Admission Officers by State and World Region
Below is an alphabetical listing of the Tufts admissions officers and their geographic liaison assignments. You can reach your appointed officer by e-mailing him or her at the address provided. If you need immediate assistance with your application, please contact the Admissions Office directly at admissions.inquiry@ase.tufts.edu.
Matthew Alander '08
Assistant Director of Admissions
matthew.alander@tufts.edu
Alaska, California (Sacramento and Northern CA), Connecticut (New Haven, Middlesex County), Massachusetts*, Oregon, Washington
Susan Garrity Ardizzoni
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
susan.ardizzoni@tufts.edu
New York (New York City), Pennsylvania (Central/Western), West Virginia
Benjamin Baum
Associate Director of Admissions
benjamin.baum@tufts.edu
The Middle East, Pakistan, Switzerland, UK, Massachusetts,* New York (Westchester County)
Lee Coffin
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
lee.coffin@tufts.edu
District of Columbia, Europe, Turkey
Walker Coppedge
Associate Director of Admissions
walker.coppedge@tufts.edu
California (Marin and Sonoma Counties, Oakland and San Francisco), Massachusetts* (Boston), Canada
Trevor Donadt '10
Assistant Director of Admissions
trevor.donadt@tufts.edu
Utah, Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey (Bergen and Passaic Counties), Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Benjamin Esparza
Assistant Director of Admissions
benjamin.esparza@tufts.edu
Arizona, Massachusetts*, New Jersey (Essex and Monmouth Counties), New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas (Houston), Mexico, Central America
Tom Esponnette
Admissions Counselor
Thomas.Esponnette@tufts.edu
Connecticut (Hartford & Waterbury), Maine
Daniel Grayson '06
Associate Director of Admissions
daniel.grayson@tufts.edu
Maryland, Massachusetts*, East & Southeast Asia (except Korea & Japan)
Kim Barth Kembel
Senior Admissions Officer
kim.kembel@tufts.edu
Caribbean, Guam, Kentucky, Massachusetts*
Nick Kruter
Admissions Counselor
Nicholas.Kruter@tufts.edu
Virginia, Massachusetts,* New York (Long Island)
Meghan McHale
Assistant Director of Admissions
Meghan.McHale@tufts.edu
Africa, Korea, Japan, Australia New Zealand, Delaware, New Jersey (Somerset & Middlesex) Pennsylvania (Eastern & Philadelphia), Massachusetts*
Denny Paredes
Associate Director of Admissions
denny.paredes@tufts.edu
California (Los Angeles and San Diego), Florida (Miami/South), Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Edward Pickett III
Assistant Director of Admissions
Edward.Pickett@tufts.edu
Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, California (Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties), Louisiana, Massachusetts*, Mississippi, South Carolina
Justin Pike
Admissions Counselor
justin.pike@tufts.edu
California (West Los Angeles, Long Beach, Ventura, San Fernando Valley), Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, NJ (Morris County), Massachusetts*
Meredith Reynolds '11
Admissions Counselor
meredith.reynolds@tufts.edu
Florida (Northern and Central), Iowa, Massachusetts*, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont
Karen Richardson
Director of Diversity Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions
karen.richardson@tufts.edu
New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem Counties), New York (New York City), North Carolina
Emily Roper-Doten
Associate Director of Admissions
emily.roper_doten@tufts.edu
California (Bakersfield, Carmel, Central Valley, Santa Barbara, Silicon Valley), New York (The Adirondacks, Capital Region, The Catskills, and Central NY), Tennessee
Jennifer Simons
Director of International Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions
jennifer.simons@tufts.edu
New York (Nassau County), Asia (China, Korea, and Taiwan)
Naiara Souto '10
Admissions Counselor
naiara.souto@tufts.edu
Eastern Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, Southern Texas, Massachusetts*, South America
Laura Shapiro Tapper
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
laura.tapper@tufts.edu
Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts*, Missouri, Texas (Amarillo, Beaumont, Dallas/Fort Worth, Lubbock, Midland)
Matt Wittman '12
Admissions Counselor
Matthew.Wittman@tufts.edu
Connecticut (Fairfield), New York (Buffalo, Rochester, Hudson Valley), Wisconsin
*Please note: Many Tufts admissions officers share territories in the state of Massachusetts. If you have questions regarding a specific high school, please call the office directly at (617) 627-3170.