Contact NeST
Office of New Student and Transition Services
Ben Paker Student Center
Suite E110
1200 16th Street
Golden, CO 80401
nest@mines.edu
Main Phone: 303-869-5550



Jessica Keefer
Director
jkeefer@mines.edu
303-384-2601
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
- BA, English, Ohio University
- MA, Higher Education, University of Denver
- PhD (in progress), Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership, University of Northern Colorado
Nick Dietrich
Associate Director
ndietrich@mines.edu
303-869-5530
Pronouns: he/him/his
Education:
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BA, Psychology, University of Puget Sound
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M.Ed, Student Development Administration, Seattle University
DEPAUL STRAUB
Coordinator
fdstraub@mines.edu
303-869-5532
Pronouns: he/him/his
Education:
- BS, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, James Madison University
- M.Ed., Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro



Begoña Ruiz
Associate Director for Finance & Operations
bruiz@mines.edu
303-273-3994
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
- BS, Engineering, Madrid Polytechnic University
- MS, Engineering, Madrid Polytechnic University
- MS, Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines
- MS, ETM Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines
- Certificate, Diversity and Inclusion, Cornell University
dEANNA TORREz
Finance Coordinator
dtorrez@mines.edu
303-869-2767
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
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BS (in progress), Accounting, University of Phoenix
Audrey Weber
Summer Intern
audrey.weber@mines.edu
303-869-5550
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
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BA, History, Oakland University
- MA (in progress), Student Affairs Administration, Michigan State University