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OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

Meet Oxy’s StaffOFFICE OF ADMISSION

Charlie LeizearSenior Associate Dean and Director of First-Year Admission

Email: cleizear@oxy.eduTerritories: DE, D.C., FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, South NJ and Princeton Area, PA, VA, WV, parts of CA: West LA, and international applicants from Europe and the Middle East

Robin Hamilton ’08Associate Dean of Admission

Email: rhamilton@oxy.edu Territories: AK, AL, AR, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, OH, OK, MO, MS, TX (except Dallas/Fort Worth metro), TN, WA, and WI

Maricela L. MartinezSenior Associate Dean and Director of Transfer Admission and Inclusion

Email: mlimas@oxy.eduTerritories: MA (greater Boston area), MN, and parts of CA: Glendale/Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, East Los Angeles, South and South Central Los Angeles

Courtney Stricklin Burgan ’03Associate Dean of Admission, Manager of Volunteer Relations and Campus Experiences

Email: cstricklin@oxy.eduTerritories: AZ, NM, NV, and parts of CA: Covina/West Covina, Central Valley, Inland Empire, Greater Imperial Valley, San Mateo County

Michelle Naito-Lo ’14Senior Assistant Dean of Admission, Coordinator of International Admission

Email: mlo@oxy.eduTerritories: HI, U.S. Territories, and international applicants (apart from Europe and the Middle East), and parts of CA: Sacramento, Santa Clara County

Vince CuseoVice President of Enrollment and Dean of Admission

Email: vcuseo@oxy.eduTerritories: IA, New York City and Long Island, UT, and parts of CA: San Francisco County

Jordan Brown ’13Assistant Dean of Admission, Coordinator of Student Athlete Recruitment

Email: brownj@oxy.eduTerritories: ID, Northern NJ, Westchester/Rockland/Upstate NY, OR, TX (Dallas/ Fort Worth metro), and parts of CA: San Diego County

Julius DiLorenzo ’16Admission Counselor, Coordinator of Campus Experiences

Email: dilorenzoj@oxy.edu Territories: IL, and parts of CA: East Bay and North Bay of San Francisco, Far Northern CA, Long Beach/South Bay of Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles and Hollywood

Keane Tarrosa ’15Assistant Dean of Admission

Email: tarrosa@oxy.eduTerritories: CO, CT, MA (except Boston), ME, MT, NE, NH, ND, RI, SD, VT, WY, and parts of CA: Central Coast, Orange County, Santa Barbara, West Ventura

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