Contact Admissions

Michael Konopski

Admissions Territories: International Locations (all countries outside the U.S.)

Email: konopski@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4026

Jessica A. Quintana Hess

Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, the US Caribbean, DREAMers, DACAmented students

Transfer Students: PA Counties: Berks, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Schuykill, and Snyder. States/U.S. Territories not including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia.

Email: hess@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4318
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• Hometown: Valley Cottage, NY
• Degree:M.S., Education; B.A., History
• Favorite Activity: Spending time with my familia, dancing, traveling, running, singing, laughing and spreading lots of LYCO ♥
• Favorite Quote: We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. -Maya Angelou
• Favorite Book: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Josh Gildea '17

Region: Illinois, New England, and New York Metropolitan Area counties: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester

Email: gildea@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4125

• Hometown: Center Valley, PA
• Degree: B.A., Psychology; Business Administration minor 
• Why Lycoming?: It is a place that felt like home and where I knew I could make my mark on the community.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
• Favorite Book: The Wealthy Gardener by John Soforic
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Pine Square
• Favorite Activity: Golfing

Dana Wirnsberger

Region: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Email: wirnsberger@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4435

• Hometown: Allentown, PA
• Degree: M.S. Education (Health Promotion); B.S. Exercise Science
• Why Lycoming?: It's a hidden little secret that few people know about.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach
• Favorite Book: I Am Not But I Know I Am by Louie Giglio
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Wegmans
• Favorite Activity: Working out, spending time with my family, and shopping

Mackenzie Ironside

Region: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia

Email: ironside@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4129

• Hometown: Aaronsburg, PA
• Degree: MHA, Healthcare Administration; B.S., Health Policy and Administration
• Why Lycoming?: The friendly, close-knit atmosphere of the Lycoming community drew me in as soon as I came to campus!
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Indian River, DE
• Favorite Book: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Mr. Sticky's 
• Favorite Activity: Spending time with my family, running, and watching sports

Camille Bond

Region: Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Area: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and Schuylkill

Email: bond@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4325

• Hometown: Choluteca, Honduras
• Degree: Bachelor's in Business (marketing concentration)
• Why Lycoming?: Lycoming College has so many kind-hearted people. Everyone is so happy to make you feel part of their community.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Copan, Honduras
• Favorite Book: Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer and The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Bullfrog Brewery
• Favorite Activity: Hiking and swimming at the lake

Justin Ossont '13

Region: New Jersey, and Non-Degree Students

Transfer Students: All Pennsylvania counties not including Berks, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Schuykill and Snyder. States: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia

Email: ossont@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4127

• Hometown: Jessup, PA
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Corporate Communication
• Why Lycoming?: Lycoming was the only place I ever took a college tour. From the moment I arrived on campus I knew that this was the place I was meant to be. Seven years later, if I had the chance to do it all over again, I would make the same decision in a heartbeat.
• Favorite Lycoming Memory: Not only being a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, but also partaking in a service project where we helped a local woman rebuild her home after a flood — one of the most moving experiences in my life.
• Favorite Quote: If he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. -Theodore Roosevelt

Chris Wig '21

Region: Western, and Central Pennsylvania Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, West Moreland

Email: wig@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4435

• Hometown: Titusville, PA
• Degree: B.A., Corporate Communication
• Why Lycoming?: I fell in love with the school when I went here and wanted to stay in the tight-knit college community.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: OBX
• Favorite Book: Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Budd Whitehill Wrestling Room
• Favorite Activity: Working out and staying active

Kevin Hooker

Regions: Pennsylvania: Northern Tier, Northeastern, and the Greater Lancaster Counties: Adams, Bradford, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Mifflin, Monroe, Perry, Pike, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming, and York; Western New York: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Ostego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulaster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates

Email: hookerk@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4122

• Hometown: Livonia, NY
• Degree: Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism
• Why Lycoming?: The supportive and welcoming community. I knew this was the place for me the minute I stepped on campus!
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Outer Banks, NC
• Favorite Book: Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Wegmans!
• Favorite Activity: Staying active and watching sports

Joseph Balduino '04

Manages all admissions major recruitment events, implements and maintains the College’s CRM, and serves as the liaison to Veterans and Marketing

Email: balduino@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4227

Shelly Wright

Rebecca Rothra

Kathleen Reeder