Contact Admissions

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:Master of Science, Education; Bachelor of Arts, 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

Sam Varela

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: varela@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4125

• Hometown: Hazleton, PA
• Degree: Psychology
• Why Lycoming?: Tight-knit community
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Bethany Beach, DE
• Favorite Book: Out of Range by C.J. Box
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: World of Little League® Museum
• Favorite Activity: Playing sports & hiking

Chris Wig

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

• Hometown: Titusville, PA
• Degree: 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 & staying active

Alisha Wein

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

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

• Hometown: South Williamsport
• Degree: B.S. Sport Administration; M.S. Sport Science: Sport Management; M.Ed. Educational Leadership: College Student Affairs
• Why Lycoming?: My core values are mirrored by the Lycoming College community. Also, I grew up with Lycoming College in my backyard, therefore every day I have the opportunity to share a piece of home with prospective students and their families.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Wildwood, NJ
• Favorite Book: How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: Pine Square
• Favorite Activity: Watching sports, spending time with family, & writing

Lauren Crouse

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

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

• Hometown: Turbotville, PA
• Degree: Master’s Degree, Educational Leadership; Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Human Services
• Why Lycoming?: Lycoming is and feels like a community. I love the greater Williamsport area; I am able to be a part of a great community and close to my family.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Either the Outer Banks, NC or Denver, CO
• Favorite Book: Anything in the Harry Potter series
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: The bike path
• Favorite Activity: Hiking and reading

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

Sarah Ethridge

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

Email: ethridge@lycoming.edu | Call: 570-321-4197

• Hometown: Mount Carmel, PA
• Degree: Master of Education; Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
• Why Lycoming?: I love the community you feel and are a part of when you are at Lycoming. I felt it the first time I visited campus. I wanted to be part of the awesome community and help students realize all the awesome opportunities Lycoming has to offer.
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Rehoboth Beach, DE
• Favorite Book: A Wrinkle in Time
• Favorite Place in Williamsport: BB&T Ballpark watching the Crosscutters
• Favorite Activity: Spending time with family

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

Michael Konopski

Region: All countries outside the United States

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

Shelly Wright

Rebecca Rothra

Kathleen Reeder