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Admission Team

Meet The Admissions Team

Meet our Admissions Team. Our experts are here to listen to your concerns, answer your questions, and guide you through the application process. Look for the admission counselor who handles your state or territory and make a connection, or call our office at 800-782-5549 Ext. 2500

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Dana Winters
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success
dana.winters@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2773

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Ross Abbott
Senior Director of Admission
ross.abbott@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2621
Text: 724-618-4605

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Gianna Donate
Director of Graduate and Continuing Education
gianna.donate@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2933
Text: 724-542-2030

Special Population:
All graduate and continuing education, international, and transfer students.

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Sarah Curran 
Assistant Director of Admission Operations
sarah.curran@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2259
Text: 724-951-2698

Special Population: Homeschool

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Cody Henry
Admission Counselor
cody.henry@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2965
Text: 724-618-3838

Territories:

Allegheny County Schools: Baldwin, Bishop Canevin, Bethel Park, Brentwood, Carlynton, Chartiers Valley, Cornell, Elizabeth Forward, Keystone Oaks, Montour, Mount Lebanon, OLSH, Seton La Salle, Shaler, South Fayette, South Park, Sto Rox, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, West Allegheny
Pennsylvania Counties: Beaver, Bedford, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Washington
Out of State: AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, WI, WV

Hailey Pernelli
Admission Counselor
hailey.pernelli@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2496
Text: 724-204-6986

Territories:

Allegheny County Schools: Aquinas Catholic, Avonworth, Central Catholic, Deer Lakes, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Highlands, Quaker Valley, Moon Area, Northgate, North Allegheny, North Hills, Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills, Pine Richland, Riverview, Springdale, St. Joseph's, Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy
Pennsylvania Counties: Armstrong, Blaire, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest , Huntington, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Venango, Warren
Out of State: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NV, NM, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY

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Kendall Janosko
Admission Counselor
kendall.janosko@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2496
Text: 724-951-2369

Territories:

Allegheny County Schools: Clairton, East Allegheny, Gateway, McKeesport, Plum, South Allegheny, Serra Catholic, , Steel Valley, West Mifflin, Woodland Hills, Pittsburgh City Charter, Academics, Christian Schools
Pennsylvania Counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northhampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York
Out of State:CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NH, NY, RI, VA, VT, Wash. DC

Brenda Wateska
Admission Counselor
brenda.wateska@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2544
Text: 724-686-1156

Territories:

Westmoreland County

Special Population: Undergraduate Nursing

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Jennifer Luffy
Director of Admission Operations
jennifer.luffy@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2221

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Jean McMahon
Coordinator for Admission Events and Visits
jean.mcmahon@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2624

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Judy Komarinski
Admission Specialist
judy.komarinski@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2500.

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Christine Scott
Enrollment and Student Success Administrative Assistant 
christine.scott@stvincent.edu
Call: 724-805-2570