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!

Luis Almonte

Senior Assistant Director of Diversity Initiatives

Central America, Mexico, New York (Queens)

Kevin Akinfolarin

Admissions Officer

Canada (Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan), Pennsylvania

Denisse Ballinas

Assistant Director of Admissions

Florida (Central and Northern Florida including Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa areas), Georgia, New York (The Bronx)

Melissa Benski

Associate Director of Admissions

Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina

Colin Brown

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Canada (Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore)

Joal Chen

Admissions Officer

Maryland, New Jersey (Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties)

Liam Dean-Johnson

Admissions Officer

Colorado, North Dakota, Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands) South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Chelsea Duncan

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Delaware, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Michael Durant

Assistant Director of Admissions

Africa, Florida (South Florida, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale)

Trish Fairweather

Senior Associate Director of Admissions

New Jersey (Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties)

Bobbe Fernando

Senior Assistant Dean and Director of Global Admissions

New York (Staten Island), Turkey

Ted Jacobi

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Arkansas, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (West Brooklyn including 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)

Andrew Johnson

Admissions Officer

Massachusetts (Central and Eastern), New York (Adirondacks, Albany, Catskills, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Ulster counties, Manhattan: Harlem)

Alexandra Kaplan

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

New York (Downtown and Midtown Manhattan, North Brooklyn including Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Bushwick, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Fort Green, Greenpoint, Navy Yard, and Williamsburg, Rockland and Westchester Counties)

Phoebe Kingsak

Assistant Director of Admissions

Oklahoma, Texas

Maggie Lucas

Senior Associate Director of Admissions

California (Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties), Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands

Kristy Materasso

Assistant Dean and Director of Recruitment and University Relations

New Jersey (Atlantic, Cape May, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties)

Denisse Melgar

Admissions Officer

California (Fresno, Stockton, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara), New Jersey (Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, & Warren counties)

Annie Nelson

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

California (Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, Coachella Valley, Long Beach), Minnesota

Priti Ravani

Assistant Director of Admissions

Asia (Central, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka), Europe (Eastern)

William Sichel

Assistant Dean and Director of Evaluation and Strategy

Middle East (excluding Israel), New Jersey (Bergen county)

Arielle Sperling

Assistant Director of Admissions

Maine, Massachusetts (western), Middle East (Israel), New Hampshire, New York (Manhattan - Upper East Side), Rhode Island, Vermont

Jimmy Suarez

Associate Director of Diversity Initiatives

South America

Nils Sundin

Associate Director of Admissions

California (Davis, East Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, North Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco)

Celeste Suris-Rosselli

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), New York (East Brooklyn including Bergen Beach, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Flatlands, Lefferts Garden, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin, Prospect Park South, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan - Upper West Side)