Meet Our Team

Our Mission

In support of the educational mission of Lafayette College, the Admissions & Financial Aid teams focus on recruiting, enrolling and supporting the success of students who make Lafayette their home through the highest standards of compliance, transparency, integrity and standard industry practice. Lafayette’s Admissions & Financial Aid teams administration of a humane and equitable admissions approach and the deployment of generous institutional and federal financial aid programs provides the foundation for Lafayette’s enrollment success as we empower all new students to claim a Lafayette identity.

Admissions

Krista Evans

Dean of Admissions
(610) 330-5626
evanskr@lafayette.edu
Territories
Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Ethiopia, Turkey, Tuition Exchange
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Dysean Alexander

Associate Director for West Coast Admissions
(610) 330-5534
alexandd@lafayette.edu
armyrotc@lafayette.edu
Territories
California (Central and Southern Counties), Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Pakistan
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Brianna Braswell ’16

Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5079
braswelb@lafayette.edu
Territories
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Andréa Castro

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3340
castroan@lafayette.edu
Territories
Delaware, Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, & Philadelphia Counties), Transfer Students

Terri Dressler

Admissions Specialist
(610) 330-5626
dresslet@lafayette.edu

Louise Frazier

Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Student Success
(610) 330-5641
frazierl@lafayette.edu
Territories
Arizona, New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas (except Austin, Houston, and Dallas)

Stephanie Gursky

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3246
gurskys@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alaska, Connecticut, New York (Westchester County)

JoAnn Male

Guest Relations Coordinator
(610) 330-5104
malej@lafayette.edu

Kathleen Maloney

Visitation Coordinator
(610) 330-5948
maloneyk@lafayette.edu
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Grace Marchena Bechtel ’15

Associate Director of Enrollment Communications
(610) 330-3192
marcheng@lafayette.edu
Territories
Ohio, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County and Southwestern Counties)
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Sue Newquist

Associate Director of Admissions for Campus Visitation and Events
(610) 330-5616
newquiss@lafayette.edu

Yalina Ramos

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5108
ramosy@lafayette.edu
Territories
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (Staten Island & Nassau & Suffolk Counties), Wisconsin

Kay Rodriguez ’23

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5054
rodrigks@lafayette.edu
Territories
Colorado, New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, & Salem Counties, & Jersey Shore & Pinelands), Texas (except Rio Grande Valley & San Antonio), Bangladesh, Caribbean, Central America, South America

Téo Rodriguez ’24

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-3573
rodrigmc@lafayette.edu
Territories
New York (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens)
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Jade Saybolt-Halikias ’16

Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5850
sayboltj@lafayette.edu
Territories
Minnesota, New Jersey (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Sussex, & Warren Counties), China, Egypt, India, Morocco

Brittney Schoonover

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5069
cartyb@lafayette.edu
Territories
Montana, New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Northern Passaic, Southern Passaic, & Union Counties), Utah, Wyoming, Transfer Students
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Susan Stifel

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
(484) 544-3890
stifels@lafayette.edu
Territories
Pennsylvania (Berks, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, & Wyoming Counties), Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, Canada, Europe

Ryan Taylor

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5106
taylorrl@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (North Central, Northwestern, Southern Pennsylvania East and West Counties), South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia

Zach Whitney ’21

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3228
whitneyz@lafayette.edu
Territories
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Abigail Zea ’24

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5997
zeaa@lafayette.edu
Territories
California (Northern Counties), Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New York (except Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, and Westchester County)

Financial Aid

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Shelby Maguire

Director of Financial Aid
Director of Financial Wellness
(610) 330-5055
smithsh@lafayette.edu

Jamie Baltz

Senior Associate Director For Financial Aid Operations
(610) 330-5055
baltzj@lafayette.edu

Tracey Berton

Associate Director Of Financial Aid
(610) 330-5055
bertont@lafayette.edu

Kristina Carver

Assistant Director of Financial Aid
(610) 330-5055
carverk@lafayette.edu

Lindsay Fiebig

Federal Compliance Officer and Federal Processor
(610) 330-5055
fiebigl@lafayette.edu

Marsha Hess

Financial Aid Specialist
(610) 330-5055
hessm@lafayette.edu

Dina Lea

Financial Aid Office Assistant
(610) 330-5055
lead@lafayette.edu

Michelle Pretopapa

Associate Director of Financial Aid
PHEAA Foster Ed Point of Contact
(610) 330-5055
pretopam@lafayette.edu

Hannah Tatu

Financial Aid Systems and Technology Specialist
(610) 330-5322
tatuh@lafayette.edu