Meet the Staff

We are excited to assist you on your journey to Niner Nation!

First-Year Recruitment

Sam Cady
Assistant Director for Regional Recruitment
Jordan Galluppi
Assistant Director
Thomas Hailu
Assistant Director of Community Partnerships & Initiatives
Savannah Powell '21
Passport Program Coordinator
Sara Rawls
Assistant Director
Jen Tollison
Assistant Director
Sara Tomalis '22
Admissions Counselor
Melanie Valderrama '15
Assistant Director for Community Initiatives & Partnerships
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Transfer Recruitment

Le'Aira Hames '21
49erNext Coordinator
Crystal Hogue
Transfer Admissions Counselor
Kara Hynes
Transfer Admissions Counselor
Kaitlyn Kubacki '17
Assistant Director
Luis Visbal
Transfer Admissions Counselor
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Visit Experiences

Janaya Brock
Visit Coordinator
Colin David '24
Visit Coordinator

Operations

Ashley Clarke
Admissions Operations Specialist
Cecilia Dontoh
Transfer Admissions Specialist
Kaitlyn Graham '23
Admissions Operations Specialist
Julie Hawks '13, '16
Data Processing & Quality Assurance Specialist
Sarah Holt '22
Admissions Operations Specialist
Stacey Perek
Data Processing & Quality Assurance Specialist
Madison Valerio
Admissions Operations Specialist

Administration

Holly Boyd
Associate Director
Rachael Gaskin '18, '20
Recruitment Program Coordinator
Heather Gladys
Visit Program Manager
Lauren Grimes
Associate Director
Steve Olson
Admissions System Administrator
Barb Seyter
Deputy Director
Hope Wright
Administrative Support Associate