Due to the COVID-19 health crisis and mandated staff reductions in hours, Student Programs is currently experiencing a critical backlog in nearly all areas of work. This includes processing requests, payments and responding to email. Please be patient as we work to address your question or need as quickly as possible. Please note all staff in the Office of Student Programs are working remotely and will respond to you as soon as possible.
All of our staff are online and working from home! Please feel free to reach out to any of us if you have a question, or if you want to get engaged in a club or program. We’re also connected to many resources both on and off campus. If you need something during the COVID-19 outbreak, please let us know so that we can help.
Carrie comes to Bellevue College with more than a decade of experience in Student Affairs and Academic Affairs. She has a Master's Degree in Communications, with an emphasis is computer mediated communication and social media, and has presented her research on Reddit.com at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Having taken on many roles centered on student development and ...more about Carrie M. Moore
Nora Lance has worked at Bellevue College for more than 22 years, beginning in Enrollment Services, and then in International Student Programs where for 9 years she served as Associate Director. She is currently the Associate Director of Student Programs. Nora became interested in education in 1978 as a parent volunteering in the school system, ...more about Nora Lance
Amanda Arboleda comes to Bellevue College with nearly 10 years of higher education experience working within student facing roles including performing arts, cultural affairs, ROTC/veteran services, and college athletics. A two-time alumna of Arizona State University, Amanda holds a master’s degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education, as well as a bachelor’s degree concentrating in Mass ...more about Amanda Arboleda
Amy McCrory has been with Bellevue College since 1997 -- working first for Enrollment Services and the Assessment and Testing Center before moving to the Disability Resource Center in 2008. Amy has worked in many different positions in each department and brings these experiences to her work at Student Programs. In managing the PALS Center and Student Programs ...more about Amy McCrory
Chris has worked in Student Programs for more than 10 years, managing all finances, travel, and risk management for the department. He holds a B.S. in Geology and Mineral Exploration from the Institute of Mining and Geology in Sofia, Bulgaria, an M.S. in Geology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Geology from ...more about Chris (Hristo) Stoynov
LaMeshia graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2010 after double majoring in Applied Developmental Psychology and Children’s Studies. In 2012, she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Master’s degree in Counseling and is currently under supervision to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. As advisor to the student government and student legislative teams, she ...more about LaMeshia Reese-Taylor
Lisa Salkind came to Bellevue College in 2010 after a long career in the advertising industry followed by several years assisting non-profits with sponsorship procurement. She sells advertising and manages day to day operations for the Bellevue College student newspaper, The Watchdog, which employs approximately 40 students annually and is published weekly when the college ...more about Lisa Salkind
As the Program Manager dealing with Bellevue College Performing Arts, Lyneen Patnoe comes into direct contact with about 1000 students each year – including students from the college and the many Middle and High School students from around the state who participate in BC-sponsored Jazz Festivals. She works with Performing Arts faculty and students on ...more about Lyneen Patnoe
Tess McMillan came to Bellevue College mid-career to study programming and art and while a student she received the two-year Washington Award for Vocational Excellence. She was most recently employed by the Microsoft Corporation, building companion content for all Microsoft Press books and the Unlimited Potential program. While at Microsoft, she created the first golden master ...more about Tess McMillan
