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@smxjjl.com for first-year applicants or transfer@smxjjl.com 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 ’88
Vice President for Enrollment and External Affairs
jfondiller@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York (Central New York, Tri Cities: Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, and Westchester County), and South Carolina
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Guam, Puerto Rico, and US territories
International: Asia (East Asia (Japan, South Korea), South, and Southeast Asia), Canada (British Columbia), Europe (excluding United Kingdom, Belarus, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine), the Middle East, North Africa, South America, Turkey, all DOD/APO/AE, FP schools, and all United World Colleges
Grace Bradley
Associate Director of Admissions
gbradley@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Connecticut, New Jersey (Bergen County), New York (Bronx)
International: Australia, Eastern Europe (Belarus, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine), New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
ljurina@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Long Island), Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
James Gallagher
Senior Admissions Officer
jgallagher@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York (Western -Buffalo, Rochester, and Finger Lakes regions), Rhode Island, and Tennessee
Ellie George '23
Admissions Officer
egeorge@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Alaska, California (Far North including Sacramento), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New York (Staten Island), Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington
Christina Lopez
Dean of Enrollment Management
clopez@smxjjl.com
Domestic: California (Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties), Texas, and Homeschool applicants
International: Caribbean and Central America (including Mexico)
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
vhart@smxjjl.com
Domestic: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, 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
dschiestle@smxjjl.com
Domestic: New York (Brooklyn), Virginia (Northern - Arlington and Fairfax Counties), Washington, D.C.
International: Canada (excluding British Columbia) and Sub-Saharan Africa
Erick Gredonia
Senior Admissions Officer
egredoni@smxjjl.com
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas), New York (Queens)
Priscilla Kong '22
Admissions Officer
pkong@smxjjl.com
Domestic: California (Northern - Bay Area and Silicon Valley)
International: East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
Julia Barnett
Admissions Counselor
jbarnett@smxjjl.com
Domestic: New Jersey (excluding Southern and Bergen County), New York (Catskills, Central New York, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Rockland County)
International: Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)
Zara Ding '23
Admissions Assistant
zding@smxjjl.com
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