Academic Advisement

Our friendly staff will guide you through setting up a schedule at Rend Lake College. If you are not sure what you want to major in, don't worry. If you haven't enrolled at the college or completed your FAFSA, you'll also want to take care of those.

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Academic Advisors

Book an appointment with the advisor of your choice below. There is no particular individual you must choose. Advisement will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Find your program below and connect with your advisor.  

Sean Carley
Academic Advisor / Americorps Academic Advisor
Building: Administration
Office#: 109
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1246

Appointments scheduled on any Thursday will be remote, using Google Meet. Specific meeting details will be provided in a follow-up email. Those wanting an in-person appointment will need to schedule on Monday-Wednesday or Friday.

Sean's Calendar

Jessica Bertolozzi
Academic Advisor
Building: Administration
Office#: 107
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1296

Appointments scheduled on any Friday will be remote, using Google Meet. Specific meeting details will be provided in a follow-up email. Those wanting an in-person appointment will need to schedule on Monday-Thursday.

Jessica's Calendar

Heather Bauersachs
Director of RLC Murphy Wall Pinckneyville Campus
Building: Murphy Wall Campus - Pinckneyville / Administration Building
Office#: 1361 / 122
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 3001

Those wanting an in-person appointment on the Ina campus will need to schedule on Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Heather is at the RLC Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville campus on Tuesday and Friday. Virtual appointments can also be scheduled. Specific meeting details will be provided in a follow-up email.

Heather's Calendar

Jena Jensik
Dean of Enrollment Services
Building: Administration
Office#: 108
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1293

Appointments scheduled on any Wednesday will be remote, using Google Meet. Specific meeting details will be provided in a follow-up email. Those wanting an in-person appointment will need to schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.

Jena's Calendar

Sara Alstat-Sanders
Music Professor
Building: North Oasis
Office#: 148
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1817

Advises For: Music

Bria Robinson
Dean of Allied Health
Building: South Oasis
Office#: 116
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1777

Holly Heisner
Radiologic Technology Program Director
Building: Advanced Technology Center
Office#: 198
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1778

Dr. Susan Wiley
Director of Nursing 
Building: South Oasis
Office#: 123
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1763

Emily DeForest
CTE Mentor/Success Coach
Building: Learning Resource Center
Office#: 143
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1769

Heather Miller
Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator
Building: Learning Resource Center
Office#: 222
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1369

Shari Carpenter 
Dean of Applied Science & Technology
Building: South Oasis
Office#: 145
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1774

Kathy Helmers 
Agriculture Professor
Building: Applied Science
Office#: 113
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1066

Zachary Vahlkamp
Heavy Equipment Technology Associate Professor | Applied Science Division
Building: Applied Science Center
Office#: 114
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 7914

Sarah Bilderbeck
Business Associate Professor
Building: Advanced Technology Center
Office#: 180
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1754

Mark Jornd
Business Associate Professor
Building: Advanced Technology Center
Office#: 185
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1273

Chris Edwards
Computer Networking Instructor
Building: Advanced Technology Center
Office#: 184
Email Address: [email protected]
Extension: 1278