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Meet Our Staff

Connect with Undergraduate Admissions

Welcome to Undergraduate Admissions at Temple University! If you have any questions, select the appropriate link below to connect with us.

Admissions and Recruitment Team

  • Sarah Smith

    Sarah Smith

        • Associate Director of Admissions

      • Sarah assists with national recruitment strategies and helps to support first-year students in the application process and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Cheri Lindsay

    Cheri Lindsay

        • Associate Director of Admissions

      • Cheri assists with national recruitment strategies and helps to support first-year students in the application process and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Donna Schenk

    Donna Schenk

        • Assistant Director, International Transfer

      • Donna recruits transfer students at local community colleges and reviews transfer applications for admission and completes transfer credit evaluations. She also works with international transfer students and reviews their credits.

  • Sean Grundy

    Sean Grundy

        • Assistant Director of Admissions

      • Sean recruits students by attending college fairs and high school visits as well as leading information sessions. Sean works closely with prospective students to provide guidance on the application process and academic opportunities available at Temple.

  • Colleen Freeman

    Colleen Freeman

        • Admissions Counselor

      • Colleen recruits first-year students to visit and apply to Temple University and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Ellie Keaton

    Ellie Keaton

    • FOX ‘25

        • Admissions Counselor

      • Ellie recruits first-year students to visit and apply to Temple University and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Jahz Branch

    Jahz Branch

    • KLN '24

        • Admissions Counselor

      • Jahz recruits first-year students to visit and apply to Temple University and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Jared Daniel

    Jared Daniel

    • CLA ‘25

        • Transfer Admissions Coordinator

      • Jared helps to recruit transfer students to apply and enroll at Temple by helping student with the transfer process from other colleges and universities. He helps to evaluate college credits and review applications.

  • John Miralles

    John Miralles

        • Admissions Counselor

      • John recruits first-year students to visit and apply to Temple University and reviews first-year applications for admission.

  • Nakia Mack

    Nakia Mack

        • Assistant Vice Provost for Recruitment

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Marketing and Events Team

  • Rachel Gionta

    Rachel Gionta

    • KLN ‘05, EDU ‘08

        • Senior Associate Director for Marketing, Communications, and Events

      • Rachel manages all marketing components for Enrollment Management and oversees all event visit programs including the operations of the Welcome Center.

  • Donna Katzman

    Donna Katzman

        • Associate Director of Campus Visit Programs

      • Donna oversees on-campus admissions events and manages the Welcome Center and supports recruitment of new first-year and transfer students.

  • Justina Tran

    Justina Tran

        • Assistant Director of Campus Visit Programs

      • Justina oversees the student ambassador program as well as all day-to-day functions in the Welcome Center while working closely with the other members of the Undergraduate Admissions.

  • Emily Briggs

    Emily Briggs

        • Communications and Social Media Coordinator

      • Emily manages all aspects of our enrollment management websites and social media accounts. She also assists with marketing efforts for our Military and Veteran Service Center.

  • Eva Schenck

    Eva Schenck

    • KLN '23

        • Marketing Manager

      • Eva manages all marketing materials for enrollment management including designing printed publications email communications and various visual graphics.