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Undergraduate Admissions

First-Year Admissions Counselors

Any questions about the undergraduate admissions process can be directed to our general email or our main phone line at 413-545-0222. 

UMass admissions counselors visit high schools and participate in college fairs throughout the year.  Admissions representatives are assigned to specific high schools and geographic territories, and are available and welcome the opportunity to assist you. If you would like to connect with your specific UMass admissions representative, please contact the admissions office.

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Phil Baird

Admissions Counselor

New Jersey and Wisconsin high schools

University of Massachusetts admissions staff Erin Bernard

Erin Bernard

Interim Director of First-Year Admissions
UMass admissions counselor smiling

Scarlett Bittner

Admissions Counselor

Iowa, Massachusetts, and Minnesota high schools

Admissions counselor Suhilah Booker sits in the Recreation Center at the University of Massachusetts

Suhilah Booker

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
University of Massachusetts admissions staff Rachel Bukoski

Rachel Bukoski

Assistant Director of Admissions

Massachusetts and Ohio high schools

Admissions counselor Dylan Davies stands in the Recreation Center at the University of Massachusetts

Dylan Davies

Assistant Director of Admissions

Illinois, Indiana, and New York (NYC, Rockland, and Westchester) high schools

Julia Gurney

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools

Ryan Kelly

Admissions Counselor

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia high schools

UMass admissions counselor

Briana Martinez

Admissions Counselor

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas high schools

Admissions counselor Rachel Masson stands on idyllic farmland, with the University of Massachusetts campus visible in the distance

Rachel Masson

Associate Director of First-Year Recruitment
Man with a beard in a grey suit and blue tie standing in front of a flowering bush

John Moore

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming high schools

UMass admissions counselor standing outside smiling at the camera

Yanella Pallo

Assistant Director of Admissions

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Tennessee high schools 

Admissions counselor Jarrett Saunders smiles in the UPub at the University of Massachusetts

Jarrett Saunders

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Connecticut and North Dakota high schools

Admissions counselor Alex Seymour stands near a historic brick wall in South College at the University of Massachusetts

Alex Seymour

Assistant Director of Admissions

Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools

Isabella Snyder

Admissions Counselor

Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Missouri high schools

Admissions counselor Melissa Tuttle Sibley stands near the modern architecture of the Integrated Sciences Building at the University of Massachusetts

Melissa Tuttle Sibley

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Massachusetts and Michigan high schools

Keira Vollandt

Admissions Counselor

New York (Long Island and upstate) high schools