Admissions Counseling Staff

Meet Your Admissions Counselor

Our Admissions Counseling staff members are here to talk about your interests and answer any questions you might have about Champlain College and the admission process. It's also just nice to have a friendly contact on campus! So please feel free to give us a call or drop us an email.

For immediate inquiries, please email the Office of Admissions and we'll be sure to get back to you with a response.

Robin Gronlund

Vice President of Enrollment
MBA, Ed.D. in Education
Call or Text: (802) 598-0424
Email: rgronlund@champlain.edu

Hometown: Darien, CT
Favorite Local Eatery: A Single Pebble or Revolution Kitchen
Favorite Thing to do in Vermont: Eating a Maple creemee, biking the Colchester Causeway & Bike Ferry

Melissa Rosenberg

Senior Director of Admissions
BS in Rural Economics
Call or Text: (802) 865-5740
Email: mrosenberg@champlain.edu

Hometown: North Clarendon, VT
Favorite Local Eatery: Healthy Living Hot Bar
Favorite Thing to do in Vermont: Hiking and biking

Jessa Karki

Director of International Student Services
MA.TESOL (Teaching English As a Second Language)
BA in English Language & Literature
Call or Text: (802) 318-0365 (personal cell)
Email: jkarki@champlain.edu 

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Essex Town, VT
Favorite Local Eatery: Martone's Market and Deli
Favorite Thing to do in Vermont: Visiting/hiking/camping in Vermont State Parks

Territory: International students

Leah Miller

Associate Director of Admissions
MA in International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations
BFA in Design
BS in Business Management
Call or Text: (802) 551-1958
Email: lnmiller@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Thomaston, CT
Favorite local eatery: Ben & Jerry's
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Coach at Stowe Running Camp!

Territory: Vermont, Transfers, US Territories, Massachusetts (Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Worcester, and Dukes, and Nantucket Counties), Connecticut (Hartford, New London, Tolland, Union, and Windham), Rhode Island, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Nebraska

Emily Rudolph

Associate Director of Admissions
BA in Graphic Design
Call or Text: (802) 891-4182
Email: erudolph@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Rockaway, NJ
Favorite local eatery: Taco Gordo
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Explore the outdoors in all seasons. Hit the waterfront in the summer, hike in the fall, ski in the winter, and garden in the spring.

Territory: New Jersey, New York (Manhattan, Boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester County), Oregon, Washington 

Stella Santos

Senior Assistant Director of Visit Experience
M. Ed. in Instructional Technology
BA in Psychology
Call or Text: (802) 992-8185
Email: ssantos@champlain.edu

Hometown: West Orange, NJ
Favorite local eatery: Restaurant Poco
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Riding my bike on the Causeway and supporting local businesses in the area!

Kevin Donahue

Assistant Director of Admissions
BS in Communications and Media
Call or Text: (802) 733-9126
Email: kdonahue@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Essex Junction, VT
Favorite Local Eatery: Papa Frank's
Favorite Thing to do in Vermont: Ski Mt. Ellen at Sugarbush

Territory: Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Illinois, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona

Emily Hayes

Admissions Counselor
BA in Communication
Call or Text: (802) 465-4638
Email: ehayes@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Clifton Park, NY
Favorite local eatery: Grazers
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Hike and shop local

Territory: Massachusetts (Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire Counties), New York (Central, Upstate, and Western), Texas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Minnesota, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Stephanie McConnell

Admissions Counselor
BA in History
Call or Text: (802) 771-9859
Email: smcconnell@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Claremont, NH
Favorite local eatery: The Daily Planet
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Hiking, camping, and watching a drive-in movie. 

Territory: DC, Maryland, Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk & Norfolk Counties), Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia 

Brendan Smith

Admissions Counselor
BS in Game Production Management
Call or Text: (802) 383-6641
Email: bsmith@champlain.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Hometown: Warren, CT
Favorite local eatery: Martone's Market and Deli
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Biking the Burlington Greenway, visiting the Raven bookstore, trying out local foods!

Territory: New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut (Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, Litchfield), North Carolina, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina

Admissions Operations Staff

Ginger Pressey

Director of Enrollment Operations
BA in Liberal Arts
Call: (802) 383-6288
Email: gpressey@champlain.edu

Hometown: Bangor, ME
Favorite local eatery: El Cortijo
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Hiking

Katie Chuck

Admissions Operations Data Specialist
BS in Marketing, BA in Writing and Publications Studies
Call: (802) 383-6640
Email: kchuck@champlain.edu

Hometown: Moved 13 times! Lived the longest in Clemson, SC during college
Favorite local eatery: August First
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Snowboard

Sami Kassel

Manager, Admissions Operations
BA in Cultural Anthropology
Call: (802) 383-6636
Email: skassel@champlain.edu

Hometown: Shelburne, VT
Favorite local eatery: The Skinny Pancake
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Go apple picking

Kimberly Rojas Cepeda

Coordinator of Prospective Students
BA in Public Relations
Call: (802) 865-6429
Email: krojascepeda@champlain.edu

Hometown: Lexington, SC
Favorite local eatery: Cafe Dim Sum
Favorite thing to do in Vermont: Finding the local bookstore in every town I visit