Brian Hills

Brian Hills is an immigration advisor in International Student & Scholar Services (I3S) at Western Michigan University. He primarily serves as a Designated School Official through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program and will also be an Alternate Responsible Officer for WMU's Exchange Visitor Program. He assists students with private appointments for complex F-1 visa immigration issues for students with last names beginning with A-M.

In 2014, Hills moved with his family to Caledonia, Michigan from Atlanta, Georgia.  In Atlanta, he was the director of operations for 14 years at English for Internationals, a private, accredited ESL school.  At EFI, Hills' favorite responsibilities were working with international students and traveling to Brazil, Thailand, Japan, and Europe marketing EFI to international students.  In 2015, Hills joined Immigration Services as an F-1 immigration advisor.

Hills has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in management from Georgia State University and is excited to be a member of the staff at WMU, where his parents and uncle attended. Hills went on to earn his Master of Business Administration at Western Michigan University in 2023. In his spare time, he enjoys serving as a volunteer assistant lacrosse coach for the Caledonia High School boys teams, working primarily with goalies, including his son, Clark, and he is a member of the Caledonia High School Lacrosse Board with his wife, Amy.