
Email: gvaccarella@stfrancis.edu

Set up a one-on-one online appointment: calendly.com/gino-usf

  • M.B.A., University of St. Francis
  • B.S. Applied Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
  • Experience in financial aid and graduate recruitment

Gino works with all programs/populations of adult students and is the liaison to the MSW program.  He has worked in higher education
since 1990.

Gino’s personal hobbies and areas of interest include cooking, sports and social media.

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Maggie Stevenson
Coordinator of School Partnerships
Graduate/Degree Completion Admissions
Phone: 815-740-3389
Cell/Text: 815-205-0629
Email: mstevenson@stfrancis.edu

Set up a one-on-one online appointment: calendly.com/maggie-usf

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, University of St. Francis
  • MBA, University of St. Francis
  • Experience in education, graduate and degree-completion admission

Maggie works with graduate education students and is the liaison to the College of Education.