Student Success Advisors
To schedule an appointment with your Student Success Advisor, click the link below their picture. The best way to contact your Student Success Advisor is to send an email for a quick response or scheduling an appointment.
Student Success Advisors can assist current students with:
- Understanding program requirements
- Initial course placement and interpretation of Accuplacer assessment results
- Academic planning for current students
- Assistance with course registration
- Assistance with appeals, excluding Suspension Appeals (see Counselors)
- Review graduation readiness
- Referring appropriate campus resources
Find your program listed below to schedule an appointment or email your question(s).
Advisors
Todd Carlton, Student Success Advisor & Cultural Liaison
Email: Todd.Carlton@HennepinTech.edu
Phone: 952-995-1482
Advisor for: Audio Production; Auto Body Collision Technology; Automation Robotics Engineering Technology; Child Development; Engineering CAD Technology; Fire Protection; Information Technology & Cyber Defense; Marine, Motorsport & Outdoor Power Equipment Technology; Plumbing Pre-Apprenticeship; and Public Works.
Anna Poteryakhin, Student Success Advisor & ESL Liaison
Email: Anna.Poteryakhin@HennepinTech.edu
Phone: 763-488-2577
Advisor for: Architectural Technology; Automotive Technology; Cabinetmaking & Wood Product Design; Carpentry; Emergency Medical Services; Ford ASSET; Graphic Design & Web Design; Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Interactive Design & Video Production; Landscape, Horticulture, Greenhouse, & Urban Forestry; Medical Office; and Medium & Heavy Truck Technology.
Maddie Smith, Student Success Advisor & MetroConnect Liaison
Email: Madison.Smith@HennepinTech.edu
Phone: 763-488-2526
Book an Appointment with Maddie
Advisor for: Accounting; Business; Dental Assistant; Health Unit Coordinator & Nursing Station; Medical Assistant; Music Business & Entrepreneurship; Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide; and Practical Nursing.
Pa Ying Moua, Student Success Advisor
Email: PaYing.Moua@HennepinTech.edu
Phone: 952-995-1699
Book an Appointment with Pa Ying
Advisor for: Culinary Arts; Electronics Technology; Fluid Power Engineering & Motion Control; Industrial Building Engineering & Maintenance; Law Enforcement; Machine Tool & Quality Assurance; Manufacturing Engineering Technology; Plastics Engineering Technology; and Welding & Metal Fabrication.
Need help with something not listed above?
Counselors can help with:
- Suspension Appeals for current and new transfer students
- Academic warning holds
- Career and personal counseling
Transfer Center can help with:
- Course evaluation from other institutions to Hennepin Tech, including credits for prior learning
Faculty Advisors/technical program instructors can help with:
- Course substitution approval for general and technical courses
- Enroll in a course after add/drop period
Financial Aid can help with:
- FAFSA applications and follow process
- Understanding your Award Letter
- Financial implications of course withdrawal