Contact Your Counselor

Finding your admission counselor

We assign an admission counselor to every student, based upon either the school that you attend or where you live. Look for your counselor (below) based on the North Carolina county or the state in which your school is located. .

We would love to connect with you! You can schedule a one-on-one video chat with your counselor. This is a great opportunity to meet your counselor, learn about Appalachian and explore your opportunities as a Mountaineer. Find your counselor below and schedule your video chat today!

Counselor Student Types NC Counties, Out-of-State Areas, UNC System Schools & Community Colleges Served

Lindsay Cotten

Associate Director of Admissions and Special Programming
828-262-7384

First-Year, Education majors

Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin

New Jersey, Virginia

Paola Godinez Santana

Assistant Director of Admissions
(828) 262-2120

First-Year

Caswell, Chatham, Lee, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham

Rett Hill

Assistant Director of Admissions
828-262-7683

First-Year

Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stanly, Stokes

Illinois

Yancey McMurry

Admission Counselor
828-262-3125

First-Year

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming

Hollis Miller

Assistant Director of Admissions
828-827-6994

First-Year

Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln

Lindsay Ramos

Assistant Director of Admissions
828-262-2175

First-Year

Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson

District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia

Joshuwa Shelton

Admissions Counselor
828-262-2410

First-Year

Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey

Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Nick Siringo

Admissions Counselor
828-262-2561

First-Year

Alamance, Durham, Guilford

Taylor Szorc

Interim Senior Associate Director of First Year Recruitment
828-262-7745

First-Year

Wake

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin

Benjamin Blue

Associate Director of Admissions
828-262-7090

First-Year

Anson, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union

Brittney Benson

Brittney Benson

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions - Coordinator of International Recruitment
828-262-7766

First-Year, International

Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland

Abby Zadeits

Assistant Director of Admissions
828-262-3134

First-Year

Georgia, South Carolina, Texas