Meet Your Admissions Counselor

Salve Regina University provides prospective undergraduate and graduate students with an admissions counselor who personally manages the admission process. Your counselor is a valuable resource who can answer your questions and set you on the path to achieving your academic goals.

  • The territories each counselor serves are listed below. Some states are divided further by region or in Rhode Island by high school. We encourage open communication with your admissions counselor at any stage of your college search or application process.
  • All of our counselors offer one-on-one virtual meetings and interviews. You can also visit this page to see if a counselor is conducting in-person interviews in your region, traditionally in the fall and spring.
  • In addition, our counselors have set up and will continue to add in-person and virtual meetings, high school visits and college fairs with a variety of schools.

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Meet Our Undergraduate Team

Stephanie Dupuis

Associate dean of admissions

Territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming

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Stephanie Dupuis

Colleen Emerson

Dean of undergraduate admissions

Territories: Minnesota

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Colleen Emerson

Catherine Fiocco ‘23

Admissions counselor

Territories: Massachusetts (Berkshire, Franklin, Springfield, Hampshire, Fitchburg, Worcester, and North Worcester Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield, Waterbury and Litchfield Counties)

Schedule a meeting with Catherine Fiocco

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Catherine Fiocco

Jim Fowler

Vice president for enrollment management

Territories: International students and U.S. citizens living overseas

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Ellie Heath

Admissions counselor

Territories: Massachusetts (Cape Cod and Islands), New Jersey and Pennsylvania

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Ellie Heath

Kay Hertzwig

Associate director of admissions, recruitment coordinator

Territories: Massachusetts (Bristol and Norfolk counties) and select Rhode Island schools

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Kay Hertzwig

Caitlin Kelly

Assistant director of admissions

Territories: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and transfer students

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Caitlin Kelly

Mary Beth Pelletier

Associate director for on-campus events and campus visit programs

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Mary Beth Pelletier

Michael Rossi

Admissions counselor

Territories: Massachusetts (Essex, Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Plymouth, Milton, Lexington, and Waltham Counties)

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Michael Rossi

Caitlyn Rubino

Assistant director of admissions

Territories: Connecticut (New London, Windham, New Haven, Middlesex, Hartford, and Tolland Counties) and Massachusetts (Lowell, Concord, and Wellesley Counties)

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Caitlyn Rubino

Carolyn Wiest

Assistant director of admissions

Territories: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Wisconsin

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Meet Our Graduate and Professional Studies Team

Monica Ledezma

Enrollment specialist

Graduate program areas: Healthcare administration, nursing (including the RN to BSN program) and special education

Note: Current Salve undergraduate students in the above programs should work with Destenie Vital to pursue a combined degree.

Email Monica Ledezma
(401) 200-8480

Destenie Vital

Assistant director of admissions, graduate recruitment

Graduate program areas: Behavior analysis, business administration, healthcare administration (current Salve students pursuing combined degrees), international relations, Naval War College students and special education (current Salve students pursuing combined degrees)

Note: Students who are new to the healthcare administration and special education programs should work with Monica Ledezma.

Schedule a meeting with Destenie Vital

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Destenie Vital

Talia Walsh

Senior admissions counselor, graduate recruitment

Graduate program areas: Counseling, creative writing, criminal justice and cybersecurity, expressive and creative arts, and humanities and technology (including current Salve students pursuing combined degrees in these programs)

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Talia Walsh