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
Territories
Florida, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Turkey, Tuition Exchange

Dysean Alexander

Associate Director for West Coast Admissions
Territories
California (Central and Southern Counties), Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington

Brianna Braswell ’16

Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5079
Territories
District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia

Andréa Castro

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3340
Territories
Delaware, Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, & Philadelphia Counties)

Terri Dressler

Admissions Specialist
(610) 330-5626

Louise Frazier

Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Student Success
(610) 330-5641
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
Territories
Alaska, Connecticut, New York (Westchester County)

JoAnn Male

Guest Relations Coordinator
(610) 330-5104

Kathleen Maloney

Visitation Coordinator
(610) 330-5948

Grace Marchena Bechtel ’15

Associate Director of Enrollment Communications
(610) 330-3192
Territories
Ohio, Pennsylvania (Western Counties)

Sue Newquist

Associate Director of Admissions for Campus Visitation and Events
(610) 330-5616

Yalina Ramos

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

Kay Rodriguez ’23

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5054
Territories
Colorado, New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, & Salem Counties, & Jersey Shore & Pinelands), Texas (except Rio Grande Valley & San Antonio)

Jade Saybolt ’16

Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5850
Territories
Minnesota, New Jersey (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Sussex, & Warren Counties), China, India

Brittney Schoonover

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5069
Territories
Montana, New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Northern Passaic, Southern Passaic, & Union Counties), Utah, Wyoming

Susan Stifel

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
(484) 544-3890
Territories
Pennsylvania (Berks, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, & Wyoming Counties), Asia (except China and India), Africa, Australia/Oceania, Canada, Europe, Central America, South America

Ryan Taylor

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5106
Territories
New York (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens)

Zach Whitney ’21

Assistant Director of Admissions
Territories
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Abigail Zea ’24

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

Financial Aid

Shelby Maguire

Director of Financial Aid
Director of Financial Wellness
(610) 330-5055

Jamie Baltz

Senior Associate Director For Financial Aid Operations
(610) 330-5055

Tracey Berton

Associate Director Of Financial Aid
(610) 330-5055

Kristina Carver

Assistant Director of Financial Aid
(610) 330-5055

Lindsay Fiebig

Federal Compliance Officer and Federal Processor
(610) 330-5055

Marsha Hess

Financial Aid Specialist
(610) 330-5055

Dina Lea

Financial Aid Office Assistant
(610) 330-5055

Michelle Pretopapa

Associate Director of Financial Aid
PHEAA Foster Ed Point of Contact
(610) 330-5055

Hannah Tatu

Financial Aid Systems and Technology Specialist
(610) 330-5322