Our experienced staff and enthusiastic tour guides, senior admissions fellows, and student volunteers are here to make your journey through the admissions process as stress-free as we can. Meet the folks you’ll find at Middlebury.

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Staff

Santana Audet

Associate Director of Admissions and Diversity, Access, and Inclusion Initiatives

Areas: CA (Southern), IN, MI, OH
 

Kim Balparda

Operations Associate

Karen Bartlett

Associate Director of International Admissions

Areas: Latin America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Eastern Asia (excluding Mongolia)
 

Sarah Bauman-Kaye

Assistant Director of Admissions

Areas: AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, WV, WI

Charlene Bryant

Assistant to the Dean of Admissions

Kim Cook

Admissions Technology Specialist

Nicole Curvin

Vice President of Strategic Enrollment | Dean of Admissions

Dan Davis

Admissions Counselor

Areas: AZ, IA, KS, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, SD, TX
 

Kristina Duggan

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

Areas: AK, CO, ID, IL, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY
 

Julie Gramling

Special Programs Coordinator

Cal Hartman

Admissions Counselor

Areas: NY (except New York City), PA
 

Cynthia Hatch

Admissions Office Manager

Carly Hernandez

Associate Director of Admissions

Areas: Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Western Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Mongolia
 

Michelle Nelson

Associate Director of Admissions

Areas: DE, DC, FL, MD, VA, Canada
 

John Nordmeyer

Director of Admissions Information Systems

Shannon Palmer

Associate Director of Admissions

Areas: HI, MA (East of Worcester)
 

Sam Prouty

Executive Director of Admissions

Areas: CT, MA (Worchester and west), VT and transfer applicants
 

Agnes Roche

Admissions Counselor

Areas: NY (New York City), RI
 

Maya Slocum

Assistant Director of Admissions

Areas: CA (Northern), ME, NH, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
 

Summer Interns

Angee Arnold, '26

she/her

Class Year: 2026
Hometown: Blain, Pennsylvania
Major: English (Creative Writing Track)
Minor: Jewish Studies & Psychology

 

Isak Barrera, '27

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Class Year: 2027
Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay
Major: International and Global Studies & Political Science
 

 

Catherine Heckler, '27.5

she/her

Class Year: 2027.5
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Major: Geography and American Studies
 

 

Nawale Nachula, '28

she/her

Class Year: 2028 
Hometown: Lusaka, Zambia and Johannesburg, South Africa
Major: International Politics and Economics
Minor: Film

 

Access Interns

Noemi Ponce, '26

she/her/ella

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Major: International and Global Studies with a focus on Latin American Studies 
Minor: Studio Art

Book a meeting with Noemi
Languages: English, Spanish

Student Ambassadors

Rani Basnet, '26

Hometown: Queens, New York
Major: International and Global Studies - Global Migration and Diaspora

Book a meeting with Rani
Languages: English, Nepali, Mandarin, Spanish

Cindy Castillo ‘27

Hometown: Los Angeles, California 
Major: Sociology 

Book a meeting with Cindy
Languages: English, Spanish

Christopher Facteau '28

he/him

Hometown: Ticonderoga, New York
Major: International Politics & Economics and German

Book a meeting with Christopher
Languages: English

Velu Gonzales '28

she/her

Hometown: Hailey, Idaho
Major: Sociology, Psychology
Minor: Linguistics

Book a meeting with Velu
Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Alisella (Ali) Bernice Hernandez '28

she/her

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Major: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Minor: Psychology 

Book a meeting with Alisella
Languages: English

Kalvin Larson '28

he/him

Hometown: Farmington, AR
Major: Prospective Sociology and History joint major
Minor: Education Studies

Book a meeting with Kalvin
Languages: English

Natti Martinez '28

she/her

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Major: Intended - International Global Studies with a focus on global migration and diaspora

Book a meeting with Natti
Languages: English, Spanish

Iyatta Morgan-Mariano ‘27

she/her

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Political Science 
Minor: Prospective Education minor 

Book a meeting with Iyatta
Languages: English, Spanish

Mina Rizk '28

he/him

Hometown: Williamsburg, Virginia
Major: Political Science and Economics 
Minor: Spanish and Anthropology

Book a meeting with Mina
Languages: English, Arabic

Juli Rojas '26

she/her

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois 
Major: International and Global Studies with a concentration in Migration and Diaspora Studies 
Minor: Political Science and Portuguese 

Book a meeting with Juli
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Kira Waldhalm '27

she/they

Hometown: Harrisburg, South Dakota
Major: Political Science and Chinese

Book a meeting with Kira
Languages: English, Korean, Mandarin

International Student Ambassadors

Kimi Bwonya '28

she/her

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Major: International Global Studies 
Minor: Chinese

Book a meeting with Kimi
Languages: English, Mandarin, Swahili

Rodaba Husseini ‘25.5

she/her

Hometown: Afghanistan
Major: International and Global Studies with a focus in Global Security and South Asia 
Minor: Anthropology 

Book a meeting with Rodaba
Languages: English, Persian

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