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First-Year Admissions Team

Priscilla Alicea
Priscilla Alicea
Hablo Español
AVP for Undergraduate Admissions
732-987-2745

Territories: NJ (Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, Warren), AK, DE, FL, GA, HI, PA, PR, VI

Hometown: Pawtucket, RI

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The close-knit community

Favorite Book: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Fun Fact: I can speak two languages in one sentence

Favorite Quote: “A woman is like a teabag. It’s only when she’s in hot water that you realize how strong she is.” – Nancy Reagan

Tyler Jones
Tyler Jones
Undergraduate Admission Counselor
732-987-2797

Territories: Mercer, Camden, Essex, and Passaic

Hometown: Lawrenceville, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The rich history of GCU and family-oriented community

Favorite Book: Relentless by Tim Grover

Fun Fact: I played in the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament while at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2019.

Favorite Quote: “What you are not changing, you are choosing.” – Laurie Buchanan

Aranka Lasala
Aranka LaSala
Undergraduate Admissions Recruiter/Counselor
732-987-2519

Hometown: Franklin Lakes, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The welcoming environment!

Favorite Book: Good morning, I love you by Shauna Shapiro

Fun Fact: I was named after my mother and my grandmother, making me Aranka lll

Favorite Quote: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.” – Seneca

Alexa Raparelli
Undergraduate Admissions Counselor
732-987-2799

Territories: Middlesex, Hudson, Somerset, Union, NY (except five boroughs)

Hometown: Tabernacle, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The beautiful campus along with its profound history and traditions.

Favorite Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

Fun Fact: I’m an identical twin!

Favorite Quote: “I think life is too short to be anything but happy.” — Adam Sandler

Transfer Admissions Team

Daniel Gallen
Daniel Gallen
Associate Director for Transfer Recruitment
732-987-2768

Territories: Transfer Admissions & First-Year Admissions for CA, IA, KS, MO, NV, OR, WA

Hometown: Brick, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The personalized and individual support given to each student

Favorite Book: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Fun Fact: I love to cook!

Favorite Quote: “Some are destined to succeed, others are determined to.” – Henry Van Dyke

Carly Moses
Carly Moses
Transfer Evaluator
732-987-2773

Hometown: Neptune, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The closeness of the GCU community!

Favorite Book: A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

Fun Fact: I have 3 doodles! A mini labradoodle, mini goldendoodle, and micro goldendoodle!

Favorite Quote: “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn

Alyson Rakocy
Alyson Rakocy
Admissions Counselor for Transfer Recruitment
732-987-2785

Hometown: Rochelle Park, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The backstory of the Mansion

Favorite Book: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

Fun Fact: I am a Personal Trainer

Favorite Quote: “Walk tall or don’t walk at all” – Bruce Springsteen

Graduate Admissions Team

Maria Colon
Maria Colon ’05, MA ’12
Senior Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
732-631-8281

Working with Prospective Graduate Students For: All programs within the School of Business & Digital Media, Integrative Health, Master of Social Work (MSW), Theology

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: Mercy Core values are a part of our everyday life!

Favorite Book: The Oddessy by Homer

Fun Fact: HUGE Turner Classic Movies fan

Favorite Quote: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts” – Winston Churchill

Maureen Kotusky
Maureen Kotusky ’99, MA ’18
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
732-646-6694

Working with Prospective Graduate Students For: All Psychology related programs, Direct Entry Masters of Nursing (DE-MSN)

Hometown: Old Bridge, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The faculty

Favorite Book: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Fun Fact: I was a shot putter in high school

Favorite Quote: “It is never too late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot

Kaitlyn Mulrane
Kaitlyn Mulrane ’18
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
732-838-9394

Working with Prospective Graduate Students For: All programs within the School of Education

Hometown: Ocean Gate, NJ

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The history of the campus

Favorite Book: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evalyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Fun Fact: I lived in Scotland for a year where I got my Masters, and loved every day of it!

Favorite Quote: “You must always have faith in people. And, most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.” – Elle Woods

Admissions Operations

Justine Itterly
Justine Itterly
Assistant Director of Enrollment Marketing
732-987-2796

Hometown: Easton, PA

Favorite Things About Georgian Court: The tight-knit community, the proximity to the beach—just a short 10-minute drive—and the sushi bar in the food court is definitely a plus!

Fun Fact: I’m a member of a worship band.

Favorite Quote: “Walk by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7