Meet the Admissions Team
The admissions team at Barnard College is here to assist students, counselors, and advisors in navigating the admissions process. First-year applicants are read first by their regional representative. Transfer applicants are reviewed by a small committee.
For assistance with the application process, feel free to contact your regional representative. General questions can always be answered by contacting us at admissions@byum.net for first-year applicants or transfer@byum.net for transfer applicants.
You can find your regional admissions counselor below. Please note that the counselor reading your area may not be the one conducting visits in that territory.
Click each admissions counselor's name to learn more about them!
Counseling Staff
![Jennifer Fondiller](/sites/default/files/Jennifer%20Fondiller.jpg)
Jennifer Fondiller ’88
Vice President for Enrollment and Communications
jfondiller@byum.net
Domestic: Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Wisconsin
![Ruby Bhattacharya](/sites/default/files/Ruby%20Bhattacharya.jpg)
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@byum.net
International: Asia (East Asia (Japan), South, and Southeast Asia), Europe (excluding United Kingdom), the Middle East, North Africa, South America, all DOD/APO/AE, FP schools, and all United World Colleges
![Grace Bradley Associate Director of Admissions](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A7930-E2.jpg)
Grace Bradley
Associate Director of Admissions
Enrollment Communications & Social Media; Juilliard & Manhattan School of Music Lesson Exchange Contact
gbradley@byum.net
Domestic: California (Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties), Connecticut, New Jersey (Bergen County)
International: Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
![Lucy Jurina Senior Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Lucy%20Jurina.jpg)
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
BSAR Contact
ljurina@byum.net
Domestic: Delaware, New Jersey (excluding Bergen, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties), New York (Upstate), Ohio, and Pennsylvania
![Tiffany Thimba Senior Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A722-E.jpg)
Tiffany Thimba
Senior Admissions Officer
Admissions Events Contact
tthimba@byum.net
Domestic: California (Northern) and New Hampshire
International: Sub-Saharan Africa
![Priscilla Kong Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Priscilla%20Kong.jpg)
Priscilla Kong '22
Admissions Officer
SP2, E(SP)2, and BAAR Contact
pkong@byum.net
Domestic: Alabama, California (San Diego area), Florida, Georgia, and New York (Long Island)
![Shelby Jennings Senior Admissions Assistant](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Shelby%20Profile.jpg)
Shelby Jennings '16
Senior Admissions Assistant
sjenning@byum.net
![Aydan Shahdadpuri Graduate Admission Assistant](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Aydan%20dept%20website.jpg)
Aydan Shahdadpuri '20
Graduate Admissions Assistant
BAAR Contact
ashahdad@byum.net
![Headshot of Christina Lopez 4x3](/sites/default/files/2021-10/Lopez_Christina.jpg)
Christina Lopez
Dean of Enrollment Management
clopez@byum.net
Domestic: Homeschooled applicants, New York (Bronx and Westchester), Puerto Rico, Texas (Houston area), Guam, and US territories
International: Caribbean and Central America (including Mexico)
![Virginia Hart Associate Director of Admissions](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Headshot%20%281%29.jpeg)
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
Campus Visit Experience & Transfer Student Contact
vhart@byum.net
Domestic: Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia (excluding Arlington and Fairfax Counties), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming
![Danielle Schiestle Senior Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A7132-E3.jpg)
Danielle Schiestle
Senior Admissions Officer
Athletics, BAAR, & JTS Contact
dschiestle@byum.net
Domestic: New York (Brooklyn), Virginia (Northern - Arlington and Fairfax Counties), Washington, D.C.,
International: Central and East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea), Russia, and Ukraine
![Erick Gredonia Senior Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A5834-E.jpg)
Erick Gredonia
Senior Admissions Officer
Opportunity Programs Contact
egredoni@byum.net
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas), New York (Queens), and Texas (excluding Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston areas)
![Bri Vigorito Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A5699-E.jpg)
Bri Vigorito '22
Admissions Officer
Bridgewater, MSM, and Juilliard Contact
bvigorit@byum.net
Domestic: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, New Jersey (Middlesex and Monmouth Counties), Nevada, New York (Staten Island), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Vermont
![Giulia Guiso Gallisay Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Giulia%20Guiso%20Gallisay.jpg)
Giulia Guiso Gallisay
Admissions Officer
SOD Contact
gguisoga@byum.net
Domestic: Alaska, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas (Dallas and Fort Worth), and Washington
International: Canada
![Zara Ding Admissions Assistant](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A716-E.jpg)
Zara Ding '23
Admissions Assistant
zding@byum.net
Operations Staff
- Daniel Ortiz, Admissions Systems Manager
- Colette Johnson, Executive Assistant to VP and Dean of Enrollment Management
- LaSharn Barton, Admissions Clerk/Computer Operator
- Evelyn Feliciano, Admissions Systems Assistant
- Erika Lopez, Admissions Systems Assistant
- Willie Lugo, Admissions Clerk/Computer Operator
- Eduardo Perez, Admissions Clerk/Computer Operator