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!
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
Domestic: Guam, Puerto Rico, US territories, and all DOD/APO/AE schools
International: East Asia (Hong Kong, Japan), South Asia, and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand), Canada (British Columbia), Europe (excluding Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine), Middle East, North Africa, South America, Turkey, and all United World Colleges
Grace Bradley
Associate Director of Admissions
Domestic: Connecticut, Massachusetts (Central and Western), New Jersey (Bergen County), New York (Westchester County), and Rhode Island International: Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
Homeschooled applicants
Domestic: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), North Dakota, Virginia (excluding Arlington and Fairfax Counties), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Bridget Lavin
Associate Director of Admissions
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Inland Empire) and New York (Upstate, Central, and Western - Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, the Finger Lakes, Adirondacks, and the Capital Region/Tri-Cities)
Ellie George '23
Senior Admissions Officer
Domestic: Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey (Central and Northern, excluding Bergen County), New York (Staten Island), Oregon, Vermont, and Washington
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
Domestic: California (Northern), Delaware, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Long Island - Suffolk County), and Pennsylvania
John Morgan
Senior Admissions Officer
Domestic: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York (the Bronx), South Carolina, and Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)
International: Central America (including Mexico), the Caribbean, East Asia (South Korea), Central Asia, Southeast Asia (excluding Singapore and Thailand), and Europe (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Danielle Schiestle
Senior Admissions Officer
Domestic: New York (Brooklyn), North Carolina, and Washington, D.C.
International: Canada (excluding British Columbia) and Sub-Saharan Africa
Susanna Yang
Senior Admissions Officer
Domestic: Massachusetts (Eastern & Greater Boston Area), and New York (Northwest Queens)
International: East Asia (China, Macau, and Taiwan)
Ainsley Chrystal
Admissions Officer
Domestic: Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (Catskills, Hudson Valley, Northeast Queens, and Rockland County), Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia (Arlington and Fairfax Counties), and Wisconsin
Martha Robledo '26
Admissions Officer
Domestic: Florida, Nevada, New York (Long Island - Nassau County and South Queens), Oklahoma, Texas (excluding Dallas-Fort Worth), and Utah
Operations Staff
- Daniel Ortiz, Admissions Systems Manager
- Colette Johnson, Executive Assistant
- Evelyn Feliciano, Admissions Systems Assistant
- Erika Lopez, Admissions Systems Assistant