Meet Our Team
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Below you will find a listing of our admission counselors and team members, their responsibilities and the territories they manage. Feel free to contact the counselor assigned to your territory with any questions you have.
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- I am an International student
- Matthew Avara
- Ananya Bali
- David Barkley
- Tom Benza
- Rose Brown
- Parker Cabiness
- Dawn Calhoun
- Susan Faust
- Paul Gauthier
- Adrian Greene
- Danielle Key
- Bryanna Ledbetter
- Eric Maguire
- Nolan Mood
- Mame Mor Ndiaye
- Meilyn Norman
- Magdalena Perez-Vicente
- Destiny Peterson
- Sheena Ramirez
- Jeremy Shearer
- Thomas Ray
- Lowell Tillett
- Karen Vargas
- Janay Williams
Student Financial Aid
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Eric Maguire
Vice-President for Enrollment
maguire@wfu.eduEducation
MS, Indiana University, 2000
BA, Muhlenberg College, 1997
Karen Vargas
Dean of Admissions
vargask@wfu.eduEducation
MSM, Rosemont College, 2009
BA, Haverford College, 2003
Dawn Calhoun
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
calhoude@wfu.eduResponsibilities
Campus Programs
Education
MA, Wake Forest University, 2007
BA, Wake Forest University, 1999
Sheena Ramirez
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
ramires@wfu.eduResponsibilities
Operations
Education
DMA, James Madison University, 2021
MM, New England Conservatory of Music, 2008
BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 2006
Tom Benza
Senior Associate Dean for External Recruitment
benzatp@wfu.eduNew York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island)
Education
MA, Wake Forest University, 2013
BS, Appalachian State University 2004
BA, Appalachian State University 2003
Susan Faust
Associate Dean of Admissions
fausts@wfu.eduAmerican Samoa, Guam, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Washington
Education
MA, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1985
BA, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1983
Paul Gauthier
Associate Dean of Admissions
gauthipm@wfu.eduKentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
Scholarships
Merit-based Scholarships
Education
MA, St. Louis University, 1995
BA, Wake Forest University, 1993
Adrian Greene
Associate Dean of Admissions Communications
greeneal@wfu.eduNorth Carolina (Triad)
Additional Roles
Part-Time Assistant Professor of English
Education
PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2013
MA, Wake Forest University, 2008
BA, Wake Forest University, 2000
Mame Mor Ndiaye
Associate Dean of Admissions, International
ndiayemm@wfu.eduInternational
Education
MA, Webster University
BA, Truman State University
Lowell Tillett
Associate Dean of Admissions
tilletlt@wfu.eduDelaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia; Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Lehigh counties)
Additional Responsibilities
Transfer Students
Scholarships
Presidential and Poteat Scholarships
Education
JD, Quinnipiac University, 2011
BA, Wake Forest University, 2006
Matthew Avara
Assistant Dean of Admissions
avarmc@wfu.eduConnecticut, New York (except NYC and Long Island), Pennsylvania (West of Lehigh Valley)
Education
MAHS, Wake Forest University, 2022
BS, Wake Forest University, 2017
David Barkley
Assistant Dean of Admissions
barkleyd@wfu.eduDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Education
MA, University of Virginia, 2002
BA, Wake Forest University, 2000
Rose Brown
Assistant Dean of Admissions
rbrown@wfu.eduAlaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Education
MS, Johns Hopkins, 2019
BA, UNC Chapel Hill, 2017
Bryanna Ledbetter
Assistant Dean of Admissions
ledbetb@wfu.eduNorth Carolina (Triangle, Eastern), Louisiana
Additional Responsibilities
Special Group Tours
Education
BA, UNC Chapel Hill, 2022
Magdalena Perez Vicente
Assistant Dean of Admissions
perezvm@wfu.eduAlabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York (Long Island), Oklahoma, Texas
Education
MA, Duke University, 2016
BA, Wake Forest University, 2015
Destiny Peterson
Assistant Dean of Admissions
petersd@wfu.eduFlorida, Georgia
Education
BA, DePauw University
Jeremy Shearer
Assistant Dean of Admissions
shearej@wfu.eduIndiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Education
MS, Appalachian State University, 2023
BS, University of Evansville, 1997
Our Counselors
Janay Williams
Admissions Counselor
willijaa@wfu.eduEducation
MS, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2019
BA, Wake Forest University, 2018