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Meet the UGA Admissions Staff

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Roy Brantley
Assistant Director of Admissions

Hometown: Swainsboro, GA
Degrees: B.S. in Business/Information Systems, Emmanuel College
Favorite Book: The Lotus and the Cross
Favorite Meal: Fish and Grits
Favorite Film: The Count of Monte Cristo

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Midwest, Northeast, Fayette, Coweta, Clayton), Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi

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Charles Carabello
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions; International Counselor

Hometown: Reading, PA
Degrees: B.A. in Journalism, Washington and Lee University
Favorite Book: Watership Down
Favorite Meal: Rack of lamb (no mint!)
Best Adventure : Trip to Germany and Czech Republic

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Cobb County), Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, International (Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe)

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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 tailess-wonder feline)
Best Adventure: Canoe trips down various waterways in Georgia

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Middle, Southwest - Columbus, Macon), Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., West Virginia

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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 (Atlanta private schools, Northeast GA), Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

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Lindsey Earnhardt
Admissions Counselor
Metro-Atlanta Outreach Office
UGA Alumni Club, Atlanta Financial Center, South Tower
3333 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 495-1961 or (706) 296-6537

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, Eastern Tennessee, Northern Alabama

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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 Pet: Bailey, my mixed breed dog
Favorite Film: The Great Escape
Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Savannah)

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Jessica Jaret '06
Assistant Director of Orientation; Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Marietta, GA
Degrees: B.A. in Political Science, UGA
Favorite Pet: Lilly (my Yorkshire Terrier)
Favorite Film: Rent, Hotel Rwanda
Best Adventure: Life after college

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Cobb, Cherokee, Glynn, McIntosh, and Camden counties); South Carolina, Western Tennessee

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Tino Johnson '04
Assistant Director of Admissions; South Georgia Outreach Officer
South Georgia Outreach Office
15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31794
(229) 386-3699

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: South Georgia and North Florida

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Wade LaFontaine ’99
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 (Augusta, CSRA), North Carolina (Charlotte)

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Milly Legra ’02
Assistant 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 (Gwinnett), Puerto Rico, International (Latin America)

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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
Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
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 Film: Gone with the Wind

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (North Middle), Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont

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Jackie Pearson
Sr. Assistant Director of Admissions - Metro-Atlanta Outreach Officer
Metro-Atlanta Outreach Office
UGA Alumni Club, Atlanta Financial Center, South Tower
3333 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 495-1962 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

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Laura Waters '06
Admissions Counselor, Counseling Liasion for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences & Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Hometown: Claxton, GA
Degrees: B.S.F.C.S. in Child and Family Development, UGA
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite Place: Rock Eagle (Summer camp where I worked for three summers.)

Recruitment Territories: Georgia (Southeast - Laurens County to Bryan County and all counties in between)

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Patrick Winter
Sr. Associate Director of Admissions - Marketing and Recruitment

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Degrees: B.A. at Auburn University; M.Ed. at Arizona State University
Favorite Book: "The Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay
Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Best Adventure: Skydiving

Recruitment Territories: Arizona, California, Illinois, New Mexico, Utah

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