About The Staff
The goal of the UGA Admissions Counseling staff is to provide high-quality service to prospective students, families and educators in navigating the college admissions process. Please use the page below to contact us so that we can assist you.
We mean it when we say we are here to help!
The Staff
Charles Carabello
Associate Director of Enrollment Management
Hometown: Reading, PA
Degrees: B.A. in Journalism, Washington and Lee University; M.Ed. in Education Administration and Policy, UGA
Favorite Book: Watership Down
Favorite Meal: Rack of lamb (no mint!)
Best Adventure: Trip to Germany and Czech Republic
Recruitment Territories: Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Joe Carlos
Admissions Counselor
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science, Morehouse College
Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food
Best Film: School Daze
Recruitment Territories: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi
Carey Clinton '03
Assistant Director of AdmissionsSouth Georgia Outreach Officer
Hometown: Vidalia, GA
Degrees: B.A.. in Political Science and History, UGA;
M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University
Favorite Book: The Bridge over the Drina Favorite
Trip: 2007 trip to Istanbul and Western Anatolia
Best Adventure: 2 years in the Peacecorps in Bulgaria
Recruitment Territories: South Georgia
Cindy Crawford '03
Assistant Director of Admissions
Hometown: Americus, GA
Degrees: A.B.J. in Telecommunication Arts, UGA
Favorite Book: Jane Eyre
Favorite Pet: Athena (my tailless-wonder feline)
Best Adventure: Canoe trips down various waterways in Georgia
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Middle), Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., West Virginia
Lindsey Dean
Assistant Director of AdmissionsMetro-Atlanta Outreach OfficerMetro-Atlanta Outreach Office
One Live Oak Center
3475 Lenox Road, Suite 870
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 814-8815 or (706) 202-6537
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy, College of Charleston
Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Favorite College Course: Utopia/Dystopia (Political Science)
Favorite Trip : European Tour, Summer 2007
Recruitment Territories: Metro-Atlanta, Tennessee
Melinda W. DeMaria
Associate Director of Admissions
HS Relations and Foundation Fellowship Coordinator
Hometown: Swainsboro, GA
Degrees: B.S. in Communication, Georgia Southern University; M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling, Clemson University
Favorite Book: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Favorite Celebrity: Oprah
Best Adventure: Raising our two daughters
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Northeast GA), Delaware, Pennsylvania
Jonathan Duncan
Assistant Director of Admissions for Outreach
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Degrees: B.A. in Spanish, Georgia Southern University
Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Favorite College Course: Any Spanish class
Best Adventure: Costa Rica Study Abroad in Summer 2005
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Gwinnett)
Lydia Ghattas
Admissions Counselor
Assistant Director of Orientation
Hometown: College Station, TX
Degrees: B.S. in Marketing, Texas A&M University
Favorite Ice Cream: Coffee or Sweet Cream
Favorite Trip: Italy
Best Adventure: Sky Diving
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Northwest), Texas
David Graves
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Operations and Evaluation
Hometown: Weston, CT
Degrees: B.A in History, Clemson University; M.A. in English, Clemson University
Favorite College Course: Digital media and Web site design
Favorite Book: , Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Favorite Film: The Great Escape
Cain Harrelson '08
Regional Admissions Counselor
Hometown: Columbus, GA
Degrees: A.B. in Political Science, A.B.J. in Public Relations, UGA
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner
Favorite Place: Miramar Beach, Florida
Best Adventure : Backpacking through Europe my junior year
Recruitment Territories: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico
Tino Johnson '04
Assistant Director of Admissions
Assistant Director of Orientation
Hometown: Douglas, GA
Degrees: B.S. in Recreation and Leisure Studies, UGA
Favorite Book: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Favorite Meal: Sushi Favorite Film: Lord of the Rings
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Coastal), North Florida
Wade LaFontaine '99
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Home School Counselor
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Degrees: B.B.A. in Management Information Systems, UGA
Favorite Meal: Salmon and grits
Favorite Film: Waiting for Guffman
Best Adventure: New York City ’07
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Counties surrounding Clarke)
Milly Legra '02
Associate Director of Admissions and Orientation
Hometown: Lilburn, GA
Degrees: B.A. in Journalism, UGA
Favorite Meal: Arroz con pollo
Favorite Trip: Paris, France
Favorite Film: Every Rocky (except V) and When Harry Met Sally
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Hall), South Florida
Nancy McDuff
Associate Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Degrees: B.B.A. in Marketing, Loyola University New Orleans; M.B.A., Tulane University
Favorite Trip: Cinque Terre, Italy
Best Adventure: Grandparenting
Favorite place: The UGA campus
Kelly Ochs
Assistant Director of Admissions
Hometown: Carlisle, PA
Degrees: B.A. in Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Favorite Pet: My cat, Boo
Favorite Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Favorite Adventure: Kayaking down the Broad River
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (North Middle), Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont
Jackie Pearson
Senior Assistant Director of AdmissionsMetro-Atlanta Outreach Officer Metro-Atlanta Outreach Office
One Live Oak Center
3475 Lenox Road, Suite 870
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 814-8816 or (706) 296-8928
Hometown: Inman, SC
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science, Presbyterian College
Favorite Pet: Smokey, my childhood mutt
Favorite Film: The Five Heartbeats
Favorite Place : Any place with warm sand and blue water
Recruitment Territories: Metro-Atlanta
Descatur Potier
Associate Director of Admissions
Multicultural Recruitment
Hometown: Boston, MA
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science, Trinity College; Master's in Political Science/Political Philosophy, Tufts University
Favorite Book: Invisible Man
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream
Favorite Film: Rudy
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Macon, Columbus), Louisiana
Bartley Sides
Admissions Counselor
International Student Coordinator
Hometown: Cheraw, SC
Degrees: B.A. in Sociology and Communication Studies, Furman University; M.A. in Management, Wake Forest University
Favorite Pet: Addy, my chocolate lab
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite Place: Kiawah Island, SC
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Augusta, CSRA), North Carolina (Piedmont Triad), South Carolina
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Lindsey Whittaker '07
Admissions Counselor
Hometown: Jonesboro, GA
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science and Spanish, UGA
Favorite Pet: Toby, my mutt
Favorite College Course: Constitutional Law
Favorite Trip: Going to Hawaii for my wedding
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Western)
Patrick Winter
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Marketing and Recruitment
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Degrees: B.A. at Auburn University; M.Ed., Arizona State University
Favorite Book: The Eight by Katherine Neville
Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Best Adventure: Skydiving
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Clarke & Oconee)
