Your Admissions Counselor
At Vanderbilt, we believe in the importance of providing personal attention to each individual within the context of a high volume, highly selective admissions process. Our admissions counselors will be available and accessible to you throughout the college search and application process.
Select the counselor you would like to contact from the alphabetical state list provided below.
If you are an international student or U.S. citizen and attend a secondary school outside of the United States you can also scroll down to the chart to find your admissions counselor.
Admission Counselor List By State
| Location: United States | Counselor |
| Alabama | Julianna Staples |
| Alaska | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Arizona | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Arkansas | Tiffany Huggins |
| California – North/San Francisco | John Nesbitt |
| California – South/Los Angeles & San Diego | Alex Gano |
| Colorado | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Connecticut | Ken Shows |
| Delaware | Sarah Quin |
| District of Columbia | Angelo Lee |
| Florida – North/Orlando Tampa | Harper Haynes |
| Florida – Southwest/Ft. Lauderdale/Miami | Angelo Lee |
| Georgia – North/Cobb, Cherokee, & Douglas Counties | Ricky Thrash |
| Georgia – South/Metro Atlanta (except above) | Brandi Smith |
| Hawaii | John Gaines |
| Idaho | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Illinois – Western and Southern Chicago Suburbs | Kylie Stanley |
| Illinois – Metro and Northern Suburbs | Thom Golden |
| Illinois – Except Chicagoland | Alex Gano |
| Indiana | Kylie Stanley |
| Iowa | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Kansas | Ricky Thrash |
| Kentucky | Julianna Staples |
| Louisiana | Undergraduate Admissions |
| Maine | Ken Shows |
| Maryland | Jason McGrath |
| Massachusetts | Ken Shows |
| Michigan | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Minnesota | Kylie Stanley |
| Mississippi | Undergraduate Admissions |
| Missouri | Ricky Thrash |
| Montana | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Nebraska | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Nevada | Joy Beth Bodie |
| New Hampshire | Ken Shows |
| New Jersey – Bergen, Essex, Somerset, Mercer & Southern Passaic Co. | Amy R. Smith |
| New Jersey – Union, Hudson, Morris, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon & Northern Passaic Co. | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| New Jersey – South | John Nesbitt |
| New Mexico | Joy Beth Bodie |
| New York – Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island | Tiffany Huggins |
| New York – Upstate/Long Island | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| New York – Manhattan | John Gaines |
| New York – Westchester and Rockland Counties | John Nesbitt |
| North Carolina | Undergraduate Admissions |
| North Dakota | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Ohio – Cincinnati/Dayton | Jason McGrath |
| Ohio – Except Cincinnati/Dayton | Maria Montenegro |
| Oklahoma | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Oregon | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Pennsylvania | Sarah Quin |
| Rhode Island | Ken Shows |
| South Carolina | Harper Haynes |
| South Dakota | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| Tennessee – East/Chattanooga/Knoxville & Middle (except Davidson/Montgomery/Rutherford/Williamson) | Maria Montenegro |
| Tennessee – Middle(Davidson/Williamson/Montgomery/Rutherford Counties) | Mary Comfort Stevens |
| Tennessee – West/Memphis & Jackson | Tiffany Huggins |
| Texas – Dallas/Ft. Worth | Mike Drish | Texas – Except Dallas/Ft. Worth | Chris Ream |
| Utah | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Vermont | Ken Shows |
| Virginia | Sarah Quin |
| Washington | Mary Beth Hettinger |
| West Virginia | Sarah Quin |
| Wisconsin | Kylie Stanley |
| Wyoming | Joy Beth Bodie |
| Location: International | Counselor |
| Middle East, Southern Asia, China, Australia | Mike Drish |
| East Asia except China | Chris Ream |
| Europe | John Gaines |
| Central & South America, Caribbean & Puerto Rico | Angelo Lee |
| Africa, Canada | Mary Comfort Stevens |
| Location: Home School | Counselor |
| Home School Students | Angelo Lee |
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