Meet the Administrative Staff!

Tutoring and Reading Center

Keigh-Cee Bell smiling at the camera outside

Keigh-Cee Bell

Director of Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction

Office Address: Henry Hall 112
Phone: (616) 331-3772
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I am an amateur potter and a houseplant lover

Favorite thing about GVSU: The Arboretum! You can find me walking there most afternoons. 

AJ Young wearing a scarf in a selfie

AJ Young

Coordinator of Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction

Office Address: Henry Hall 112
Office Phone: (616) 331-3451
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I run a small crafting business.

Favorite thing about GVSU: The random flowers everywhere on campus. 

Fran Cain standing in front of a donkey

Fran Cain

Tutoring and Reading Center Professional Support Staff

Office Address: Henry Hall 112
Office Phone: (616) 331-3796
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I love mowing the grass.

Favorite thing about GVSU: How invested the faculty and staff are in ensuring student success.

Tabor Gleason holding a plant

Tabor Gleason

Graduate Assistant

Office Address: Kleiner Commons 201-Tutoring and Reading Center
Office Phone: (616) 331-3451
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I love exercise! I did my first triathlon this summer. 

Favorite thing about GVSU: The roof of the library--it is the best space on campus!

Drop-In Centers

Kim Henricks laying on ground smiling

Kim Hendricks

Coordinator of the Anatomy Tutoring Lab

Office Address: Padnos 220A
Phone: (616) 331-3318
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I study fish fossils and I love to bake.

Favorite thing about GVSU: The students, and that I get to work with them in so many different capacities. 

KAREN RUEDINGER

Karen Ruedinger

Assistant Dean-Seidman College of Business

Office Address: 3021 L. William Seidman Center
Phone: (616) 331-7433
Email:  [email protected]

Fun Fact: I had a short stint as a U.S. National Park Ranger at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park.

Favorite thing about GVSU: The collaborative employees who share a commitment to student success. Oh, and I love that we’re closed over the holiday season.

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Director-Chemistry Success Center

Office Address: Padnos 237
Phone: (616) 331-2072
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I love walking, maps, and spreadsheets--I keep a spreadsheet of my walking mileage and a map of what streets I have walked in Grand Rapids! 

Favorite thing about GVSU: It’s cliché, but the people - I am so lucky to work with amazing students, tutors, and colleagues.

Marcia Frobish

Marcia Frobish

Director-Math and Statistics Tutoring Centers

Office Address: MAK A-2-607
Phone: (616) 331-8690
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I love baseball and used to be an usher at the Whitecaps.

Favorite thing about GVSU:  Our small classes – I feel like I can really get to know my students and connect with them.

Sofia Karampagia

Sofia Karampagia

Coordinator-Physics Help Corner

Office Address: Padnos 248
Phone: (616) 331-2134
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: Coming Soon!

Favorite thing about GVSU: Coming Soon!

Ben Holder

Benjamin Holder

Coordinator-Physics Help Corner

Office Address: Padnos 152
Phone: (616) 331-2134
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: Coming Soon!

Favorite thing about GVSU: Coming Soon!

Jie Du standing in front of building

Jie Du

Coordinator-CIS Student Success Center

Office Address: MAK C-2-311
Phone: (616) 331-8942
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: Coming soon!

Favorite thing about GVSU: The commitment to student learning and small class sizes.

Nicholas Baine

Nicholas Baine

First-year Engineering Coordinator and Associate Professor of Engineering

Office Address: 227 Kennedy Hall of Engineering 
Phone: (616) 331-6756
Email: [email protected]

Fun Fact: I am a licensed pilot, extreme sci-fi nerd, and lover of video games.

Favorite thing about GVSU: Our focus on teaching excellence.



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