Consumer Information

Distance Learning Complaint Process for Out-of-State Students

Brescia University desires to resolve student grievances, complaints and concerns in an expeditious, fair and amicable manner. Students residing outside of the state of the Commonwealth of Kentucky while attending BU who desire to resolve a grievance should follow the University’s student grievance procedure. However, if an issue cannot be resolved internally, you may file a complaint with your state.

StateState Portal Entity ContactWebsiteAddress
AlaskaTyler Eggen
Institutional Authorization Program Coordinator
907.465.6471
[email protected]
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
ArizonaLanna Dueck
Executive Director
602.529.6649
[email protected]
Arizona SARA CouncilArizona SARA Council
2323 W 14th St
Tempe, AZ 85281
ArkansasAlana Boles
Program Director of Private Career and Out-of-State Education
501.371.2060
[email protected]
Arkansas Division of Higher EducationArkansas Department of Education - Division of Higher Education
423 Main St, Ste 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
ColoradoHeather DeLange
Director - Office of Private Postsecondary Education
303.862.3005
[email protected]
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
ConnecticutSean Seepersad, PhD
Division Director of Academic Affairs
806.947.1837
[email protected]

Emily Bjornberg
Senior Consultant
860.947.1824
[email protected]
Connecticut SARAConnecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste 707
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
DelawareLeigh Weldin
College Success Program Coordinator
302.735.4193
[email protected]

aQuena Simon-Irby
Post-Secondary Education Specialist
302.735.4127
[email protected]
Delaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of Education
401 Federal St, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
District of ColumbiaAngela H. Lee
Executive Director - Higher Education Licensure Commission Postsecondary Education
202.724.2095
[email protected]
DC SARADC Higher Education Licensure Commission
1050 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
FloridaBrady Lyon
Educational Policy Director
850.245.3200
[email protected]

Sonia Browning
Administrative Assistant II
850.245.3210
[email protected]
Commission for Independent Education
325 W Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399
GeorgiaAdam Hawk
GA-SARA Coordinator
770.414.3310
[email protected]

Patricia "Pat" Neri
Program Manager
770.414.3235
[email protected]
Georgia SARAGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC)
2082 E Exchange Pl, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
HawaiiJayson Horiuchi
Program Administrator
808.586.7327
[email protected]
Hawaii SARAHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP) Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
PO Box 541
Honolulu, HI 96809
IdahoTamara Baysinger
State Authorization Manager
208.332.1587
[email protected]
Idaho State Board of Education
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
IllinoisNkechi Onwuameze, PhD
Senior Associate Director for Academic Affairs
217.866.1429
[email protected]

Daniel Abankwa, Ed. D., MBA
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
217.866.1440
[email protected]
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
IndianaRoss Miller
Director of State Authorization and Reciprocity
317.232.1033
[email protected]
Indiana Board for Proprietary EducationIndiana Commission for Higher Education / Indiana Board for Proprietary Education
101 W Ohio St, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4206
IowaLisa Pundt
Postsecondary Authorization Administrator
515.725.3426
[email protected]

Keyli Keifer
Compliance Officer
515.725.3456
[email protected]
Iowa College Aid
475 SW 5th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
KansasJennifer Armour
Associate Director Academic Affairs
785.430.4288
[email protected]
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
KentuckyMs. Jevonda Keith
Director of State Authorization and Reciprocity
502.892.3031
[email protected]

Sarah Levy
Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing
502.573.1555
[email protected]
Kentucky SARAKentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
100 Airport Road, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
LouisianaLeAnn Detillier
Assistant Commissioner for Program Administration
225.342.4253
[email protected]
Louisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana Board of Regents
1201 N Third St, Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
MaineMichael T. Perry
Acting Director of Higher Education & Educator Supports
207.441.1718
[email protected]
Maine SARAMaine Department of Higher Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
MarylandAlexandra (Alix) Chaillou
Associate Director, Institution Review
410.767.3293
[email protected]
Maryland SARAMaryland Higher Education Commission
6 N Liberty St, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
MassachusettsTiamekia Johnson
Paralegal and Regulatory Affairs Specialist
617.994.6963
[email protected]
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Pl, Rm 1401
Boston, MA 02108
MichiganJames R. Farhat
Departmental Specialist, Employment & Training, Postsecondary Schools and State Approving
517.256.8670
[email protected]

Alexander Henderson
Departmental Analyst
[email protected]
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Workforce Development Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
P.O. Box 30726
Lansing, MI 48909
MinnesotaBetsy Talbot
Manager of Institutional Licensing and Registration
651.259.3965
[email protected]

Kate McCartan
Institutional Monitoring Specialist
651.259.3912
[email protected]
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Dr, Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55108
MississippiDr. Sheriece Robinson
Director of Regulatory Affairs
601.432.6336
[email protected]
Mississippi SARAMississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
MissouriLeroy Wade
Deputy Commissioner
573.751.2361
[email protected]
Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
MontanaHannah Tokerud
Associate Legal Counsel
406.449.9173
[email protected]
Montana University System
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620
NebraskaKathleen L. Fimple, PhD
Academic Programs Officer
402.471.0030
[email protected]
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
NevadaTerina Caserto
Senior Analyst, Academic and Student Affairs
775.784.3442
[email protected]
Nevada SARANevada System of Higher Education
2601 Enterprise Rd
Reno, NV 89512
New HampshireNicholas W. Marks, Ed.D.
Administrator | Higher Education
603.271.0257
[email protected]

Laura A. Stoneking
Administrator
603.271.4196
[email protected]
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
New JerseyEric Taylor, Esq.
Director, Office of Licensure
609.984.3738
[email protected]
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
20 W State St, 4th Fl - PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
New MexicoAlicia Armijo
Constituent Services Coordinator & NC-SARA Coordinator
505.476.8411
[email protected]
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
New YorkAndrea Richards
Supervisor of Higher Education Programs
518.474.1551
[email protected]
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234
North CarolinaTerrence R. Scarborough, M.P.A.
Director of SARA North Carolina
919.248.4667
[email protected]
North Carolina SARANorth Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
PO Box 41349
Raleigh, NC 27629
North DakotaClaire Gunwall
Director of Academic Affairs & Workforce Innovation
701.328.4140
[email protected]

Lisa Johnson
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
701.328.4143
[email protected]
North Dakota University System
600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 215
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
OhioMatt Exline
Senior Director of Program Approval Operations
617.728.3095
[email protected]
Ohio Department of Higher Education
25 South Front St
Columbus, OH 43215
OklahomaElizabeth Walker
Coordinator for Academic Affairs Administration
405.225.9154
[email protected]

Stephanie Beauchamp, Ed.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
405.225.9399
[email protected]
Oklahoma SARAOklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Pkwy, Ste 200 - PO Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850
OregonVeronica Dujon
Director, Office Academic Policy and Authorization
503.508.1790
[email protected]

Rebecca Fuller
Operations & Policy Analyst
971.301.3455
[email protected]

Michael Ralls
Education Program Specialist
503.979.6001
[email protected]
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
3225 25th St SE
Salem, OR 97302
PennsylvaniaGina Wetten
Higher Education Associate II
717.265.7723
[email protected]
Pennsylvania SARAPennsylvania Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity
333 Market St
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Puerto RicoNeydaliz Vega
Economic Program Analyst
787-722-2121 ext 3809
[email protected]
Puerto Rico State Department - Education Department
PO Box 9023271
San Juan, PR 00902-3271
Rhode IslandRebecca Ryan
Coordinator of Veterans Education and State Approving Agency
401.736.1164
[email protected]
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Blvd
Warwick, RI 02886-1304
South CarolinaArgentini Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Academic Affairs
803.737.2276
[email protected]

Yolanda Diane McCree
Senior Licensing Program Coordinator
803.856.0041
[email protected]
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady St, Suite 400
Columbia, SC 29201
South DakotaKatie Hubbart
Academic Affairs Specialist - South Dakota SARA Coordinator
605.773.3455
[email protected]
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E Capitol Ave, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501
TennesseeJulie Woodruff
Senior Compliance Counsel, Regulatory Compliance Division
615.253.8857
[email protected]

Marcie Mills
Compliance Paralegal, Regulatory Compliance Division
615.253.7458
[email protected]
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 9th FL
Nashville, TN 37243
TexasCathie A. Maeyaert, J.D.
Director – Private Postsecondary Institutions
512.427.6527
[email protected]

Crystal Batlin
Program Specialist II, Workforce Education
512.427.6213
[email protected]
Texas SARATexas Higher Education Coordinating Board
PO Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711
U.S. Virgin IslandsCamille McKayle
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
340.693.1200
[email protected]
University of the Virgin Islands
#2 John Brewers Bay
St Thomas, VI 00802
UtahCynthia "Cyd" Grua
Office of the Commissioner for Higher Education
801.646.4768
[email protected]
Utah SARAUtah System of Higher Education - Board of Regents Building, The Gateway
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
VermontCassandra Ryan
Director of Regulatory Compliance
802.595.2757
[email protected]
Vermont Agency of Education
1 National Life Dr, Davis 5th Fl
Montpelier, VT 05620
VirginiaDarlene Derricott
Director of Academic Services
804.225.2621
[email protected]
Virginia SARAState Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N 14th St, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
WashingtonSam Loftin, J.D.
Director of Consumer Protection
360.753.7866
[email protected]
Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
West VirginiaLucy Kefauver
Director of Online Learning
304-205-6073
[email protected]
West Virginia SARAWest Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
WisconsinPaige Smith
Chief Compliance Officer
608.265.2273
[email protected]
Wisconsin SARAUniversity of Wisconsin System Administration, Office of Compliance & Integrity
1220 Linden Drive, Room 1840
Madison, WI 53706
WyomingRob Dennis
Chief Operating Officer
307.777.7013
[email protected]
Wyoming SARAWyoming Community College Commission
2300 Capitol Ave, 5th Fl, Ste B
Cheyenne, WY 82002