Contact Your Counselor

Have questions about University of Rochester? We are here to help. Rochester’s admissions team works with students from across the United States and all around the world. To find the admissions counselor for your region, view the list below.

For other inquiries or additional information, please contact us at admit@admissions.rochester.edu or (585) 275-3221.

Counselors Listed by Region

United States—Northeast

Kierstyn Christensen, Admissions Senior Counselor
kierstyn.christensen@rochester.edu
Territory: Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Caroline Honsberger, Admissions Senior Counselor
caroline.honsberger@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Southern Tier West (Jamestown, Corning, Fredonia), Erie County (Buffalo), Rochester and Monroe County, Central New York (Syracuse), Central Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie, Newburgh), Catskills (Kingston, Cooperstown, Liberty, Oneonta))

Sarah L’Esperance, Admissions Counselor
sarah.lesperance@rochester.edu
Territory: Connecticut, Western Massachusetts

Katia Nasra, Admissions Counselor
katia.nasra@rochester.edu
Territory: New Jersey, New York (Staten Island)

Jason Nevinger, Senior Director, Admissions
jason.nevinger@rochester.edu
Territory: Maine

Patrick O’Neill, Director, Admissions Programming & Events
patrick.oneill@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Erie County (Buffalo), Rochester and Monroe County, Finger Lakes Region (Ithaca, Geneva, Victor), St. Lawrence Valley (Oswego, Watertown), Adirondacks (Utica, Plattsburg, Lake Placid))

Erica Padilla, Regional Associate Director, Admissions
erica.padilla@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Manhattan, Rockland County, Westchester County)

Abby Quinlisk, Admissions Counselor
aquinlis@ur.rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Long Island, Queens)

Chelsea Rybak, Admissions Assistant Director
chelsea.rybak@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Genesee Valley & Northern Frontier (Batavia, Geneseo, Niagara Falls), Rochester and Monroe County, Finger Lakes Region (Ithaca, Geneva, Victor), Central New York (Syracuse), Tri Cities (Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs), Southern Tier East (Binghamton, Elmira, Owego))

Tanya Strachan, Associate Director, Admissions
tanya.strachan@rochester.edu
Territory: Connecticut (New Haven Co., West Middlesex Co., and Fairfield Co.), New Hampshire, Vermont

Katia Yagnik, Admissions Assistant Director
katia.yagnik@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Bronx, Brooklyn)

United States—Midwest

Andre McKenzie, Associate Director, Admissions
andre.mckenzie@rochester.edu
Territory: Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska

Madison Morgan, Admissions Senior Counselor
madison.morgan@rochester.edu
Territory: Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota

Kathleen Pipala, Senior Regional Associate Director, Admissions
kathleen.pipala@rochester.edu
Territory: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin

United States—Mid-Atlantic

Stephanie Graham, Admissions Senior Counselor
stephanie.m.graham@rochester.edu
Territory: Delaware, Pennsylvania (excluding Western)

Devin Hott, Admissions Senior Counselor
devin.hott@rochester.edu
Territory: Maryland (excluding Baltimore and Greater Washington, D.C. Metro area), Virginia (excluding Northern and Richmond area)

Candace Leake, Director, Admissions Outreach and Access
candace.leake@rochester.edu
Territory: District of Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore and Greater Washington, D.C. Metro area), Virginia (Northern and Richmond area)

Jason Nevinger, Senior Director, Admissions
Jason.nevinger@rochester.edu
Territory: Western Pennsylvania

United States—West

Kimberly Cragg, Director, Regional Admissions
kimberly.cragg@rochester.edu
Territory: California (Los Angeles County, San Diego County), Hawai’i, New Mexico

Andre McKenzie, Associate Director, Admissions
andre.mckenzie@rochester.edu
Territory: Idaho, Montana

Kathleen Pipala, Senior Regional Associate Director, Admissions
kathleen.pipala@rochester.edu
Territory: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

Nicholas Albanese, Regional Associate Director, Admissions
nicholas.albanese@rochester.edu
Territory: Arizona, California (Bay Area), Oregon, Washington

Caryn Jones, Admissions Senior Counselor
caryn.jones@rochester.edu
Territory: Alaska, California (excluding Bay Area, Los Angeles County, San Diego County), Nevada

United States—South

Dana Marchant, Regional Associate Director of Admissions
dana.marchant@rochester.edu
Territory: Florida, Tennessee, Texas,

Madison Morgan, Admissions Senior Counselor
madison.morgan@rochester.edu
Territory: Kentucky and West Virginia

Patrick Trivison, Admissions Counselor
patrick.trivison@rochester.edu
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina

US Territory

Kimberly Cragg, Director, Regional Admissions
kimberly.cragg@rochester.edu
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

Erica Padilla, Regional Associate Director, Admissions
erica.padilla@rochester.edu
Territory: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

International

Jennifer Blask, Director, International Admissions
jblask@admissions.rochester.edu
Territory: Africa, Europe

Brendan Bond, Associate Director, Admissions
b.bond@rochester.edu
Territory: Middle East, South Asia

Kimberly Cragg, Director, Regional Admissions
kimberly.cragg@rochester.edu
Territory: Canada (British Columbia)

Leif Johansen, Admissions Senior Counselor
leif.johansen@rochester.edu
Territory: Canada (excluding British Columbia), East and Southeast Asia

Brett Kam, Admissions Assistant Director
brett.kam@rochester.edu
Territory: Caribbean, Central and South America, China

Counselors Listed by Last Name

Nicholas Albanese, Regional Associate Director, Admissions
nicholas.albanese@rochester.edu
Territory: Arizona, California (Bay Area), Oregon, Washington

Jennifer Blask, Director, International Admissions
jblask@admissions.rochester.edu
Territory: Africa, Europe

Brendan Bond, Associate Director, Admissions
b.bond@rochester.edu
Territory: Middle East, South Asia

Kierstyn Christensen, Admissions Senior Counselor
kierstyn.christensen@rochester.edu
Territory: Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Kimberly Cragg, Director, Regional Admissions
kimberly.cragg@rochester.edu
Territory: American Samoa, California (Los Angeles County, San Diego County), Guam, Hawai’i, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Canada (British Columbia)

Stephanie Graham, Admissions Senior Counselor
stephanie.m.graham@rochester.edu
Territory: Delaware, Pennsylvania (excluding Western PA)

Devin Hott, Admissions Senior Counselor
devin.hott@rochester.edu
Territory: Maryland (excluding Baltimore and Greater Washington, D.C. Metro area), Virginia (excluding Northern and Richmond area)

Leif Johansen, Admissions Senior Counselor
leif.johansen@rochester.edu
Territory: Canada (excluding British Columbia), East and Southeast Asia

Caryn Jones, Admissions Senior Counselor
caryn.jones@rochester.edu
Territory: Alaska, California (excluding Bay Area, Los Angeles County, San Diego County), Nevada

Brett Kam, Admissions Assistant Director
brett.kam@rochester.edu
Territory: Caribbean, Central and South America, China

Sarah L’Esperance, Admissions Counselor
sarah.lesperance@rochester.edu
Territory: Connecticut, Western Massachusetts

Candace Leake, Director, Admissions Outreach and Access candace.leake@rochester.edu
Territory: District of Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore and Greater Washington, D.C. Metro area), Virginia (Northern and Richmond area)

Dana Marchant, Regional Associate Director of Admissions
dana.marchant@rochester.edu
Territory: Florida, Tennessee, Texas

Andre McKenzie, Associate Director, Admissions
andre.mckenzie@rochester.edu
Territory: Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska

Madison Morgan, Admissions Senior Counselor
madison.morgan@rochester.edu
Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia

Katia Nasra, Admissions Counselor
katia.nasra@rochester.edu
Territory: New Jersey, New York (Staten Island)

Jason Nevinger, Senior Director, Admissions
jason.nevinger@rochester.edu
Territory: Maine, Western Pennsylvania

Erica Padilla, Regional Associate Director, Admissions
erica.padilla@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Manhattan, Rockland County, Westchester County), Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Kathleen Pipala, Senior Regional Associate Director, Admissions
kathleen.pipala@rochester.edu
Territory: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Abby Quinlisk, Admissions Counselor
aquinlis@ur.rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Long Island, Queens)

Tanya Strachan, Associate Director, Admissions
tanya.strachan@rochester.edu
Territory: Connecticut (New Haven Co., West Middlesex Co. & Fairfield Co.), New Hampshire, Vermont

Patrick Trivison, Admissions Counselor
patrick.trivison@rochester.edu
Territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina

Katia Yagnik, Admissions Assistant Director
katia.yagnik@rochester.edu
Territory: New York (Bronx, Brooklyn)