Meet the Admissions Team

Title: Director of Admissions

Email:  vpapandrea@jjay.cuny.edu

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.A. - Oneonta, SUNY, M.S ED., Higher Education Administration - Baruch College, CUNY 

Number of years working in Higher Education: 16+ years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: Helping students committed to justice, looking to make a difference in the world, gain access to higher education and become the leaders of tomorrow.

Title: Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Email: jreyes@jjay.cuny.edu

Hometown: New York

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.A., History and Political Science - Stony Brook University, SUNY, M.A., Latin American and Caribbean Studies, - University at Albany, SUNY

Number of years working in Higher Education: Lots

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I love working with students and ensuring that everyone has access to higher education. Go Bloodhounds!

Title: Assistant Director of Admissions

Email: kdougherty@jjay.cuny.edu

Hometown: Suffolk County, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.A., History - Stony Brook University, SUNY, M.S ED. - Dowling College

Number of years working in Higher Education: 10 years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I love being able to help give students the opportunity to get a college education.

Title : Admissions Counselor

Email : seletr@jjay.cuny.edu

Travel Territory : New York City

Hometown : Brooklyn, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended : B.A., Psychology - Brooklyn College, CUNY, M.P.A. candidate - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Number of years working in Higher Education : 9 years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions : I have an opportunity to help empower students to look at a greater picture of what they can become here at John Jay College.

Title: College Assistant

Email: tmauracorrea@jjay.cuny.edu

Hometown: Bronx, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.S. candidate, Sociology - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I enjoy working at Admissions because every day is something new, and it makes my job interesting. Helping people is my number one passion, and the team just helps each other so much it's rare to see that elsewhere.

Title: Admissions Counselor

Email: ksingh@jjay.cuny.edu

Travel Territory: Long Island, NY

Hometown: Queens, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.S., Airport Management - Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, M.S ED. candidate, Higher Education Administration - Baruch College, CUNY

Number of Years Working in Higher Education: 14 years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I'm an advocate of higher education and there's no better way to promote college!

Title: Assistant Director of Recruitment

Email: Cvalentino@jjay.cuny.edu

Travel Territory: CT, MA, FL, CA, and every NY county outside of the five boroughs.

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: B.A., Communications - Mount Saint Mary College

Number of years working in Higher Education: 14 years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I have the opportunity to change someone’s life for the better, every single day.

Title: College Office Assistant

Email: mwildman@jjay.cuny.edu

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Degree(s) & Institution(s) Attended: New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Number of years working in Higher Education: 17 years

Why do you enjoy working in Admissions: I enjoy meeting people and I get to speak with a wide range of prospective students who are coming in has an undergrad to senior citizens. One of my favorite things about my job is that every day is filled with a lot of different kinds of activities and I utilize a wide variety of different skills.