Advisors
Your advisor is your go-to person at Riverland. They help you plan your semester, choose classes, stay on track to graduate, and connect with support when you need it. Every student has one, and meeting with your advisor regularly is one of the best things you can do for your success.
Not sure who your advisor is? Search for your advisor by program and you will find them in seconds.
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Academic Advisors Advisors for Specific Student Groups PSEO Advisors
Academic Advisors
Academic advisors are assigned by program. Find your program in the advisor lookup table if you are not sure which advisor is yours.
Academic Advisor
- E-mail: Amber.Caswell@riverland.edu
- Phone/Text: 507-433-0583
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Cosmetology and personal services, public safety, fire services, radiography, and sonography. See the full program list.
Academic Advisor
- E-mail: david.ruiz@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0623
- Text: 507-821-0204
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Liberal arts, Visiting Students, sciences, education, music and theatre, and most transfer pathway programs. See the full program list.
Academic Advisor
- E-mail: Alison.Sabinish@riverland.edu
- Phone/Text: 507-379-3316
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Agriculture, transportation, construction trades, manufacturing, and welding programs. See the full program list.
Academic Advisor
- E-mail: Juliana.Sammon@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-431-2215
- Text: 507-821-0200
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Business, accounting, office, physical therapist assistant and computer technology programs. See the full program list.
Academic Advisor
- E-mail: Amy.Wagner@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0575
- Text: 507-821-0196
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Nursing and health sciences programs. See the full program list.
Advisors for Specific Student Groups
Some students work with a dedicated advisor based on their student group rather than their program.
THFAAS Academic Advisor
- E-mail: Haley.Bauer@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0562
- Text: 507-821-0199
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Students in The Hormel Foundation Austin Assurance Scholarship program.
International Advisor
- E-mail: Erika.Duley@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0558
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: International students, including English as a Second Language (ESLA) and student athletes.
TRIO Advisor
- E-mail: eliza.kelly@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0511
- Text: 507-821-0206
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Students in TRIO Student Support Services.
PSEO Advisors
Taking Riverland courses while in high school? Your PSEO advisor is assigned by your high school. For full details about the program, visit the PSEO page.
PSEO Advisor
- E-mail: yesenia.ortizaguilar@riverland.edu
- Call or Text: 507-433-0520
- Schedule an Appointment
- Schedule an Appointment at Austin or Albert Lea High School
Advises: Post Secondary Education (PSEO). For Albert Lea, Albert Lea ALC, Austin ALC, Austin, Austin Online, Glenville-Emmons, USC.
PSEO Advisor
- E-mail: lynn.keenan@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-433-0375
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Post Secondary Education (PSEO) students at: Blooming Prairie, Grand Meadow, Hayfield, Kingsland, LeRoy-Ostrander, Lyle, Pacelli, SMEC, Southland.
PSEO Advisor
- E-mail: carrie.wilder@riverland.edu
- Phone: 507-431-2207
- Schedule an Appointment
Advises: Post Secondary Education (PSEO) students: all home school students plus BlueSky Charter, Blue Earth, Byron, Choice Technical, Fairmont, Faribault, Janesville-W-P, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Lewiston-Altura, Mabel Canton, Medford, Minnesota Connections Academy, Minnesota Virtual, Northfield, NRHEG, Owatonna ALC, Owatonna High School, Owatonna Online, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Rochester area high schools, Rushford-Peterson, Saint Charles, Spring Grove, Stewartville, Triton, Twin Cities area high schools, Waseca, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, Zumbro Education District (ZED).
Need to contact PSEO Leadership?
Keely Branstad
Director of High School Transition Advising Services
Advises: PSEO students: Alden Conger
Need to contact Advising Leadership?
Taylor Flugge
Director of Academic Advising Services
Can’t find your program, or not sure where you fit?
Contact our call center and we will connect you with the right person: 507-433-0600