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: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York (Rockland and Westchester), South Carolina, and Homeschool applicants
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@barnard.edu
Domestic: Guam, Puerto Rico, US 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, New Jersey (Northern and Central), New York (Bronx), and Nevada
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 (Long Island - Nassau County), Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
James Gallagher
Senior Admissions Officer
jgallagher@barnard.edu
Domestic: Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York (North Queens, Syracuse, Tri Cities: Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Western- Buffalo, Rochester, and Finger Lakes areas), Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont
Ainsley Chrystal
Graduate Admissions Assistant
achrysta@barnard.edu
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
vhart@barnard.edu
Domestic: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia (excluding Arlington and Fairfax Counties), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Bridget Lavin
Associate Director of Admissions
blavin@barnard.edu
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Inland Empire), and Texas (El Paso and San Antonio areas)
Danielle Schiestle
Senior Admissions Officer
dschiestle@barnard.edu
Domestic: New Jersey (Monmouth, Union, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties), New York (Brooklyn), Virginia (Northern - Arlington and Fairfax), North Carolina, Washington, D.C.
International: Canada (excluding British Columbia), Caribbean, Central America (including Mexico), and Sub-Saharan Africa
Julia Barnett
Admissions Officer
jbarnett@barnard.edu
Domestic: California (Northern - Bay Area and Silicon Valley) and New York (Catskills, Central Hudson Valley, Southern Tier)
International: Europe (Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine), Asia (Central Asia - Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and East Asia - China)
Ellie George '23
Admissions Officer
egeorge@barnard.edu
Domestic: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, New York (Long Island - Suffolk County, South Queens, and Staten Island), Oregon, Texas (Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston areas), Utah, and Washington
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