Faculty and Staff Contact Information

Administration

Fred Fransen

President
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
ffransen@amerion.edu

Kris Bertelsen

Vice President, Chief Academic Officer, Director of  Prison Education & Program Lead - AAS Addiction Recovery
Ph.D. - University of Central Arkansas
kbertelsen@amerion.edu

Administrative Staff

Leigh Ann Simpkins

Office Manager
Huntington Junior College
lsimpkins@amerion.edu

Kaitlin Gutwein

Admissions Representative
B.A.- Grove City College
kgutwein@amerion.edu

Dana Osburn

Financial Aid Counselor
[degree level and college attended]
dosburn@amerion.edu

Paula Johnson, C.D.A.

Student Services Support         A.A.S.-Amerion College
Allied Health
pjohnson@amerion.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Traci Burton

A.A.S. - Amerion College
A.A.S. - Mountwest Community and Technical College
Allied Health
tburton@amerion.edu

Paula Johnson, C.D.A.                                                    

A.A.S.- Amerion College Allied Health
pjohnson@amerion.edu

Debi Slaughter

Ph.D. – Capella University
Business Management
dslaughter@amerion.edu

Melissa Sovine

A.A.S. – Amerion College
Allied Health
msovine@amerion.edu

Part-Time Faculty

James Bennett

Classic Liberal Arts
M.F.A. - University of South Florida
jbennett@amerion.edu

Michael Christie

[degree level & college attended]
[Program]
mchristie@amerion.edu

Jim Flanagan

M.A. - Mt. St. Mary's University
General Education
jflanagan@amerion.edu

Yuan Rong Jia-Reid

M.B.A. - Marshall University
Business Management
yjia@amerion.edu

Paresh Patel

[degree level & college attended]
[Program]
ppatel@amerion.edu

Bryan Shaw

M.B.A. – University of Phoenix
Business Management
bshaw@amerion.edu

Brandon Warren

[degree level & college attended]
[Program]
bwarreni@amerion.edu