Meet Our Staff

	Martin A. Wilder, Jr. Ed.D., Dean of Enrollment and Student Services (540) 654-2000 mwilder@umw.edu Recruitment travel in Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia including Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach.
	Ali Gauch, M.Ed. Associate Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 agauch@umw.edu Recruitment travel in Atlanta, GA, and Central Virginia including: Albemarle CO, Caroline CO., Charlottesville, Culpeper CO, Fauquier CO, Fredericksburg, Hanover CO, King George CO, Madison CO, Orange CO, Spotsylvania CO, Stafford CO, and Warrenton.
	Melissa Yakabouski Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 myak@umw.edu B.A. in Criminology from UMW, '94 Recruitment travel in Maryland including Anne Arundel CO, Baltimore CO, Carroll CO, Harford CO, Howard CO and Richmond, Virginia College Night Programs.
	Rita Thompson Assistant Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 thompson@umw.edu BA in Political Science MA International Studies JD Recruitment travel in Maryland: Baltimore County and Prince Georges County and Virginia: Arlington County, Alexandria City, Fairfax County, Prince William and Warrenton.
	Cris M. Hairston Assistant Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 chairsto@umw.edu B.A. English from UMW, '04 Recruitment travel in New Jersey, and Tidewater, Virginia to include: Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and Williamsburg. Primary contact for prospective student athletes.
	Lawrence Webb Assistant Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 lwebb@umw.edu Recruitment travel in North Carolina including Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh also in Virginia including Richmond, Southside, Western Loudoun County, and parts of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland.
	Rachel Pennington Assistant Dean of Admissions (540) 654-2000 rpenning@umw.edu B.A. Biology from UMW, '05 Recruitment travel in New Jersey and New York. Primary contact for High School guidance counselors and group visits.
	Matt Kaberline Assistant Dean of Admission (540) 654-2000 mkaberli@umw.edu B.A. Political Science and English from Virginia Tech M.F.A. Creative Writing from Emerson College. Recruitment travel in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
	Sarah E. Lindberg Admissions Counselor (540) 654-2000 slindber@umw.edu B.A. in Historic Preservation '08 Recruitment Travel in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
	Jon Sims Admissions Counselor (540) 654-2000 jsims@umw.edu B.A. Economics from UMW '08 Recruitment travel in Virginia and the east coast.

Matt Mejia

Matt Mejia, M.Ed.
Associate Dean of Admissions for Adult Degree and Graduate Programs
UMW College of Graduate and Professional Studies
(540) 286-8088
mmejia@umw.edu

B. A. in Geography from UMW, '93.
M.Ed. Counseling and Higher Education Administration, U.Va. '97

Charles Tate

Charles Tate, M.T.S.
Assistant Dean of Admissions for Adult Degree and Graduate Programs
UMW College of Graduate and Professional Studies
(540) 286-8087
ctate@umw.edu

B.A. in Political Science, Lynchburg College 1996
M.T.S. in Church History/Historical Theology, Vanderbilt University 1998

Dre Anthes

Andrea "Dre" Anthes, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Admissions for Adult Degree and Graduate Programs
UMW College of Graduate and Professional Studies
(540) 286-8088
aanthes@umw.edu

B.A. in Speech Communication, JMU 2002
M.Ed. in College Student Personnel Administration, JMU 2005