Meet the Admissions Staff
Eric Maguire
Vice President for Enrollment
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
- Degrees: MS, Indiana University, 2000; BA, Muhlenberg College, 1997
Karen Vargas
Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
vargask@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: New York (New York City), Florida (South), Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Degrees: MSM, Rosemont College, 2009; BA, Haverford College, 2003
Tamara Blocker
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
blocketl@wfu.edu
- Degrees: MA, Central Florida, 1997; BS, Florida State, 1991
Dawn Calhoun
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
calhoude@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: North Carolina (Charlotte, Triad Area, Western NC), Campus Programs
- Degrees: MA, 2007, BA, 1999, Wake Forest University
Janessa Dunn
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
336.758.4929
jdunn@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Maryland, D.C., Virginia
- Degrees: M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, 2015; B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2013
Paul Gauthier
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
gauthipm@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia; Merit-based Scholarships
- Degrees: MA, St. Louis University, 1995; BA, Wake Forest University, 1993
Adrian Greene
Associate Dean of Admissions Communications
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
greeneal@wfu.edu
- Degrees: PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2013; BA, 2000; MA, 2008, Wake Forest University
Niki McInteer
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
mcintenl@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, International Recruitment
- Degrees: PhD, Penn State, 2016; BA, Wake Forest University, 2006
Matthew Avara
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
avarmc@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Arizona, California (Central, Southern), New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Degree: BS, Wake Forest University, 2017
Susan Faust
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
fausts@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
- Degrees: MA, 1985; BA, 1983, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Thomas Ray
Assistant Dean of Admissions, Diversity Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
rayrt@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Diversity Engagement
- Degree: BA, Wake Forest University, 2013
Lowell Tillett
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
tilletlt@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania; Presidential and Poteat Scholarships
- Degrees: JD, Quinnipiac University, 2011; BA, Wake Forest University, 2006
Morgan Wehrkamp
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
wehrkampm@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: California (Northern), Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New York (Long Island, Rockland and Westchester Counties and Upstate NY), Utah, Wyoming
- Degrees: MA, Wake Forest University, 2018; BA, Augustana University, 2015
Katie Caccamise-Amritt
Admissions Counselor
caccamke@wfu.edu
- Degree: BS, Wake Forest University, 2018
Addie Folk
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
folkae@wfu.edu
- Degree: BA, Wake Forest University, 2019
Cesar Grisales
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
grisca@wfu.edu
- Degree: BA, Wake Forest University, 2019
Maya Hinton
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
hintonm@wfu.edu
- Degree: MS, UPenn, 2020; BA, Wake Forest University, 2018
Michelle White
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
whitmm@wfu.edu
- Degree: BA, Wake Forest University, 2019
Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 7305 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem NC 27109-7305
336.758.5201
admissions@wfu.edu
Need-based Financial Aid
P.O. Box 7246
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7246
financial-aid@wfu.edu
Student Financial Aid website
Merit-based Scholarships
P.O. Box 7305
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7305
scholarships@wfu.edu
Merit Based Scholarships page
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