Meet Your Counselor
First-Year Admissions Team
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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