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
Emily Thompson

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:

  • BA, Psychology, University of Puget Sound
  • 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
Emily Thompson
Jessica Keefer
Jessica Keefer

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:

  • BS (in progress), Accounting, University of Phoenix

Audrey Weber

Summer Intern
audrey.weber@mines.edu

303-869-5550
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Education:

  • BA, History, Oakland University
  • MA (in progress), Student Affairs Administration, Michigan State University