Workforce Education Staff
Not sure who to contact from this list? You’re always welcome to call our main number at 425-564-4054 or email workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu, and we’ll do our best to direct you to the right person.
Ernesto Bowie
Program Specialist, Financial Aid
- Email: ernesto.bowie@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-2688
- Office Location: B123-A
Wendy Brault
Program Manager, BFET
- Email: wendy.brault@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-2270
- Office Location: B131-C
Biography:
Contact regarding: BFET eligibility, Worker Retraining Displaced Homemaker eligibility, Services for current WE students: enrollment/registration steps, academic advising, education planning, payment questions, referrals to 3rd party funding and services.
Omar Fadiel
Program Manager, WorkFirst
- Email: omar.fadiel@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-4168
- Office Location: B131-F
Kari Hammond
Director
- Email: kari.hammond@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-4174
- Office Location: B131-E
Anna M. Johnson
Office Assistant
- Email: anna.m.johnson@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-6019
- Office Location: B131-O
Biography:
Contact regarding: General questions, status of your forms submission, item loans (laptop/calculators), appointment scheduling. Speaks Russian (говорю по-русски)
Brandi Koehler
Program Specialist
- Email: brandi.koehler@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-3066
- Office Location: B131-P
Biography:
Contact regarding: General questions about Workforce Education programs; BFET eligibility and services; textbook assistance/bookstore accounts; reporting progress for BFET students; verifying participation for the Working Connections Child Care subsidy.
Laëticia Nkinsi
Program Manager, Opportunity Grant
- Email: laeticia.nkinsi@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-4045
- Office Location: B131-J
Biography:
Contact regarding: Opportunity Grant eligibility, BFET eligibility, Services for current WE students: enrollment/registration steps, academic advising, education planning, payment questions, referrals to 3rd party funding and services.
Joy Prosise
Program Manager, Worker Retraining
- Email: joy.prosise@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-2113
- Office Location: B131-A
Biography:
Contact regarding: Worker Retraining eligibility and assistance with Commissioner Approved Training (CAT) and Training Benefits (TB) applications for those receiving unemployment. Services for current WE students: enrollment/registration steps, academic advising, education planning, payment questions, referrals to 3rd party funding and services.
Emiko Rigg
Data Consultant
- Email: erigg@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-2514
- Office Location: B131-Q
Biography:
Contact regarding: General Questions about Workforce Education Programs, Status of Your Forms Submission, BFET Transportation Assistance, Workforce Ed. Forms and Website Issues. Speaks Japanese（日本語）
Greg Short
Financial Aid Specialist/Financial Coach
- Email: gregory.short@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-2517
- Office Location: B131-B
- Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Biography:
Contact Regarding: Completing FAFSA, WASFA, and BC Financial Aid applications. Questions about your financial aid. Financial coaching services where I can help provide guidance on a variety of topics, including: developing and sticking to a budget, building/repairing credit, how credit reports and scores work, creating a savings plan, options for managing debt, and more!
Steve Will
ABAWD Program Navigator
- Email: stephen.will@bellevuecollege.edu
- Phone: 425-564-4108
- Office Location: B131-G
Our Location
- B-131
- Office closed; remote services only