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Admissions Counselors

Bill Shackelford

Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Christine Arnzen

Christine Arnzen, Ph.D., LPC, is a 1985 graduate of Evangel University’s Psychology Program. She received her master’s degree for Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in 1988 and received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in 2016. After working at a local community mental health center, she joined Evangel University’s Counseling Center Staff in 1989. She directed the Evangel University Counseling Center from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, she joined the clinical staff as a marital intensive therapist at the Focus Marriage Institute (formerly the National Institute of Marriage) and assumed the position of Director of Clinical Services from 2005 to 2012. She returned to Evangel as a full-time faculty member in 2012. Dr. Arnzen was appointed as the Program Coordinator of the Counseling Program in 2013. She holds current memberships in the American Counseling Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and the Missouri Mental Health Counselors Association. Her areas of interest include supervision and couple counseling.

Dee Salmon

Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Judy Peebles

Judy has been working with Dual Enrollment students at Evangel to ensure their successful completion of high school and preparing for their next steps.

Kellie Huelskamp

Undergrad Online Admissions Coordinator

Leah Wilson

Leah grew up as a Missionary Kid in Jamaica. She holds degrees from Central Bible College and Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, both in counseling. She spent almost 9 years counseling students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, as well as teaching. She has taught adjunct at Evangel since 2018, and is now the Behavioral Health Program Coordinator within the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. She currently has her own private counseling practice and also teaches indoor cycling. She lives in Springfield with her husband, Joel, and their three daughters.

Max Holmes

Seminary Admissions Coordinator

Rev. Ephrain Figueroa

Admissions Assistant, Hispanic Initiatives

Stephen Houseknecht

Director
Location: Zimmerman Hall 208

Zachary Stark

Seminary Admissions Coordinator