List of Admissions Counselors

Have questions about West Virginia University? Our Admissions Counselors are here to help. Choose the counselor that most closely matches your need:

• International Students
• Graduate Students
• First-Time Freshmen
• Transfer Students
• Online Students
• Undergraduate Non-Degree/Visiting Students
• WVU Beckley
• WVU Keyser

Admissions Counselor for International Students

These Admissions Counselors help students who are neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. permanent residents.

• Ashley Givan

  International Admissions Counselor, ashley.givan@mail.wvu.edu
  Whatsapp: +1 (304) 244 9554

  Contact Ashley Givan

Admissions Counselor for Graduate Students

Please contact Graduate Admissions by emailing GraduateAdmissions@mail.wvu.edu.

Admissions Counselors for First-time Freshmen

These Admissions Counselors help first-time freshmen. First-time freshmen who are neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. permanent residents have a separate counselor.

• Julia Bell

  Regional Recruiter, julia.bell@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Washington, D.C. and VA

  Contact Julia Bell  Schedule a Phone Call

• Haley Boden

  Regional Recruiter, haley.boden@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Maryland (all counties)

  Contact Haley Boden  Schedule a Phone Call

• Maddi Bowers

  Regional Recruiter, madison.bowers@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Eastern WV
  • WV counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur

  Contact Maddi Bowers  Schedule a Phone Call

• Jacquelyn Gress

  Director of Regional Recruitment, jacquelyn.gress@mail.wvu.edu

  This Director of Regional Recruitment covers the following regions:

  • States: Eastern PA, Southern NJ, DE
  • NJ counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem, Somerset
  • PA counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

  Contact Jacquelyn Gress

• Jody Kilpatrick

  Senior Program Coordinator and Regional Recruiter, jskilpatrick@mail.wvu.edu

  This Senior Program Coordinator and Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Ohio (all counties)

  Contact Jody Kilpatrick  Schedule a Phone Call

• Casandra Kovar

  Regional Recruiter, casandra.kovar@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Eastern NY, Northern NJ, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT, ME
  • NJ counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Union, Passaic, Sussex, Warren
  • NY counties: Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester
  • PA counties: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

  Contact Casandra Kovar  Schedule a Phone Call

• Casey Lang

  Regional Recruiter, casey.lang@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Western NY and Western PA
  • NY counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
  • PA counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland

  Contact Casey Lang  Schedule a Phone Call

• Danielle Linsenbigler

  Assistant Director, danielle.linsenbigler@mail.wvu.edu

  This Assistant Director covers the following regions:

  • States: Northern Panhandle of WV, North-Central WV
  • WV counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Taylor, Wetzel

  Contact Danielle Linsenbigler  Schedule a Phone Call

• Kelly Lowery

  Assistant Director of Regional Recruitment, kelly.lowery@mail.wvu.edu

  This Assistant Director of Regional Recruitment covers the following regions:

  • States: Central and Eastern PA
  • PA counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, York

  Contact Kelly Lowery  Schedule a Phone Call

• Christina Maier

  Regional Recruiter, ckmaier@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Central WV
  • WV counties: Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, Wood
    

  Contact Christina Maier  Schedule a Phone Call

• Jessica Thomas

  Regional Recruiter, jessica.thomas4@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY

  Contact Jessica Thomas  Schedule a Phone Call

• Jordan Smith

  Regional Recruiter, jesmith2@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Southern WV
  • WV counties: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, Wyoming

  Contact Jordan Smith  Schedule a Phone Call

Admissions Counselors for Transfer Students

These Admissions Counselors help domestic students who are interested in transferring to WVU. Transfer students who are neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. permanent residents have a separate counselor.

• Donna Edmonds

  Transfer Admission Counselor, donna.edmonds@mail.wvu.edu

  This Transfer Admission Counselor covers the following regions:

  • States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NM, ND, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY

  Contact Donna Edmonds  Schedule a Phone Call

• Jake Zadjura

  Transfer Admission Counselor, jacob.zadjura@mail.wvu.edu

  This Transfer Admission Counselor covers the following regions:

  • Change of Campus: Beckley and Keyser students moving to the Morgantown campus 
  • States: WV (all counties)

  Contact Jake Zadjura  Schedule a Phone Call

Admissions Counselors for Online Students

A team of Online Admission Coaches assists students applying to online degree programs.

Please contact the WVU Online team at wvuonlineinquiry@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-2834.

Admissions Representative for Undergraduate Non-Degree/Visiting Students

This Admissions Representative helps undergraduate non-degree/visiting students. Non-degree refers to students who have not received a degree, are not currently enrolled at an institution and are not pursuing a degree. Visiting students are those pursuing WVU credit to transfer back to the institution where they are enrolled.

• Marie Pavlik

  Senior Program Coordinator, marie.pavlik@mail.wvu.edu.