We invite prospective students to schedule a meeting with an admissions counselor to discuss the admissions process and answer any questions you have. Below you will find your assigned admissions counselor by Georgia county or state.
Meet the Team
Admissions Counselors
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Melissa Barger
Associate Director of Admissions
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
478-387-5501
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: North Fulton and Cherokee
Georgia High Schools: Brookwood HS, Peachtree Ridge HS, North Gwinnett HS, Lambert HS, South Forsyth HS, West Forsyth HS, Lassiter HS, Walton HS, Starr’s Mill HS, and St. Pius X Catholic HS
Out of State: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, .Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming
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Jillian Bolak
Admission Counselor
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Call or Text: 478-414-8009
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, South Fulton, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Walton, White
Out of State: The Dakotas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
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Brittany Bryan
Admission Counselor
Hometown: Loganville, GA
Office: 478-445-3651/ Cell: 478-234-6660
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Harris, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth
Out of State: Florida
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Javier Francisco
Interim Executive Director of Admissions
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
478-445-1991
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Rachel Horn
Admissions Counselor
Hometown: Dallas, GA
Office: 478-445-1284/ Cell: 478-234-6727
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Columbia, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Ware, and Wayne
Out of State: Missouri, and Texas.
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Marques Kyles
Coordinator of Diversity Recruitment
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Office: 478-445-2523/ Cell: 478-234-6752
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Butts, Clayton, Greene, Henry, Lamar, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Taliaferro, Upson, Wilkes
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Ellie McAlpin
Admission Counselor
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Call or Text: 478-414-8989
Areas Served
GA Counties: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, South Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Heard, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Union, Walker, Whitfield
Out of State: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia
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Emily Paulk
Admission Counselor
Hometown: Sugar Hill, GA
Office: 478-445-6189/ Cell: 478-234-6332
Areas Served
Territory: Transfer, returning, post-baccalaureate, second undergraduate, non-traditional freshman, non-traditional transfer, non-degree seeking, and transient students from all over the U.S.
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Mary Beth Pennington
Admission Counselor
Hometown: Watkinsville, GA
Phone: 478-445-5995/ Cell: 478-234-5283
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Glascock, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson and Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment

Melissa Barger
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: North Fulton and Cherokee
Georgia High Schools: Brookwood HS, Peachtree Ridge HS, North Gwinnett HS, Lambert HS, South Forsyth HS, West Forsyth HS, Lassiter HS, Walton HS, Starr’s Mill HS, and St. Pius X Catholic HS
Out of State: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, .Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming

Jillian Bolak
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, South Fulton, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Walton, White
Out of State: The Dakotas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Brittany Bryan
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Harris, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth
Out of State: Florida

Javier Francisco

Rachel Horn
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Columbia, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Ware, and Wayne
Out of State: Missouri, and Texas.

Marques Kyles
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Butts, Clayton, Greene, Henry, Lamar, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Taliaferro, Upson, Wilkes

Ellie McAlpin
Areas Served
GA Counties: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, South Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Heard, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Union, Walker, Whitfield
Out of State: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia

Emily Paulk
Areas Served
Territory: Transfer, returning, post-baccalaureate, second undergraduate, non-traditional freshman, non-traditional transfer, non-degree seeking, and transient students from all over the U.S.

Mary Beth Pennington
Areas Served
Georgia Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Glascock, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson and Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment
For a complete listing of Admissions Staff members please click here.