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

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

  This international recruiter covers the following regions:

  • Africa
  • China
  • East Asia
  • South and Central Asia
  • Middle East

  Contact Ashley Givan

• Gary Laruta

  International Admissions Counselor, glaruta@mail.wvu.edu
  Whatsapp: +1 (724) 261 2861

  This international recruiter covers the following regions:

  • North America
  • Central America
  • South America
  • The Caribbean
  • Europe
  • Puerto Rico
    

  Contact Gary Laruta

Admissions Counselor for Graduate Students

This Admissions Counselor helps graduate students.

• Erin Fields

  Program Coordinator, erin.fields@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.

• Rachelle Davis

  Regional Recruiter, rachelle.davis@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Eastern WV
  • WV counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Lewis, Mineral, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Summers, Tucker, Upshur, Webster

  Contact Rachelle Davis  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, Eastern NY, NJ, DE, MD, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT, ME
  • 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: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

  Contact Jacquelyn Gress  Schedule a Phone Call

• 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

• 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, Central WV
  • WV counties: Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood

  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: Southern WV
  • WV counties: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Putnam, Raleigh, Wayne, Wyoming
    

  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

• Mandy Weaver

  Regional Recruiter, mandy.weaver1@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: VA, Washington, D.C.

  Contact Mandy Weaver  Schedule a Phone Call

Admissions Counselor 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

  Contact Donna Edmonds  Schedule a Phone Call

• Brittany Stout

  Transfer Admission Counselor, brittany.stout@mail.wvu.edu

  Contact Brittany Stout  Schedule a Phone Call

Admissions Counselors for Online Students

This Admissions Counselor helps online students.

• Jennifer Pruzinsky

  Coordinator of Enrollment Management, WVU Online, jennifer.pruzinsky@mail.wvu.edu

Admissions Counselors for Undergraduate Non-Degree/Visiting Students

This Admissions Counselor 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.