Meet the Admissions Team

Undergraduate Admissions

Jennifer Castro, Director of Admissions
B.A. Criminal Justice
Kutztown University
M.Ed. Student Affairs Administration
Kutztown University
Phone: 610.683.4060 Email: admissions@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area: Monroe and Northampton Counties

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Laura Fahy-Leo, Associate Director of Admissions
B.A. Speech Communication, Public Relations minor
Kutztown University
M.Ed. Student Affairs in Higher Education
Kutztown University
Phone: 610.683.4768 Email: fahyleo@kutztown.edu
Text: 610.894.7144
Recruitment Area: Transfer Students

Jory Wamsley, Assistant Director, Admissions Marketing and Communications
B.A. English/Professional Writing, Public Relations minor
Kutztown University
Master of Liberal Arts
Lock Haven University
Master of Library Science
Kutztown University
Phone: 610.683.4054 Email: wamsley@kutztown.edu
Text: 610.894.7034
Recruitment Area: Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties, Northern New Jersey

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Elizabeth Eckel, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.S. Sport Management
Lock Haven University
M.S. Sport Science
Lock Haven University
Phone: 610.683.1319 Email:
Recruitment Area: Berks and Chester Counties
Text: 610.894.7092

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Matthew Beard, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A. Sport Communication
DeSales University 
M.Ed. Student Affairs in Higher Education
Kutztown University 
Phone: 610.683.4654 Email: beard@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area: Allegheny, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York Counties
Text: 610.894.7109

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Patrick Moyer, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A. Communication Studies
Kutztown University
M.Ed. Higher Education
Villanova University
Phone: 610.683.1539 Email: patmoyer@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area: Delaware County, PA, Southern New Jersey, Delaware, all areas not represented
Text: 610.894.7102

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Genaro Robles, Jr. , Assistant Director of Hispanic/Latino Recruitment (se habla Español)
A.A. Secondary Education
Lehigh Carbon Community College
B.A. History/B.A. Spanish
Kutztown University
M.A. Applied History, Museum Studies Concentration
Shippensburg University
Phone: 610.683.4796 Email: robles@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area:  Lehigh County, Maryland
Text: 610.426.1114

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Andres Velasquez, Assistant Director of Admissions (se habla Español)
B.A. Electronic Media, Speech & Theater minor
Kutztown University
Phone: 610.683.4868 Email: avelasquez@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area:  Philadelphia County
Text: 610.894.7051        

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Ryan Murphy, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.S.Ed Secondary Education/English
Kutztown University
M.A. English
Kutztown University
Phone: 610.683.4053 Email: rmurphy@kutztown.edu
Recruitment Area: Bucks County, Central New Jersey
Text: 610.894.7112

Mandy Xu, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.S.Ed. Elementary Education (PreK-4), Disability Studies minor
Kutztown University
M.Ed Student Affairs in Higher Education
Kutztown University
Recruitment Area - Montgomery County, PA and Long Island, NY
Phone: 610.683.4661 Email: mxu@kutztown.edu
Text: 610.894.7196

Olivia Iannucci, Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions
B.A. Communication Studies, Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, and Literature minors
Kutztown University
M.Ed Student Affairs in Higher Education
Kutztown University
Recruitment Area - Transfer Students
Phone: 610.683.4215 Email:

Graduate Admissions

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Kittie Pain, Director of Graduate Admissions
Phone: 610-683-4200 Email: graduate@kutztown.edu

INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS

Christina Kinney

Dr. Christina Kinney, Director of International Education and Global Engagement
Phone: 610-683-4939
Email: international@kutztown.edu

Peter Rodenberg

Peter Rodenberg, Assistant Director of International Services
Phone: 610-683-4939
Email:

Admissions Clerical Team

Dara Tatarowicz, Associate Director of Admissions for Operations

Karen Althouse, Undergraduate Admissions

Heather Fronheiser,  Undergraduate Admissions

Johanna Sala-Ortiz, Undergraduate Admissions

Loralye Thompson, Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Assistants and student workers

Dan Caine, Undergraduate Campus Visit Graduate Assistant 

Joseph Frias, Transfer Admissions Graduate Assistant 

Sam Koller, Admissions Operations Graduate Assistant

Karianne Opalach, Undergraduate Communications and Marketing Graduate Assistant

  • Undergraduate Admissions Contact Information and Office Hours
    Hours of operation:
    Academic Year (approx. September-May)
    Monday through Friday: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
    Summer (May-August)
    Monday-Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM

    Mailing Address:
    Office of Admissions
    P.O. Box 730
    Kutztown, PA 19530

    Hawkinson Welcome Center Street Address:
    15239 Kutztown Road
    Kutztown, PA 19530
    Kemp Admissions Building Street Address:
    454 Normal Ave.
    Kutztown, PA 19530

    Phone: 610-683-4060
    Fax: 610-683-1375

    admissions@kutztown.edu
  • Graduate Admissions Contact Information and Office Hours
    Hours of operation:
    Academic Year (approx. September-May)
    Monday through Friday: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
    Summer (May-August)
    Monday-Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM

    Mailing Address:
    Kutztown University
    P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530

    Old Main 121A
    Phone: 610-683-4200
    Fax: 610-683-1356
    graduate@kutztown.edu