Meet the Admissions Staff
Eric Maguire
Vice President for Enrollment
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
- Degrees: Muhlenberg College BA ’97, Indiana University MS ’00
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: Haverford College BA ’03, Rosemont College MSM ’09
Tamara Blocker
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
blocketl@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina (Western), West Virginia
- Degrees: Florida State BS ’91, Central Florida MA ’97
Dawn Calhoun
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
calhoude@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: North Carolina (Piedmont Area, Research Triangle, Sand Hills), Campus Programs
- Degrees: Wake Forest University BA ’99, MA ’07
Paul Gauthier
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
gauthipm@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Connecticut, New Hampshire Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont; Merit-based Scholarships
- Degrees: Wake Forest University BA ’93, St. Louis University MA ’95
Adrian Greene
Associate Dean of Admissions Communications
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
greeneal@wfu.edu
- Degrees: Wake Forest University BA ’00, MA ’08; UNC-Chapel Hill Ph.D. ’13
Niki McInteer
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
mcintenl@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, International Recruitment
- Degrees: Wake Forest University BA ’06, Penn State Ph.D. ’16
Kevin Pittard
Associate Dean of Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
pittarkl@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Responsibilities: Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Transfer Applicants, Visiting Students, Unclassified Applicants
- Degrees: Wake Forest University BA ’85, University of Georgia MEd ’88
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: Wake Forest University, BS ’17
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 Carolina (Coastal), North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
- Degrees: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville BA ’83, MA ’85
Thomas Ray
Assistant Dean of Admissions, Diversity Admissions
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
rayrt@wfu.edu
- Territory Responsibilities: Alabama, Arkansas, North Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Diversity Engagement
- Degree: Wake Forest University BA ’13
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: Wake Forest University BA ’06, Quinnipiac University JD, ’11
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: Augustana University BA ’15, Wake Forest University MA ’18
Yong Su (Jacob) Ahn
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
anyong@wfu.edu
- Degree: Wake Forest University BA ’19
Addie Folk
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
folkae@wfu.edu
- Degree: Wake Forest University BA ’19
Cesar Grisales
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
grisca@wfu.edu
- Degree: Wake Forest University BA ’19
Michelle White
Admissions Counselor
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
whitmm@wfu.edu
- Degree: Wake Forest University BA ’19
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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