Community Well-being Updates
As has been the College’s utmost priority since the advent of the COVID emergency, Beacon has monitored, prepared, and taken action to protect the health and safety of our students and staff. The community continues to be vigilant in assessing the situation and to adjust our response as necessary. As always, our primary concern is for the welfare of our students and employees.
We ask that you continue to monitor this page for updates.
Who To Contact
Our departments are available to answer your questions. Please consult the directory below for specific departments.
Personnel Contact List
Department | Name | Contact info |
Registrar’s Office | Carrie Santaw | csantaw@beaconcollege.edu |
Housing | Tekayiha Coleman | oses@beaconcollege.edu |
IT Issues | Phillip Deese | ithelpdesk@beaconcollege.com or 352-638-9774 |
Counseling | Dana Manzo | dmanzo@beaconcollege.edu |
Library | Gretchen Dreimiller | gdreimiller@beaconcollege.edu |
Cathy Lutes | clutes@beaconcollege.edu | |
Career Center | Theresa Elliott | telliott@beaconcollege.edu |
Esteban Lopez | elopez@beaconcollege.edu | |
Writing Center | Rick Davidson | rdavidson@beaconcollege.edu |
Dr. Ray Nault | rnault@beaconcollege.edu | |
Renee Williams | reneewilliams@beaconcollege.edu | |
Student Accounts | Cindy Eckhart | ceckhart@beaconcollege.edu |
Learning specialists / Academic Advising | Dr. Oksana Hagerty | ohagerty@beaconcollege.edu |
Travel or Study Abroad | Dr. Shelly Chandler | schandler@beaconcollege.edu |
Financial Aid | Stephanie Knight | sknight@beaconcollege.edu |
Support Our Students

Calamities and surprise expenses can derail a student’s educational journey. The new Beacon Community Acts Fund can help put Beacon students’ schooling back on track.Learn more