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PSEO Advising Coordinator and Senior Advisor

• Location: Zoom and Phone Appointments Available
• Email: cara.rieke@normandale.edu
• Pronouns: She/her
• Languages: English

My Specialties:

Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) students

Other dedicated PSEO advisors include:

• Kayce Vang
• Kayla Freeman
• Pakou Lee

About me:

I enjoy connecting with students one-on-one to help them learn more about themselves, identify goals, and create concrete steps to achieving those goals. And I strive to provide my students with the resources and confidence to be successful and take ownership of their learning experience.

I understand figuring out “what you want to be when you grow up” is an intimidating and ageless question. Even after graduating with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. It wasn’t until I took an education guidance counselor position at a local military base that I fell in love with education advising. From there I went on to earn a Master's in Adult, Occupational, and Continuing Education with an Academic Advising certificate; and advise at multiple Marine Corps bases around the world, as well as Viterbo University, and Minneapolis College.

I am also a cat mom to Napoleon and Katniss, enjoy gardening, and love sour candy.

I look forward to getting to know you!

Proceed to scheduling below. Appointments can be scheduled up to three weeks in advance.