Admissions Office
Our Admissions staff is eager to connect with you and answer any questions you have about Union College
Phone: (518) 388-6112 or (888) 843-6688
Email: admissions@union.edu or internationaladmissions@union.edu
Have more specific questions?
Find your Admissions Dean below and reach out to them directly.
Admissions Staff
Ann Fleming Brown
Director of Admissions for Evaluation
(518) 388-6112
browna@union.edu
she/her
Fluent in French
Regions: Arizona, California (northern), Louisiana, New York City
Vernon Castillo P'25
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
(518) 388-6112
castillv@union.edu
he/him
Fluent in Spanish
Regions: Michigan, Minnesota, New York (Long Island), Puerto Rico, Vermont, Texas
Saahil K. Cuccria
(518) 388-6112
cuccrias@union.edu
they/them
Fluent in Hindi and Punjabi
Regions: Connecticut (excluding Fairfield, Litchfield, Waterbury counties), Illinois, New York (Westchester and Rockland Counties), Tennessee, Wisconsin
Katherine DeSieno
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions; Coordinator of Admissions Communications
(518) 388-6112
desienok@union.edu
she/her
Regions: Connecticut (Fairfield, Litchfield, Waterbury counties), Massachusetts (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Springfield counties), New Jersey (southern, Essex and Southern Passaic counties), North Carolina, Oregon, Washington (state)
Susie Hanks
Director of Admissions for Programming & Partnerships
(518) 388-6112
hankss@union.edu
she/her
Regions: Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts (Boston and Cambridge, North and South Shores, Cape Cod and Islands), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming, International
Veronica Leitao '21
(518) 388-6112
leitaov@union.edu
she/her
Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese
Regions: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts (eastern), Missouri, New Jersey (northern, excluding Essex and Southern Passaic counties), Oklahoma, South Carolina
Matthew Malatesta '91, P'24
Vice President for Admissions, Financial Aid and Enrollment
(518) 388-6112
malatesm@union.edu
he/him
Regions: California (southern), District of Columbia, Hawaii, Rhode Island
Elena Montoya '22
Assistant Dean of Admissions
(518) 388-6112
montoyae@union.edu
she/her
Fluent in Spanish
Regions: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, New Mexico, New York (Capital Region, central, western, northern), Ohio, Pennsylvania (western), West Virginia
Julianna (Juls) Sweet '21
Assistant Dean of Admissions
(518) 388-6112
sweetj@union.edu
she/her
Regions: Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania (eastern)
Benjamin Tefft
Assistant Dean of Admissions
(518) 388-6112
tefftb@union.edu
he/him
Regions: New York City and New York's Hudson Valley
Lilia Tiemann P'14
