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Meet the fantastic folks who can help make your college dreams a reality – our admissions counselors and the visit team at the University of Montana. These are your go-to guides for turning questions into answers, uncertainties into plans, and possibilities into real-life opportunities. Let our team of professionals steer you toward success!

Meet the Admissions Counselors Meet the Admissions Counselors Meet the Visit Team Meet the Visit Team
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Michelle Flores

Admissions Counselor

Bio: Michelle is a graduate of UM and loves everything about campus, especially events like the Homecoming Parade and Homecoming Weekend. Her natural habitat is found atop a paddleboard and she can consist on bagels and cream cheese from the University Center. Her best way to reset? A long run up Mount Sentinel.

Serving students in Montana counties: Missoula, Ravalli, Granite

Also serving students in: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware

Email: michelle@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Tara Bush

Admissions Counselor

Bio: Tara is originally from the Northeast who followed her sister to Montana and hasn’t looked back since. She enjoys exploring the mountains, diving into Tarot cards, and sipping on Boba Tea from Pearl Boba in the University Center.

Serving students in Montana counties: Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Richland, McCone, Garfield, Petroleum, Fergus, Musselshell, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Treasure, Rosebud, Custer, Powder River, Carter, Fallon, Wibaux, Dawson, Prairie

Also serving students in: Washington, Alaska, Hawai’i

Email: tara@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Zen Brewer

Admissions Counselor

Serving students in Montana counties: Powell, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater, Gallatin, Park, Meagher, Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Valley, Sweet Grass, Stillwater, Carbon

Also serving students in: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, West Virginia, Virginia, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas

Email: zen@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Brittany Smith

Associate Director of Recruitment

Bio: Brittany loves adventures of all sizes and feels lucky to live in the big, beautiful state of Montana. Her go-to order on campus is boba tea at Pearl Boba in the University Center, and whenever she needs unwind, find her strolling the trails at Waterworks Park. Her favorite UM tradition? The Kyiyo Pow Wow.

Serving students in Montana counties: Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis and Clark, Toole, Liberty, Hill, Chouteau, Cascade

Also serving students in: Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

Email: brittany@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Daylee Dahl

Admissions Counselor

Serving students in Montana counties: Lincoln, Sanders, Mineral, Flathead, Lake

Also serving students in: Idaho, California, Arizona, Nevada

Email: daylee@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

Kate smiles for a portrait wearing UM apparel in front of the grizzly bear statue along the Oval on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, MT and is holding a framed portrait of a dog.

Kate Folkman

Admissions Counselor

Bio: Kate loves Missoula just as much as she’s excited to help students find their place in the community. Find her skiing in the winter or drinking boba tea from Pearl Boba anytime of the year. Her favorite college class? – Plant Taxonomy.

Serving students in: Eastern and Central Washington, Colorado and Wyoming.

Email: kate.folkman@mso.umt.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Sophia Holter

Admissions Counselor

Bio: Sophia comes from a long line of UM alumni and loves helping students navigate the world of higher education. She was a theater major at UM and has been a part of multiple productions, including a nationally touring production of “On Golden Pond.” Her words to live by? “To thine own self be true.”   

Serving all Missoula College applicants. 

Email: sophia@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Colin Johnson

Admissions Counselor

Bio: Colin is a first-generation college graduate who loves swimming in the Blackfoot River near Johnsrud Park and sitting under the fiddle leaf fig tree in the University Center with a book. Colin’s favorite class at UM was Introduction to Tap Dancing.

Serving all international applicants and all transfer applicants, both domestic and international.

Email: colin@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

Director of Admissions Kelly Nolin smiles for a portrait in front of the grizzly bear statue along the Oval on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, MT.

Kelly Nolin

Director of Admissions

Email: directorofadmissions@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

Meet the Visit Team

Planning a visit to UM? These staff members are here to help tailor your visit to your specific interests.

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Sam Jones

Campus Visit Coordinator

Bio: Sam moved from Portland, Oregon in 2016 to attend UM. He earned a history education degree, played intramurals and was a student tour leader. Hiking is his best way to reset, no matter the time of year, and Missoula’s easy access to nature is what kept him here after graduating.

Email: sam@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Anna Bruning

Community Engagement and Visitor Coordinator

Email: anna@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266

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Julie Ann Williams

Associate Director of Visitor Services

Email: JulieAnn@umontana.edu

Call: 406-243-6266