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@barnard.edu for first-year applicants or transfer@barnard.edu 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 External Relations
jfondiller@barnard.edu
Domestic: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York (Tri Cities: Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Westchester County)
![Ruby Bhattacharya](/sites/default/files/Ruby%20Bhattacharya.jpg)
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@barnard.edu
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](/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@barnard.edu
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](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Lucy%20Jurina.jpg)
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
BSAR Contact
ljurina@barnard.edu
Domestic: Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Long Island), Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
![James Gallagher Senior Admissions Officer Barnard College](/sites/default/files/2024-06/944A5503-E.jpg)
James Gallagher
Senior Admissions Officer
Admissions Social Media and Content
jgallagher@barnard.edu
Domestic: Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York (Western -Buffalo, Rochester, and Finger Lakes regions), Rhode Island, and Tennessee
![Ellie George Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2024-07/7E2A6329-E%20%281%29.jpg)
Ellie George '23
Admissions Officer
egeorge@barnard.edu
Domestic: Alaska, California (Far North including Sacramento), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New York (Staten Island), Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington
![Headshot of Christina Lopez 4x3](/sites/default/files/2021-10/Lopez_Christina.jpg)
Christina Lopez
Dean of Enrollment Management
clopez@barnard.edu
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](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Headshot%20%281%29.jpeg)
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
Campus Visit Experience & Transfer Student Contact
vhart@barnard.edu
Domestic: Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, 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@barnard.edu
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](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A5834-E.jpg)
Erick Gredonia
Senior Admissions Officer
Opportunity Programs Contact
egredoni@barnard.edu
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas), New York (Queens)
![Priscilla Kong Admissions Officer](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Priscilla%20Kong.jpg)
Priscilla Kong '22
Admissions Officer
SP2 and BAAR Contact
pkong@barnard.edu
Domestic: California (Northern - Bay Area and Silicon Valley)
International: East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
![Julia Barnett Admissions Counselor](/sites/default/files/2024-07/7E2A6346-E.jpg)
Julia Barnett
Admissions Counselor
jbarnett@barnard.edu
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 Admissions Assistant](/sites/default/files/2023-09/944A716-E.jpg)
Zara Ding '23
Admissions Assistant
zding@barnard.edu
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