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Office of University Admission Staff

  Michael M. Gaynor MS '88
Director of University Admission
  Candice Keith
Senior Associate Director of Admission
  Erin Buckley '99
Associate Director of Admission
  Rev. Francis Chambers, O.S.A.  '73, '77
Associate Director of Admission
Recruits in international locations and transfer students
  Ana Costello '97
Associate Director of Admission
Recruits in the western United States (Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)
  Carolyn Defant '92
Associate Director of Admission
Recruits in New Jersey (609 and 856 area codes) and Pennsylvania (Chester and Lancaster counties)
  Brian Galloway '05, '09
Senior Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic United States (Washington D.C., Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
  Justin Ledesma
Senior Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
  Deneen Brown
Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in Delaware and the cities of Philadelphia and New York (the five boroughs)
  Valerie Furman
Assistant Director of Admission
  Matthew Harris  '06
Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in the Midwestern United States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin)  and Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh & Erie)
  Melanie Puebla
Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in New York (not including the five boroughs) and northern New Jersey (with the exception of  609 and 856 areas codes)
  Karen Vargas
Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in Pennsylvania (Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware Counties; and Northeastern and Central PA); Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
  William Yarnell '99, 11
Assistant Director of Admission
Recruits in the Western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
  Sarah Lodise
Technical Information Coordinator for Admission

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Message from the Director

Michael M. Gaynor GS '88 - Director of University Admission

The Office of University Admission staff is committed to getting to know you as an individual in our applicant pool throughout the admission process. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This brings heartfelt best wishes with your college search process! 

Michael M. Gaynor GS '88
Director of University Admission

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