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@9ydai.com for first-year applicants or transfer@9ydai.com 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 Communications
jfondiller@9ydai.com
Domestic: Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, and Wisconsin
Ruby Bhattacharya
Director of Admissions
rbhattacharya@9ydai.com
International: Asia (East Asia (Japan), South, and Southeast Asia), Europe (excluding United Kingdom), the Middle East, North Africa, South America, all DOD/APO/AE, FP schools, and all United World Colleges
Grace Bradley
Associate Director of Admissions
Enrollment Communications & Social Media; Juilliard & Manhattan School of Music Lesson Exchange Contact
gbradley@9ydai.com
Domestic: California (Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties), Connecticut, New Jersey (Bergen County)
International: Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Lucy Jurina
Senior Admissions Officer
BSAR Contact
ljurina@9ydai.com
Domestic: Delaware, New Jersey (excluding Bergen, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties), New York (Upstate), Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Tiffany Thimba
Senior Admissions Officer
Admissions Events Contact
tthimba@9ydai.com
Domestic: California (Northern) and New Hampshire
International: Sub-Saharan Africa
Priscilla Kong '22
Admissions Officer
SP2, E(SP)2, and BAAR Contact
pkong@9ydai.com
Domestic: Alabama, California (San Diego area), Florida, Georgia, and New York (Long Island)
Shelby Jennings '16
Senior Admissions Assistant
sjenning@9ydai.com
Aydan Shahdadpuri '20
Graduate Admissions Assistant
BAAR Contact
ashahdad@9ydai.com
Christina Lopez
Dean of Enrollment Management
clopez@9ydai.com
Domestic: Homeschooled applicants, New York (Bronx and Westchester), Puerto Rico, Texas (Houston area), Guam, and US territories
International: Caribbean and Central America (including Mexico)
Virginia Hart
Associate Director of Admissions
Campus Visit Experience & Transfer Student Contact
vhart@9ydai.com
Domestic: Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (Manhattan), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia (excluding Arlington and Fairfax Counties), South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Danielle Schiestle
Senior Admissions Officer
Athletics, BAAR, & JTS Contact
dschiestle@9ydai.com
Domestic: New York (Brooklyn), Virginia (Northern - Arlington and Fairfax Counties), Washington, D.C.,
International: Central and East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea), Russia, and Ukraine
Erick Gredonia
Senior Admissions Officer
Opportunity Programs Contact
egredoni@9ydai.com
Domestic: California (Southern - Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas), New York (Queens), and Texas (excluding Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston areas)
Bri Vigorito '22
Admissions Officer
Bridgewater, MSM, and Juilliard Contact
bvigorit@9ydai.com
Domestic: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, New Jersey (Middlesex and Monmouth Counties), Nevada, New York (Staten Island), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Vermont
Giulia Guiso Gallisay
Admissions Officer
SOD Contact
gguisoga@9ydai.com
Domestic: Alaska, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas (Dallas and Fort Worth), and Washington
International: Canada
Zara Ding '23
Admissions Assistant
zding@9ydai.com
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