Meet our Staff

Vernon Castillo P'25, P'27

Senior Associate Dean of Admissions

castillv@union.edu

he/him
Fluent in Spanish

Saahil K. Cuccria

Assistant Dean of Admissions

cuccrias@union.edu

they/them
Fluent in Hindi and Punjabi

Katherine DeSieno

Senior Associate Dean of Admissions; Coordinator of Admissions Communications

desienok@union.edu

she/her

Emma Gray '22

Admissions Counselor

graye@union.edu

she/her

Susie Hanks

Director of Admissions for Programming & Partnerships

hankss@union.edu

she/her

Matthew Malatesta '91, P'24

Vice President for Admissions, Financial Aid and Enrollment

malatesm@union.edu

he/him

Matthew Masciocchi '19

Assistant Dean of Admissions

masciocm@union.edu

he/him

Jason Nevinger

Dean of Admissions

nevingej@union.edu

he/him

Julianna (Juls) Sweet '21

Assistant Dean of Admissions

sweetj@union.edu

she/her

Benjamin Tefft

Assistant Dean of Admissions

tefftb@union.edu

he/him

Lilia Tiemann P'14

Coordinator of Admissions Events

tiemannl@union.edu

she/her
Fluent in Spanish

Jessica Wenger '10

Assistant Dean of Admissions; Coordinator of Diversity and Access Engagement

wengerj@union.edu

she/her

Hassan Aamir

aamirm@union.edu

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Major: Economics
Minors: Data Analytics and Math

Gabby Baker

bakerg2@union.edu

Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Major: Political Science
Minors: Psychology and Sociology

Hannah Casalena

casalenh@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Acton, Mass.
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: English

Ryan Davis

davisr@union.edu

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Severna Park, Md.
Major: Biology and Psychology Interdisciplinary Major - Leadership in Medicine Program

Raquel Dueñas

duenasr@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Ojai, Calif.
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Spanish

Miles Fee

feem@union.edu

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Boulder, Colo.
Major: Quantitative Economics
Minor: Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

Ally Gowern

gowerna@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Manchester, N.H.
Major: Visual Arts
Minor: Film Studies

Morgan Napier

napierm@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Manlius, N.Y.
Major: Biomedical Engineering

Trish Kiran Rao

kiranrat@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Fair Lawn, N.J.
Major: Psychology
Minor: Law and Humanities

Haydn Russell

russellh@union.edu

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: New Market, N.H.
Major: English and Political Science Interdisciplinary Major

Katie Seymour

seymourk@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Potsdam, N.Y.
Major: Biology
Minors: Psychology and Classics

Vaishali Srinivasan

srinivv2@union.edu

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Frisco, Tex.
Major: Biology and Philosophy Interdisciplinary Major - Leadership in Medicine Program