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Meet Our Staff

Martin A. Wilder, Jr.
Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment and Communications
(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 in Law

Recruitment travel in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, and Northern Neck.

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 and group visits.

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 CO, and parts of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland.

 

 

 

 

Matt mejia

Matt Mejia, M.Ed.
Associate Dean of Admissions for Adult Degree and Graduate Programs
UMW College of Graduate and Professional Studies
(540) 654-2000
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