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Admissions Team

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Molly Greenfield, Director of Admissions
641-673-1277, Email

Molly joined the team in September 2024. Originally from Williams, Iowa, she has been working in higher education for seven years and enjoys meeting students from diverse backgrounds and interests. A former head college basketball coach, Molly has a passion for athletics and connecting with students that look for participation opportunities to enhance their college experience.

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Taegin Butler, Admissions Counselor
641-673-2165Email

Taegin joined the admissions team in January 2025 after graduating from WP with her BA in Psychology & Human Services. Being born and raised in Iowa, she knew she wanted to stay close to home and fell in love with WPU in 2020 when she first visited. Her favorite thing about Oskaloosa is the family-like culture that is felt on campus, and the overwhelming support from members of the community. Taegin hopes that all future Statesmen find a sense of belonging and fall in love with the simplicity and beauty of small-town Oskaloosa!

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Will Utter, Admissions Counselor for Online, Distance Learning, and Nursing
641-673-1305Email

Will is a 2003 WPU Alum, now working as an Admissions Counselor for the Online, Distance Learning, and RN-BSN Nursing programs. The small college atmosphere and the helpful nature of employees and staff to students has made his experience an enjoyable one. Getting to know students from all walks of life and different backgrounds has made Will appreciate his own journey with Penn even more.

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Stephanie VanMersbergen, Administrative Assistant – Admissions
641-673-1012Email

Stephanie Van Mersbergen has been the Administrative Assistant for the Admissions office since April of 2021.  She is a life time resident of Oskaloosa. Stephanie is the mother of 2 boys, Wade (WPU alum-2023) and Dane. After her son became a student-athlete and later a Graduate Assistant for the Men’s Basketball team, she came to appreciate the meaningful connections formed with new students who chose William Penn University as their home. In fact, meeting potential students and their families is one of her favorite things about being a part of the Admissions team.

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Amanda DeVore, Communications Coordinator
641-673-1149Email

Amanda DeVore is the Communication Coordinator for the Admissions team. Since 2015, the WPU alumna has served in a variety of communication and creative roles for the university. Since 2022, Amanda has enjoyed the team environment of the Admissions Office, finding the collaborative environment inviting and the daily work rewarding. Amanda has her BA in English Communication and her MA in Business Leadership, both earned at WPU.

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Seth Crook, Admissions Coordinator
641-673-1054Email

Seth joined the Admissions team in January 2024 after graduating from William Penn in 2023 with his bachelor’s degree in New Media. The Oskaloosa native knew WPU was the place for him after interning at William Penn during his high school tenure, falling in love with the New Media Division and people of William Penn! His favorite thing about William Penn is the ability to share campus with people all over the world and creating life-long relationships. Seth enjoys working directly with students and their families, introducing them to the great atmosphere of William Penn University!

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Kerra Strong, Vice President for Retention and Institutional Research
641-673-1014Email

Kerra Strong, Vice President for Retention and Institutional Research, plays a key role in recruiting students for William Penn’s RN-BSN and Graduate Programs. Since joining the university in 2005, she has found great fulfillment in building relationships with WPU’s dedicated student employees.

 

Name Office PhoneEmail Title 
Taegin Butler641-673-2165emailAdmissions Counselor 
Seth Crook641-673-1054emailAdmissions Counselor 
Amanda Devore641-673-1149emailCommunications Coordinator & New Media Tech Support 
Molly Greenfield641-673-1277emailDirector of Admissions 
Kerra Strong641-673-1014emailVice President of Enrollment Management 
William Utter641-673-1305emailAdmissions Counselor, Online and Evening, Distance Learning, Nursing 
Stephanie VanMersbergen641-673-1012emailAdministrative Assistant