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Admissions Staff

The Office of Admissions is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The admissions staff travels to virtually every state in the nation and to many foreign countries seeking qualified, intellectually curious students. Below is a list of current admissions staff members and their specific geographical territories as well as additional areas of responsibility.

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Mary Karen Vellines Mary Karen Vellines
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Vice President for Enrollment

B.A., Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; M.A.T., Winthrop College

Oversees strategic planning, development of student recruitment plan, day-to-day supervision of Admissions operation, Student Search, research, budget, and marketing. Responsible for retention and coordination of the admission and financial offices.

Ric Martinez Ric Martinez
Director of Admissions
B.A., The College of Wooster, 1969; M.A.T., The College of Wooster, 1971

Oversees day-to-day operations of office, staff training and development; serves as the athletic liaison. Territory includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Tami Bergert Tamara Bergert (Tami)
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Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

B.A., Muskingum College, 2003; M.A. in progress

Coordinates Tour Guide Program and Group Visits; territory includes Cleveland and surrounding counties, and Cincinnati.

Lindsey Duerr Lindsey Duerr
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Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A. College of Wooster, 2003
M.A., Eastern Connecticut State University, 2006

Coordinates on-campus visit programs; oversees Admissions publications; territory includes Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey and Central Ohio.

Catherine Finks Catherine Finks
Associate Director of Admissions
B.S., Miami University, 1995
Degree in Biology, University of North Carolina, Asheville, 2000

Oversees letter generation and coordinates special projects; oversees mailing strategy, staff training and development; supervises Admissions interns. Territory includes District of Columbia, Maryland, Central and Eastern New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Scott Jones Scott Jones
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Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., The College of Wooster, 2003

Responsible for design and generation of reports; provides historical profiles, admission projections, analyses of admission data, and Recruitment Plus technology support to Admissions; assists Vice President for Enrollment with Search; territory includes Western New York, Ohio and West Virginia.

Chemeli Kipkorir Chemeli Kipkorir
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Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., The College of Wooster, 2000

Oversees Alumni Admissions Representative program; coordinates all scholarships; serves as art liaison; territory includes Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Jamaica.

Charles Laube Charles Laube
Assistant Director of Admissions

B.A., The College of Wooster, 2003; M.A.Ed., The University of Akron, 2006

Serves as Home School liaison; coordinates College Exploration Days; assists with publications and Alumni Admissions Representative program; territory includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, northwest Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Sean Menton Sean Menton
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions & Coordinator of International Recruitment

Coordinates international student recruitment; domestic territory includes Alaska, California, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Washington.

Lisa Panepento Lisa Panepento
Admissions Office Manager
B.A., The College of Wooster, 1987; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1988

Oversees and directs the support staff in the processing of applications; manages the data entry process; schedules and coordinates campus visits for prospective students, oversees overnight host and class visit programs; financial aid liaison; schedules and supervises student office assistants.

Jake Sintich Jacob Sintich (Jake)
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Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A. The College of Wooster, 2002

Oversees domestic transfer applications; serves as Web liaison; coordinates mass emails; territory consists of Delaware, Kansas, Missouri, Summit and Portage counties of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Lisa Smith Lisa Nicole Smith
Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment

Entrepreneurship Business License, Joseph Center School of Business & Entrepreneurship; B.A., DePauw University

Oversees diversity recruitment and coordinates Allen Scholarship.  Territory includes Georgia, Illinois, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties of Ohio, with inner city travel areas in Cleveland, Akron/Canton, Youngstown and Detroit.

Jane Taylor Jane Taylor
Receptionist
B.A., Ohio University, 1965; M.A., Ohio University, 1966

Welcomes prospective students and their families, directs phone calls, and disseminates information; assists with mailings and special projects.

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