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

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

  This Assistant 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

  Regional Recruiter, jskilpatrick@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: OH (all counties), Western NY and Northwestern 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: Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer

  Contact Jody Kilpatrick  Schedule a Phone Call

• Danielle Linsenbigler

  Regional Recruiter, danielle.linsenbigler@mail.wvu.edu

  This Regional Recruiter covers the following regions:

  • States: Western PA, Northern Panhandle of WV, North-Central WV, Central WV
  • PA counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland
  • 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

  Please note: Madeleine resides in Texas and therefore, any calls scheduled will be during Central Standard Time.

• 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, Somerset, 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

• Katie Condon

  Assistant Director of Recruitment, kccondon@mail.wvu.edu

  Contact Katie Condon

Admissions Counselor for Transfer Students

The Transfer Unit helps 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.

• Jeremy Long

  Program Coordinator of Transfer Recruitment, jeremy.long@mail.wvu.edu

  Contact Jeremy Long

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 

  Contact Gary Laruta

Admissions Counselor for Graduate Students

This Admissions Counselor helps graduate students.

• Shannon Nicholson

  Program Director, graduateadmissions@mail.wvu.edu

Admissions Counselors for Online Students

This Admissions Counselor helps online students.

• Kimberly Foore

  Program Director for Recruitment and State Authorization, WVU Online, Kimberly.Foore@mail.wvu.edu