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

Forrest M. Stuart, PhD

Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management
(610) 330-5055
stuartf@lafayette.edu
Territories
South Carolina
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Kathleen Williams, J.D.

Interim Dean of Admissions
(610) 330-5107
willikat@lafayette.edu
Territories
Northern California (except Contra Costa County), Hawaii, Montana, Nevada (except Southern Counties), North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Utah, Wyoming, Caribbean and Europe, Tuition Exchange

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
Illinois, Indiana, New York (Staten Island, & Nassau, Richmond, Suffolk Counties), Wisconsin

Presley Anderson

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-5108
anderspy@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New York (Adirondacks, Catskills, Central New York, Central Hudson Valley, Rockland County, Saint Lawrence Valley, Tri Cities), Oregon, Washington
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Brianna Braswell

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5079
braswelb@lafayette.edu
Territories
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey (Northern Counties), Virginia
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Dan Brown

Associate Director of Enrollment Data Analytics
(610) 330-5110
browndan@lafayette.edu

Fernando Capula

Admissions Visitation Coordinator
(610) 330-5948
capulaf@lafayette.edu

Brittney Carty

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5069
cartyb@lafayette.edu

Andréa Castro

Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-3340
castroan@lafayette.edu
Territories
New York City (Bronx, Kings, Queens Counties), Pennsylvania (Delaware, Chester, Philadelphia Counties)
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Laura Davis

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5997
davisla@lafayette.edu
Territories
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Louise Frazier

Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Student Success
(610) 330-5641
frazierl@lafayette.edu
Territories
Arizona, New Jersey (Union County), New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), Oklahoma, Texas (except Austin and San Antonio)
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Eugene Gabay

Senior Associate Director of Admissions
(610) 330-5950
gabaye@lafayette.edu
Territories
Michigan, New York (Erie, Rochester and Monroe Counties & Genesee Valley, Finger Lakes, North Frontier and Southern Tier), Ohio, Pennsylvania (Allegheny & Montgomery Counties & North Central, North Western & South Western, and Southern Counties), West Virginia, Mariana Islands, Africa, Asia (except India), Australia, Middle East

Stephanie Gursky

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-3246
gurskys@lafayette.edu
Territories
Connecticut (except Fairfield County), New York (Westchester County), Texas (Austin and San Antonio)
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Justine Itterly

Admissions Counselor
(610) 330-3573
itterlyj@lafayette.edu
Territories
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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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 (Contra Costa County & Central and Southern Counties), Nebraska, Nevada (Southern Counties), North Dakota, South Dakota, Central & South America, Mexico
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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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Rebecca Pichetto

Divisional Operations Manager of Enrollment
610-330-3304
pichettr@lafayette.edu
Territories
Pennsylvania (Bucks County)
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Jade Saybolt

Associate Director of Admissions
610-330-5850
sayboltj@lafayette.edu
Territories
Minnesota, New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren Counties, & Jersey Shore and Pinelands), China

Alison Skapinetz

Admissions Counselor
skapinea@lafayette.edu
Territories
Connecticut (Fairfield County)
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Susan Stifel

Assistant Director of Admissions
484-544-3890
stifels@lafayette.edu
Territories
Pennsylvania (Berks, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties), Canada, India, Central Asia, Slavic Countries, Sri Lanka

Financial Aid

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Shelby Smith

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

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

Michelle Pretopapa

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