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Connect With A Counselor

Can’t make it to Potsdam just yet?

Whether you’re a junior starting your college search, a senior finding your fit, a college student looking to transfer, or a prospective graduate student looking for information on our admissions process, our counselors are here to chat one-on-one with you for 30 minutes and answer any questions you may have!

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Counselors by location / student group:

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Karen A Ahlfeld

Assistant Director of Admissions: Operations Manager & Events Coordinator

ahlfelka@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2111
Text: (315) 284-5207


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Alison Evans

Senior Admissions Counselor

Contact for: Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York, Out of State & Transfer students

evansam@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2935
Text: (315) 895-8028


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Terry O. Francis, Jr.

Director of Admissions & Enrollment Planning

Contact for: Transfer students

francito@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2129
Text: (315) 325-8096


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Erica J. Kaiser

Associate Director of Admissions

Contact for: Special admissions programs (EOP & Bridges) liaison

kaiserej@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-4885
Text: (315) 325-8526


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Fernando Manriquez-Valenzuela

Senior Admissions Counselor

Contact for: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington & Westchester counties in New York & International students

manriqf@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2179
Text: (315) 961-8216


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Melonie Madramootoo

Admissions Counselor

Contact for: Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings county), Manhattan, Staten Island (Richmond county) & Queens

madramm@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2175
Text: (315) 954-4510


Jessica Tiernan

Operations Assistant

tiernaja@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2173
Text: (315) 953-0670


Sean Tierson

Admissions Counselor

Contact for: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genessee, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties in New York

tiersosm@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2178
Text: (315) 284-5651


Jeimi Toribio

Admissions Counselor

Contact for: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Warren counties in New York

toribijy@potsdam.edu
Office: (315) 267-2171
Text: (315) 330-8103