Meet the Admissions Staff

Andrew M. Mantell,  Executive Director of Admissions

Dana Rinschler, Director of Undergraduate Admission

Michael Salerno, Director of Transfer Admission

Alana Matuszewski, Director of Graduate Admission

Shanice Benoit, Assistant Director of Transfer & International Admission
Email: benoits@newpaltz.edu

Bill Riccardi, Transfer Admission Advisor
Email: riccardw1@newpaltz.edu

David LaTourette, Transfer Evaluation & Admission Specialist
Email: latoured1@newpaltz.edu

Katlynn Rood, Assistant Director of First-Year Admission & Coordinator of Campus Visit Experience
Email: roodk@newpaltz.edu

Caroline Ro Blumenfeld, First-Year Admission Advisor
Territories: Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties)
Email: blumenfc1@newpaltz.edu

Jesse Retamozo, Senior First-Year Admission Advisor
Territories: New Jersey and Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties
Email: retamozj2@newpaltz.edu

Joseph Gordon, Regional Admission Representative
Territories: New York State Capital District
Email: admissions@newpaltz.edu

Jeremy Fryer, Regional Admission Representative
Territories: Central/Western New York State
Email: admissions@newpaltz.edu