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:

• First-Time Freshmen
• Transfer Students
• International Students
• Graduate Students
• Online Students

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, Western MD
  • MD counties: Allegany, Garrett
  • 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

  Associate Director, jacquelyn.gress@mail.wvu.edu

  This Associate Director covers the following regions:

  • States: Southeastern PA, Southern NJ, DE (all counties)
  • NJ counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Ocean, Salem, Somerset
  • PA counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

  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, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, 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: Southwestern PA, Northern Panhandle of WV, North-Central WV, Central WV
  • PA counties: Fayette, Greene, Washington
  • 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

  Regional Recruiter, kelly.lowery@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Central and Northeastern PA
  • MD counties: Cecil, Harford
  • PA counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, 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

• Jamie Miller

  Regional Recruiter, jamie.miller3@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Northern, Eastern and Southern MD
  • MD counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester

  Contact Jamie Miller  Schedule a Phone Call

• Madeleine Ryan

  Regional Recruiter, madeleine.ryan@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, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY

  Contact Madeleine Ryan  Schedule a Phone Call

• Casandra Smith

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

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Northern NJ, Eastern NY, ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT
  • NJ counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, 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

  Contact Casandra Smith  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

The Transfer Unit helps students who are interested in transferring to WVU. You can contact us at transfer@mail.wvu.edu. Transfer students who are neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. permanent residents have a separate counselor.

• Hannah Rossi

  Transfer Admissions Counselor, hkrossi@mail.wvu.edu

  Contact Hannah Rossi  Schedule a Phone Call

• Cole Schwartz

  Transfer Student Ambassador, cole.schwartz@mail.wvu.edu

  Contact Cole Schwartz

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

  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

  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 Online Students

This Admissions Counselor helps online students.

• Amber Novotny

  Assistant Director for Enrollment Services, WVU Online, Amber.Novotny@mail.wvu.edu