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!
Juan Arellano
Associate Director of Admissions
All Western European areas (other than UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland), Central Europe, Eastern Europe except Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Moldova, Middle East (Israel)
Denisse Ballinas
Senior Assistant Director, Diversity Initiatives
Arkansas, New York (The Bronx, Westchester County), Texas (Greater Dallas Area)
E. Tyler Boyle
Assistant Director of Admissions
Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova), Kentucky, North Carolina (Western North Carolina), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee
Kennedy Carlick
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Alaska, Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan), Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont
Francesca De Ros
Assistant Director of Admissions
Central Asia (including Russia and Turkey), South Asia, New York (Staten Island), Washington D.C.
Bobbe Fernando
Senior Director of Global Admissions
Sarah Fisher
Graduate Intern
Bridget Halstead
Assistant Director of Admissions
Southeast Asia, Maryland (Montgomery County Metropolitan Area), and New Jersey (Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties)
Risa Harms
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)
Katie Hindman
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
California (East Bay Area, San Mateo County, Peninsula and South Bay Area)
Jake Jerzy
Associate Director of Admissions
Arizona, California (Inland Empire, Los Angeles County - Long Beach Area, South Bay, South and Central Los Angeles, Covina and West Covina, Orange County), Colorado
Katie Korhonen
Director of Global Admissions, Evaluation, and Strategy
East Asia (Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Macau), New York (Manhattan - Upper West Side)
Sara Leininger
Director of Evaluation and Strategy
California, Northern (Sacramento, Davis, Lake Tahoe and northern areas), California (San Francisco proper and North Bay)
Kristy Materasso
Director of Recruitment and University Relations
New Jersey (Jersey Shore and Pinelands, Mercer and Somerset Counties, Middlesex County, Monmouth County)
Keila Medina
Graduate Intern
Lisa Mortini
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Monaco
Khalifa Niasse
Assistant Director of Admissions
Africa, New York (Upstate and Western New York: Fingerlakes region, Rochester, Ithaca, Buffalo)
Liv Panarella
Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Native American Recruitment
California (Central Coast, Central Valley, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties), Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (greater San Antonio area), Wyoming
Priti Ravani
Assistant Director of Admissions
California: Los Angeles County (San Fernando Valley, Glendale & Pasadena, West Los Angeles & West Beach, Hollywood & Wilshire, East Los Angeles), Hawaii, Michigan
Karlelle Rice
Assistant Director of Admissions
California (Greater Imperial Valley, San Diego County), Canada (Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI), Pennsylvannia (minus Philadelphia metro area)
Aronno Shafi
Assistant Director of Admissions
Connecticut (minus Fairfield County), Middle East (minus the Gulf Region and Israel), New York (Queens)
William Sichel
Senior Director of Admissions
Middle East (The Gulf Region), U.S. Territories
Natasha Stanislas
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
New York: Central Hudson Valley, 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: Manhattan (Central Harlem), New York: Rockland County, New York: Manhattan (East Harlem), New York:Manhattan (Inwood and Washington Heights), 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)
Orin Troyer
Assistant Director of Admissions
Florida, New Jersey (Hudson County)
Tiffany Tzeng
Assistant Director of Admissions
East Asia (China), New York: Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties)
Annie Weilson
Associate Director of Admissions
Iowa, Minnesota, Oceania, Washington, Wisconsin
Emma Wen
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas (Greater Houston Area), Utah
Jonathan Williams
Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions
Arianna Yarritu
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Central America and Mexico, Non-US Caribbean, Georgia