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Advisement Staff

Our College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences advisors are here to help you complete your degree at SIU.

Advisors for Agricultural Sciences programs and Science programs are located in the Agrciulture Building, Room 217A (Phone: 618-453-3080). 

Alesia Beanland

Academic Advisor

Alesia Beanland

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
alesia@siu.edu

Alesia earned her B.A. in Economics and her M.S.Ed. in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University. She has worked for SIU since August of 2015.


Kathy Elson

Academic Advisor

Kathy Elson

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
keslon@siu.edu

Kathy earned her B.S. (Food & Nutrition) and M.S. (Plant, Soil & Agricultural Systems) degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. As an undergraduate student, Kathy was a campus tour guide, and she has been an Academic Advisor since July 2014.


Yvonne Gramenz

Academic Advisor

Yvonne Gramenz

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
yvonne12@siu.edu

Yvonne earned her B.S. (Elementary Education) and M.S.Ed. (Curriculum and Instruction) from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She worked for SIU for three years, mainly with Undergraduate Admissions, before joining the Science Advisement staff in December, 2014.


Kaitlyn Kern

Academic Advisor

Kaitlyn Kern

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
kaitlynkern@siu.edu

Kaitlyn earned her B.S. in Management with a concentration in Management of Health Care Enterprises and a minor in Health Care Management along with a Master’s in Business Administration at Southern Illinois University. Kaitlyn is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education (EdD) focusing on Higher Education. In total, Kaitlyn has been at SIU since 2014.


Jean McPherson

Academic Advisor

Jean McPherson

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
jeanmcp@siu.edu

Jean earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biological Sciences from Michigan State University. She became an academic advisor at SIU upon completion of her Master’s degree. She has advised Science students at SIU for more than 30 years.


Carol Westerman-Jones

Chief Academic Advisor

Carol Westerman-Jones

AG 217A
Phone: 618-453-3080
carolw@siu.edu

Carol earned a B.F.A. in Art and M.F.A. in Photography from Southern Illinois University. She has been an academic advisor at SIU since 1997, joining the CALPS Advisement Team as Chief Academic Advisor in 2022.