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!

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Counselor	Student Types	NC Counties, Out-of-State Areas, UNC System Schools & Community Colleges Served
Tony Addae-Kumi Admissions Counselor 828-262-2120 addaekumia@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Cabarrus, Davidson, Forsyth, Rowan, Stanly Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Lindsay Cotten Assistant Director of Admissions 828-262-7384 cottenlm@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia
Admissions Counselor Assistant Director of Admissions, Raleigh 828-262-2120 admissionscounselor@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake, Warren
Octavia Little Associate Director of Recruitment and Special Programs 828-262-2874 littleos@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	Education majors, First-Year	Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Sarah Shepherd Director of Admissions, First-year Recruitment 828-262-7256 shepherdsa1@appstate.edu	First-Year
Shakinah Simeona-Lee Sr. Associate Director for Diversity Initiatives 828-262-2883 simeonalees@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Guilford
David Stevenson Assistant Director of Admissions 828-262-7745 stevensondl2@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year, International students	Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Benjamin Blue Assistant Director of Admissions, Black/African-American Student Recruitment 828-262-7090 blueb@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Anson, Mecklenburg, Union
Brittney Benson Assistant Director of Admissions 828-262-7766 bensonba@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Person, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland South Carolina
Ethan Foley Assistant Director of Admissions, Special Populations 828-262-8295 foleyec@appstate.edu	First-Year	Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Hally Chirinos Assistant Director, Hispanic/Latinx Recruitment Yo Hablo Espanol 828-262-3107 chirinosh@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year, Hispanic students	Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Lee, Orange, Person, Randolph Florida, Georgia
Heather Edwards Assistant Director of Admissions 828-262-2561 edwardshm@appstate.edu Schedule a One-on-One	First-Year	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Davie, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont