Enrollment Management
Forrest M. Stuart, PhD
Vice President for Enrollment Management
(610) 330-3304
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
Territories
Hawaii, Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, Ethiopia, 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, Pakistan
Brianna Braswell ’16
Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5079
Territories
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Andréa Castro
Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3340
Territories
Delaware, Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, & Philadelphia Counties), Transfer Students
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)
Grace Marchena Bechtel ’15
Associate Director of Enrollment Communications
(610) 330-3192
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
Téo Rodriguez ’24
Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-3573
Territories
New York (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens)
Jade Saybolt-Halikias ’16
Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5850
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
Territories
Montana, New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, & Union Counties), Utah, Wyoming, Transfer Students
Susan Stifel
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
(484) 544-3890
Territories
Pennsylvania (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, & Wyoming Counties), Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, Canada, Europe
Ryan Taylor
Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5106
Territories
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, & Salem Counties, & Jersey Shore & Pinelands), North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Carina Whiting
Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5054
Territories
Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania (North Central, Northwestern, & Southern Counties), Vermont
Zach Whitney ’21
Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3228
Territories
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania (Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, & Schuylkill Counties), Rhode Island
Abigail Zea ’24
Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5997
Territories
California (Northern Counties), Colorado, 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
Lindsay Fiebig
Federal Compliance Officer and Federal Processor
(610) 330-5055
Michelle Pretopapa
Associate Director of Financial Aid
PHEAA Foster Ed Point of Contact
(610) 330-5055
Admissions Operations
Lynne Murray
Associate Director of Admissions Operations & Technology
(610) 330-5111