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 ’88
Vice President for Enrollment and External Affairs
jfondill@barnard.edu
Domestic: Homeschooled Students and New York (Westchester County)
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@barnard.edu
Domestic: Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories and all DOD/APO/AE schools
International: Asia (East Asia - Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, South Asia, and Southeast Asia), Canada (British Columbia), Europe (excluding United Kingdom, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine), Middle East, North Africa, South America, Turkey, and all United World Colleges
Grace Bradley
Associate Director of Admissions
gbradley@barnard.edu
Domestic: Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey (Northern and Northwestern), New York (Northern and Southern Brooklyn, Suffolk County)
International: Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
ljurina@barnard.edu
Domestic: Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Nassau County), Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Susanna Yang
Senior Admissions Officer
syang@barnard.edu
Domestic: Arizona, New Jersey (Essex, Hudson, Passaic Counties), New York (East Bronx), Ohio, and South Carolina
International: China, Hong Kong S.A.R., and Taiwan
James Gallagher
Senior Admissions Officer
jgallagher@barnard.edu
Domestic: Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and New York (Northern Queens)
Ainsley Chrystal
Graduate Assistant
achrysta@barnard.edu
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
vhart@barnard.edu
Domestic: Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and New York (Manhattan)
Bridget Lavin
Associate Director of Admissions
blavin@barnard.edu
Domestic:California (Santa Barbara, San Fernando Valley, Glendale, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Central Valley, Imperial Valley) and New York (Buffalo, Rochester, Central and Northern New York, Adirondacks, Albany)
Danielle Schiestle
Senior Admissions Officer
dschiestle@barnard.edu
Domestic: District of Columbia, North Carolina, New York (Rockland County, West Brooklyn), and Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax)
International: Canada (All Provinces), Central America, and Sub-Saharan Africa
John Morgan
Senior Admissions Officer
jmorgan@barnard.edu
Domestic: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and New York (West Bronx), Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos
International: Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America
Julia Barnett
Admissions Officer
jbarnett@barnard.edu
Domestic: California (Northern and Bay Area), New York (Southern Tier, Catskills, Hudson Valley)
International: Europe (Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine), Asia (Central Asia - Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Ellie George '23
Admissions Officer
egeorge@barnard.edu
Domestic: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, New Jersey (Central and Shore), New York (Staten Island, South Queens), Oregon, Utah, Washington
Blythe Alger-Meyer
Senior Admissions Assistant
balgerme@barnard.edu
Operations Staff
- Daniel Ortiz, Admissions Systems Manager
- Colette Johnson, Executive Assistant
- Evelyn Feliciano, Admissions Systems Assistant
- Erika Lopez, Admissions Systems Assistant