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Meet the Staff

We are excited to assist you on your journey to Niner Nation! Select “Read More” on the counselors below to see which schools, counties, states or regions each staff member serves.

Find Your First-Year Counselor

First-Year Recruitment

Valerie Arias

Assistant Director for Hispanic and Latinx Recruitment
Valerie Arias
704-687-8495
varias@uncc.edu

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King Brown

Admissions Counselor
King Brown
704-687-7284
King.Brown@uncc.edu

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Lauren Grimes

Senior Assistant Director
Lauren Grimes
704-687-7293
Lauren.Wilson@uncc.edu

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Katherine Mason

Assistant Director
Katherine Mason
704-687-5507
admissions@uncc.edu

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Blake Morgan

Assistant Director
Blake Morgan
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-0199
Blake.Morgan@uncc.edu

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Jen Tollison

Assistant Director
Jen Tollison
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-7295
jnovitsk@uncc.edu

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Chris Walls

Assistant Director for Diversity Initiatives and Partnerships
Chris Walls
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-7276
chris.walls@uncc.edu

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Tyler Placeres

Assistant Director for Passport Program
Tyler Placeres

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Transfer Recruitment

Le'Aira Hames

49erNext Coordinator
Le'Aira Hames
704-687-6107
leaira.hames@uncc.edu

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Crystal Hogue

Transfer Admissions Counselor
Crystal Hogue
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
chogue1@uncc.edu

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Kaitlyn Kubacki

Assistant Director
Kaitlyn Kubacki
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-0297
Kaitlyn.Kubacki@uncc.edu

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Savannah Powell

Transfer Admissions Counselor
Savannah Powell
704-687-7277
spowel43@uncc.edu

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Luis Visbal

Transfer Admissions Counselor
Luis Visbal
704-687-8526
lvisbal@uncc.edu

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Visit Experiences

Heather Gladys

Visit Program Manager
Heather Gladys
704-687-5942
heather.gladys@uncc.edu

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Cooper Davis

Visit Program Coordinator
Cooper Davis

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Tahlieah Sampson

Visit Program Coordinator
Tahlieah Sampson

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Operations

Alysha Brown

Processing Associate
Alysha Brown

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Ashley Clarke

Admissions Operations Specialist
Ashley Clarke
aclar145@uncc.edu

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Julie DeSario

Admissions Operations Specialist
Julie DeSario

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Sharon Moses

Student Services Specialist
Sharon Moses

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Jennifer Watkins

Admissions Operations Specialist
Jennifer Watkins

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Transfer Credit Evaluation

Catherine Daniels

Transfer Credit Examiner
Catherine Daniels

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Cecilia Dontoh

Transfer Credit Examiner
Cecilia Dontoh

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Jasmin Lynwood

Transfer Credit Examiner
Jasmin Lynwood

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Administration

Sarah Humphries Nazionale

Director
Sarah Humphries Nazionale
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-7292
shumphr9@uncc.edu

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Barb Seyter

Deputy Director
Barb Seyter
Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center
704-687-7281
Barbara.Seyter@uncc.edu

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Holly Boyd

Associate Director
Holly Boyd
hboyd8@uncc.edu

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Rachael Gaskin

Office Manager
Rachael Gaskin
704-687-7283
rgaskin2@uncc.edu

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Steve Olson

Admissions System Administrator
Steve Olson
704-687-5124
solson10@uncc.edu

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Hope Wright

Receptionist
Hope Wright

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