The MEP Staff
The MEP Staff brings a wide range of experience to Colorado School of Mines. Combining over 20 years of service with the State and engineering disciplines experience, our staff is well prepared to support our students as they work toward their engineering degrees.
The technical world is expanding and becoming more diverse. Mines' students bring a unique perspective to the workplace.
"We at MEP not only work to help our students to become great engineers, scientists, economists, professors, or whatever profession they choose to pursue, we also work to help them become great people." - Khanh, MEP Director
Khanh Vu - Program Director
Contact: kvu at mines.edu & 303-273-3021
Khanh and his family immigrated to the USA from Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict. His family found their way to Colorado because his aunt lived in Denver. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, a Denver Public School.
Khanh graduated from Mines in 1993 with a degree in chemical engineering and 3 minors: McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs, Latin American Specialization and Environmental Science.
He worked for Amoco after graduation. After the BP-Amoco merger, the Denver office was moved to Houston and Khanh chose to stay in Colorado. He subsequently went to work for the family businesses: Oriental grocery and real estate.
His passion for helping teenagers and fondness for Mines lead him back to accepting the position as the fourth Director of the MEP. MEP has come full circle because Khanh was part of MEP's inception in 1989 as a student and was instrumental in the founding of the Asian Student Association in the early 90's. With Khanh's industry, Mines and MEP experiences, we look forward to MEP's bright future. Khanh is excited to renew MEP's relationship with everyone.
Connie Casey - Program Assistant
Contact: ccasey at mines.edu & 303-273-3286
The Program Assistant for MEP is Mrs. Connie Casey. Connie has worked fulltime for MEP since 1993 and has been a state employee for 29 years. Connie worked for the Student Activities Office as a secretary and for Residence Life as an Assistant Clerk before joining the MEP staff fulltime. Connie also served on the CSM Credit Union Supervisory Committee for five years and is an advisor for Blue Key and Tau Beta Pi.
Connie lives in Central City, Colorado and is very active in civic organizations. She is currently active in the Central City Elks Ladies organization and has served on the Gilpin County Historical Society Board in the past. Connie enjoys researching and preserving the past and dresses in period costumes for community events. Connie also enjoys stained glass, hiking in the mountains and gardening. Working with the best and the brightest students is what motivates Connie in her daily work.
Adam Shelffo - Assistant Director of Admissions (Minority Recruitment)
Contact: ashelffo at mines.edu & 303-273-3954
Adam Shelffo grew up in Colorado and went to Columbine High School in Littleton. He went to the University of Colorado at Boulder for his Bachelors in Marketing and a minor in International Business. Adam received his Masters from Regis College of Management in Organizational Leadership. Adam has worked in higher education for over 7 years and enjoys motivated students to pursue and obtain a college degree. Adam enjoys making the impossible, possible!