Meet Your Advisors
Our Admissions Team members (also known as our A-Team) are Beata Keller, Vit Vanicek, and Kristina Talbi.
They are the ultimate student sidekicks—smart, dedicated, and always ready with a smile (and maybe a good joke). Whether you’re just starting your application or celebrating your certificate of completion, they’re here to cheer you on and guide you every step of the way. Think of them as your go-to champions for success!
Let's learn more about our Admissions Team...
Beata Keller Heading link
Where is home for you? — Crystal Lake, Illinois, a suburb about 50 miles from Chicago.
Do you have any nicknames? — Some of my friends (or people who can’t pronounce or remember my name!) call me Bea or just “B.”
What’s your favorite movie? — Sorry, you can’t ask me to choose just one 😉
Who is your most listened-to musical artist? — I listen to a number of modern Christian artists.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? — The power to heal. I would love to see a world with no illness, pain, or suffering.
Do you have any pets? Children? — No pets, but I do have two young boys.
What’s one of your favorite words in English? — Rugrats, which is what you can call little kids. My husband used to call our sons his “Little Rugrats,” and I thought that was the sweetest thing!
Do you have a favorite word in another language? — I think a lot of German words are funny (and long!), but if I had to pick one foreign word, it would be Xièxiè, which is “thank you” in Chinese.
Vit Vanicek Heading link
Where is home for you? — Oak Park, Illinois (or Prague, Czech Republic)
What’s a movie you like a lot? — Lord of the Rings
Who is your most listened-to musical artist? — Pink Floyd
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? — Stretch time for myself
Do you have any pets? Children? — No. Yes.
What’s one of your favorite words in English? — Wonder – to me it embodies two meanings “I don’t know yet” and “When I find out, I’ll be surprised and excited.”
Do you have a favorite word in another language? — Spannungsbogen – roughly “suspense”, but it’s the excitement derived from the delay between a wish and its fulfillment.
Kristina Talbi Heading link
Where is home for you? — My home town is Buffalo, New York, but now Bolingbrook, IL is home.
What’s a movie you like a lot? — Honestly, Disney’s Moana or Wish for the moment.
Who is your most listened-to musical artist? — Spotify would say Camila Cabello, Cynthia Erivo, or some mixes!
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? — FLYING! No question. I dream of flying. I love watching birds fly. It’s freeing!
Do you have any pets? Children? — THREE kiddos. Three fierce, strong willed, unique, brave, future female leaders. They are my #GirlGang.
What’s one of your favorite words in English? — “According to…” because giving credit is cool!
Do you have a favorite word in another language? — “Boh!”= “I don’t know” in Italian because it is such a funny word to say and hear!
“Ca va?” = “you good?” in French because it can be used in SO many ways!