Meet the Staff
Kaylee Olmstead Gaines
Assistant Director of Financial Aid / SCO
Phone: (618) 537-6575
Kaylee assists in planning, managing, organizing, and providing administrative direction and operational oversight of the Financial Aid Office. Kaylee holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing ('21) from McKendree University and started her employment here in December of 2021.
Diana Daily
Financial Aid Counselor / SCO
Phone: (618) 537-6529
Diana assists our McKendree Online students with their financial aid. Diana holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management ('91) from SIUE and started her employment here at Mckendree in January of 2022.
Emmajean Hearty
Financial Aid Counselor / School Certifying Official (VA)
Phone: (618) 537-2146
Emmajean is our Veteran School Certifying Offcial, and she works with all of our Military Students. Emmajean started her employment at McKendree in July of 2022, and she currently holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kentucky ('22).
Emily Lease
Financial Aid Counselor / SCO
Phone: (618) 537-6827
Emily helps our Main Campus with their financial aid and is the first person you see when you walk into the Student Financial Services office on the 1st floor of Wildy Hall. On top of that, Emily is also another backup school certifying official. Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations ('22) from McKendree University and started her employment here in June of 2022.
