Meet your Admission Counselor

Don't hesitate to reach out to our Admission Counselors with any questions you might have about Simmons or the admission process. We are happy to help! Having trouble deciding what to do? Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at [email protected] or call us at 617-521-2051.

First-Year Students

To find your admission counselor, please scroll down and locate where you attend high school. In some instances, your state may be divided by region or county.

Adult and Transfer Students

There are four admission counselors who split the caseload alphabetically depending on last name. Their information is listed below.

Online Adult and Transfer Students

To contact your dedicated admission counselor, email [email protected] or at (855) 963-1592


Meet Your Admission Counselor!

Sarah Arment

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617-521-2045
she/her/hers
Send Sarah Arment an email

Counselor for High School Students from

  • Connecticut: New London, Tolland, and Windham Counties
  • Delaware
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts: Norfolk County
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Australia/Oceania
  • Europe

José Barrera-Aguirre

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617-521-2046
he/they
I speak Spanish
Send José Barrera-Aguirre an email

Counselor for High School Students from

  • Massachusetts: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth
  • Minnesota
  • Africa

Dayna Bradstreet

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617-521-2502
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Send Dayna Bradstreet an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Florida
  • New Hampshire
  • North Carolina

Katherine Davis

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617-521-2081
she/her/hers and they/them/theirs
Send Katherine Davis an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Connecticut: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven Counties
  • Georgia
  • Massachusetts: county- Suffolk County (Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop)
  • New York: Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk counties)
  • Oregon
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • Mid-West: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, & Wisconsin
  • South: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, & West Virginia
  • US Territories: American Samoa, APO, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, & U.S. Virgin Islands
  • West: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, & Wyoming

Counselor for:

  • On campus transfer/adult students: Last names E-K

Lisa Hartley

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617-521-2500
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Send Lisa Hartley an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Arizona
  • California: Southern (San Luis Obispo/Kern/San Bernardino counties & all counties south)
  • Hawaii
  • Massachusetts: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester Counties
  • Asia: Central, East, & West Asia

Margaret Horvat

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617-521-2719
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Send Margaret Horvat an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Maine
  • New Jersey
  • New York: New York City
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania

Counselor for:

  • On campus transfer/adult students: Last names L-P

Kate Innes

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617-521-2051
Send Kate Innes an email
she/her/hers

Counselor for high school students from

  • Rhode Island

Victoria Kwong

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617-521-2250
she/her/hers
I speak Cantonese
Send Victoria Kwong an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Asia: South & Southeast Asia
  • California: Central & Northern (Monterey/Kings/Tulare/Inyo counties & all counties north)
  • Massachusetts: Boston Public & Charter Schools
  • North & South America (except the United States)

Julia Lau

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617-521-2051
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Send Julia Lau an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Massachusetts: Middlesex county and Boston private schools and homeschools
  • New York: All schools except New York City and Long Island
  • Students interested in in-person adult and transfer programs

Students interested in in-person adult and transfer programs

  • Last/family names A-D

Mary Pura

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617-521-2530
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Send Mary Pura an email

Counselor for high school students from

  • Colorado
  • Massachusetts: Essex County

Counselor for

  • On campus transfer/adult students: Last names R-Z

Kyle Rosa

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617-521-2052
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Send Kyle Rosa an email

Counselor for

  • Students taking an undergraduate course without enrolling or being accepted into a degree-seeking program
  • Note that BSN applicants wishing to take their nursing prerequisites at Simmons should not contact Kyle; they should instead contact the counselor who works with in-person adult and transfer programs for their last/family name.