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 empowers all new students to claim a Lafayette identity.

Admissions

Forrest M. Stuart, PhD

Acting Vice President for Enrollment Management
107 Markle Hall
610-330-5055
stuartf@lafayette.edu

Matt Hyde

Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions
(610) 330-5626
hydem@lafayette.edu
Territories
Colorado, New York (Hudson Valley)

Sue Burns

Associate Dean of Admissions and Operations
(610) 330-5105
burnss@lafayette.edu
Territories
Homeschooled Students (US Citizens)
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Dysean Alexander

Assistant Director of Admissions
610-330-5534
alexandd@lafayette.edu
armyrotc@lafayette.edu
Territories
Connecticut, New York (Nassau, Richmond, Suffolk Counties)
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Dan Brown

Associate Director of Enrollment Data Analytics
browndan@lafayette.edu
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Brianna Braswell

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5079
braswelb@lafayette.edu
Territories
Maryland, New Jersey (Northern Counties), Virginia, West Virginia
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Laura Davis

Assistant Director of Admissions (Part-Time)
(610) 330-5997
davisla@lafayette.edu
Territories
Kentucky, New York (Upstate Counties), Pennsylvania (Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill Counties), Tennessee

Louise Frazier

Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Student Success
(610) 330-5641
frazierl@lafayette.edu
Territories
Arizona, New Jersey (Middlesex, Union Counties), New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), Oklahoma
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Eugene Gabay

Senior Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5950
gabaye@lafayette.edu
Territories
Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Africa, Asia (except India), Australia, Middle East
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Jerome Griffin

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3246
griffije@lafayette.edu
Territories
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (all counties except Berks, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne)
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Justine Itterly

Enrollment Specialist
(610) 330-3573
itterlyj@lafayette.edu
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Grace Marchena

Associate Director of Enrollment Communications
(610) 330-3192
marcheng@lafayette.edu
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Diane Mast

Guest Relations Coordinator
(610) 330-5100
mastd@lafayette.edu
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David Mills

Associate Director of West Coast Admissions
605-484-8569
millsda@lafayette.edu
Territories
California (Southern Counties), Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada (Southern Counties), North Dakota, South Dakota
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Sue Newquist

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

Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of Southeast Admissions
610-330-5522
pacet@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
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Rebecca Pichetto

Divisional Operations Manager of Enrollment
610-330-3304
pichettr@lafayette.edu
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Cory Pressl

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5108
presslc@lafayette.edu
Territories
Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Jade Saybolt

Assistant Director of Admissions
610-330-5850
sayboltj@lafayette.edu
armyrotc@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alaska, Minnesota, New Jersey (Central & Southern Counties), Oregon, Washington
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Susan Stifel

Admissions Counselor
stifels@lafayette.edu
Territories
Pennsylvania (Bucks, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wayne Counties)
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Cristina Usino

Associate Director of Admissions for Multicultural Recruitment and Student Access
(610) 330-3340
usinoc@lafayette.edu
Territories
District of Columbia, New York (Bronx, Kings, Queens Counties)
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Kathleen Williams

Associate Dean of Admissions and Director of West Coast Admissions
(610) 330-5107
willikat@lafayette.edu
Territories
California (Northern Counties), Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada (Northern Counties), Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, India

Financial Aid

Jamie Baltz

Operations Manager and Financial Aid Adviser
610-330-5055
baltzj@lafayette.edu

Tracey Berton

Assistant Director of Financial Aid (Part-Time)
610-330-5055
bertont@lafayette.edu

Marsha Hess

Office Coordinator and Assistant to the Director of Financial Aid
(610) 330-5055
hessm@lafayette.edu

Jeffrey Metz

Senior Associate Director, Financial Aid Information Systems
610-330-5055
metzj@lafayette.edu
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Shelby Smith

Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid
Director of Financial Wellness
610-330-5055
smithsh@lafayette.edu

Michelle Pretopapa

Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid
PHEAA Foster Ed Point of Contact
(610) 330-5055
pretopam@lafayette.edu
(610) 330-5758