Admissions Counselors
Meet the Admissions Team
See, we are real people, and we’re so glad you’re considering to spend the next four years of your life at NYU. We think it’s a pretty special place. But see for yourself by reviewing our website and by paying NYU a visit. If you need additional information, then please contact us at 212-998-4500 or admissions@nyu.edu and one of our admissions counselors (those are our smiling faces below) will be happy to help. Of course, you can also meet us in person at one of our events on campus or in a city near you.
If you're interested primarily in our campuses in Abu Dhabi or Shanghai, we have dedicated admissions counselors that specialize in those locations. Meet their teams:
We can’t wait to see you at NYU!
Cyril Amanfo
Assistant Director of Admissions
South Carolina, Connecticut (minus Fairfield County)
Languages Spoken: English
Juan Arellano
Associate Director of Admissions
South America (Brazil), Middle East (Israel), All Western European areas (other than UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland), Central Europe, Eastern Europe except Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Moldova
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Hebrew (conversational)
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Pronouns: He/Him
E. Tyler Boyle
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova), Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Paris, Kentucky, USA
Pronouns: They/Them
Kennedy Carlick
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Alaska, Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan), Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wyoming
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Pronouns: They/Them
Elvis Rodney Creppy
Assistant Director of Admissions
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Pronouns: He/Him
Francesca De Ros
Assistant Director of Admissions
Central Asia (including Turkey), Oceania, South Asia (India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka), Washington DC, Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax), and Middle East (minus the Gulf Region and Israel)
Kate Doyle
Assistant Director of Admissions
Maryland, New York (Central New York, Hudson Valley, Dutchess County, Putnam County, Ulster County, Orange County, Albany/Capital Region, Catskills region, Upstate and Western New York, Fingerlakes region, Rochester, Ithaca, Buffalo)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Binghamton, New York
Pronouns: She/Her
Edinam Eshietedoho
Assistant Director of Admissions
Florida (West Central, Broward, Martin, Palm Beach, Dade, Collier, Hendry, and Monroe Counties), Michigan, New York East Brooklyn (Bergen Beach, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Flatlands, Lefferts Gardens, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin, Prospect Park South, Sheepshead Bay), New York: West Brooklyn (Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Boerum Hill, Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Gowanus, Gravesend, Kensington and Parkville, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Red Hook, Sea Gate, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Miramar, Florida
Pronouns: He/Him; They/Them
Joanne Garce-Rodriguez
Director of Diversity Initiatives
Delaware, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia metro area), New York (Queens)
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Hometown: New York City
Pronouns: She/Her
Bridget Halstead
Assistant Director of Admissions
South America (minus Brazil), Southeast Asia, Connecticut (Fairfield County), China
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut
Pronouns: She/Her
Risa Harms
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
New Jersey (Burlington and Camden Counties). New Jersey (Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties), New York (Manhattan: Chelsea and Clinton), New York (Manhattan: Gramercy Park and Murray Hill), New York (Manhattan: Greenwich Village and Soho), New York: Manhattan (Lower Manhattan), New York: North Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Bushwick, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Fort Greene, Greenpoint, Navy Yard, Williamsburg), New York: Manhattan (Lower East Side)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Pronouns: She/Her
Katie Hindman
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
California (Central Coast, Central Valley, East Bay Area, San Jose, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, Peninsula and South Bay Area)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Pullman, Washington
Pronouns: She/Her
Jake Jerzy
Associate Director of Admissions
Arizona, California: Northern (Sacramento, Davis, Lake Tahoe and northern areas), and San Francisco proper and North Bay, Colorado
Pronouns: He/Him
Benjamin Kelly
Assistant Director, Coordinator of Native American Recruitment
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas: Greater San Antonio and Houston areas, South Texas Valley
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Hogansburg, New York
Pronouns: He/Him
Katie Korhonen
Director of Global Admissions, Evaluation, and Strategy
East Asia Countries, Regions, and Territories (Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Macau), New York (Manhattan - Upper West Side)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Pronouns: She/Her
Hillary Le
Assistant Director of Admissions
Massachusetts: Central and Western Massachusetts (Worcester and west), New Jersey: (Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Morris Counties), (Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties), (Union County), and (Middlesex County)
Sara Leininger
Director of Evaluation and Strategy
Manhattan (Upper East Side)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Ridgewood, New Jersey
Pronouns: She/Her
Kristy Materasso
Director of Recruitment and University Relations
New Jersey (Jersey Shore and Pinelands, Mercer and Somerset Counties, Monmouth County)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Sayreville, New Jersey
Pronouns: She/Her
Lisa Mortini
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Monaco
Languages Spoken: English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Hometown: Nice, France
Pronouns: She/Her
Khalifa Niasse
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Africa, Massachusetts: Eastern Massachusetts and Greater Boston area, New York: Bronx, Manhattan (Inwood and Washington Heights)
Languages Spoken: English, French, Wolof
Hometown: New York, NY; Leona-Niassene, Kaolack, Senegal
Pronouns: He/Him
Priti Ravani
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
California: Los Angeles County (San Fernando Valley, Glendale & Pasadena, West Los Angeles & West Beach, Hollywood & Wilshire, East Los Angeles), Hawaii
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Hometown: Rochester Hills, Michigan
Karlelle Rice
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
California (Inland Empire, Greater Imperial Valley, San Diego County), New York: Manhattan (Central and East Harlem), Pennsylvania (minus Philadelphia metro area)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Pronouns: He/Him
William Sichel
Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions
Middle East (The Gulf Region), U.S. Territories
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Clifton, New Jersey
Pronouns: He/Him
Orin Troyer
Assistant Director of Admissions
California: Los Angeles County (Long Beach Area, South Bay, South and Central Los Angeles, Covina and West Covina) and Orange County, Florida (Panhandle, Crown, and East Central)
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Guyana
Pronouns: He/Him
Jimmy Vazzana
Assistant Director of Admissions
New York (Rockland County and Westchester County), Texas (Greater El Paso, Austin, and Dallas areas, and north)
Annie Nelson
Associate Director of Admissions
Canada (Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI), Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, Wisconsin
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: New Hyde Park, New York
Pronouns: She/Her
Emma Wen
Associate Director of Admissions
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Nashua, New Hampshire
Jonathan Williams
Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions, Access and Pipeline Programs
Arianna Yarritu Rabinowitz
Associate Director of Admissions
Central America and Mexico, Non-US Caribbean, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Hometown: McAllen, Texas
Pronouns: She/Her
Sara Miller
Assistant Director of Admissions
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Hartly, DE
Pronouns: She/Her
Bridget O'Connor
Assistant Director of Admissions
Languages Spoken: English
Hometown: Quincy, MA
Pronouns: She/Her
Sophia Ma
Graduate Assistant