Advising & Counseling
Advisors and counselors are available to:
- Interpret placement test scores
- Explain your program requirements
- Select courses
- Change your major
- Explain prerequisites
- Review Kalamazoo Valley transcripts
- Perform pre-graduation audits
- Review unofficial transcripts from other schools
- Complete program evaluations for financial aid appeals
- Give recommendations about adding/dropping a course
In addition, our licensed professional counselors can offer short-term personal counseling and referrals to external counseling agencies. Current and returning students can click here to find out who your personal contact is in the advising and counseling department.
Advisors and Counselors by Pathway
Art & New Media/Applied Art and Media Technologies Pathway

Heidi Parmelee
Counselor
Business/Computer Information Systems Pathway

Apryl Scheffler-Martin
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Amy Shreve
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

LaSonda Wells
Counselor

Kenny Plont
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
Education/Human Services/Social Science Pathway
English/Humanities/Liberal Arts Pathway

Aaron Williams
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Kenny Plont
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

James Valliere
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
Health Careers Pathway

Chris Stroven
Counselor

Natalia Carvalho-Pinto
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Tyler Roemer
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Julianne Pankow
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
Industrial Trades Pathway

Nate Anderson
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
Public Service Pathway
Sustainable Food Systems/Culinary/Brewing Pathway

Chris Stroven
Counselor
Associate in Science Transfer Students

Nate Anderson
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Jeff Stone
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
Undecided Students

Nate Anderson
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Jenny Buysse
Counselor

Apryl Scheffler-Martin
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor
General Studies

Natalie Lovely
Counselor

Heidi Parmelee
Counselor

Amy Shreve
Academic and Career
Pathway Advisor

Chris Stroven
Counselor

LaSonda Wells
Counselor