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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

First-Year Admissions Counselor

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin high schools

University of Massachusetts admissions staff Erin Bernard

Erin Bernard

Director of First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts high schools

UMass admissions counselor smiling

Scarlett Bittner

First-Year Admissions Counselor

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 and New York (Long Island and upstate) high schools

UMass admissions counselor

Julia Gurney

Senior Associate Director of First-Year Admissions

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools

UMass Amherst Admissions counselor

Ryan Kelly

First-Year Admissions Counselor

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

UMass admissions counselor

Briana Martinez

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, based in Southwest

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

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, based in Seattle, Washington

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 First-Year Admissions

New Jersey, 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 First-Year 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 First-Year Admissions

Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools

UMass Amherst admissions counselor

Isabella Snyder

First-Year 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 First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts and Michigan high schools

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