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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.

UMass Amherst admissions counselor

Phil Baird

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin high schools

University of Massachusetts admissions staff Erin Bernard

Erin Bernard

Director of First-Year Admissions

UMass admissions counselor smiling

Scarlett Bittner

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Iowa, Massachusetts, and Minnesota high schools

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

Suhilah Booker

Associate Director of Access and Outreach

Massachusetts high schools

UMass Amherst Admissions counselor

Rachel Bukoski

Assistant Director of First-Year 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 First-Year Admissions

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

Byron Gittens

Associate Director of First-Year Recruitment

Massachusetts high schools

UMass admissions counselor

Julia Gurney

Senior Associate Director of First-Year Admissions

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools

UMass Admissions counselor

Ryan Kelly

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee high schools

UMass admissions counselor

Briana Martinez

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, Regional based in Southwest

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah high schools

UMass Admissions Counselor

Mackenzie McNeil

Admissions Counselor

UMass Admissions Counselor

Tyler Meyers

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, Regional based in Chicago, Illinois

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin high schools

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John Moore

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, Regional based in Seattle, Washington

Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming high schools

UMass Admissions Counselor

Laine Nabors

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, Regional based in Washington, D.C. Metro

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

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Yanella Pallo

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Delaware, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico high schools

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

Jarrett Saunders

Senior Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Connecticut and Rhode Island 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 First-Year Admissions

Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools

UMass Amherst admissions counselor

Isabella Snyder

Assistant Director of Community Outreach

Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Missouri high schools

UMass admissions counselor

Gabriel Socarras

Admissions Counselor

New York (Long Island and upstate) 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 First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts and Michigan high schools

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