Meet the Admissions Team

The Admissions team at Georgia Southern University is dedicated to providing support and guidance to prospective students, their families, and the community. The team is organized into various departments, each specializing in key areas of the admissions process:

1. Admissions Counselors-Dual Enrollment: Specialize in supporting high school students through dual enrollment and transitioning into fulltime enrollment.
2. Admissions Counselors-Freshman: Specialize in recruiting and supporting first-time college students throughout their admissions journey.
3. Admissions Counselors-Transfer & Adult: Provide dedicated support to transfer students and adult learners, assisting them in their unique pathways to higher education.
4. Operations & Processing: Handles application management, documentation, and ensuring a smooth admissions process for all applicants.
5. Events & Visitation: Coordinates campus tours, open houses, and events to showcase the university to prospective students and their families.
6. Leadership: Guides the overall direction and strategy of the admissions team to align with the university’s mission and goals.

You can view and sort the admissions team members by their respective departments to easily find contacts or relevant information.

Department	Support	Employee Title	Full Name	Specialty	Phone Number	Employee Email	Connect
Leadership		Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management & Admissions	Erin Pearson			epearson@georgiasouthern.edu
Leadership		Director of Recruitment	Coming Soon
Leadership, Operations & Processing		Director of Operations & Processing	Khari Kelly		912-478-0375	kkelly@georgiasouthern.edu
Events & Visitation		Administrative Assistant, Visitation Programs	Ivy Jones		912-478-5449	ijones@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Operations Specialist	Christa Cranford		912-478-5391	ccranford@georgiasouthern.edu
Admissions Counselors-Transfer & Adult		Admissions Recruitment Specialist – Liberty Campus	Coming Soon
Events & Visitation		Graduate Assistant, Events & Recruitment	Coming Soon
Events & Visitation		Assistant Director of Events & Visitation, Armstrong Campus	Coming Soon
Operations & Processing		Assistant Director of Admissions Technology	Stephanie del Forn		912-478-5391	sdelforn@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Jason Bowles			jcbowles@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Kavita Brigham-Hunt		912-344-3122	khunt@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Azure McDaniel			amcdaniel@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Operations Specialist	Hudarphus Hardnett		912-344-3213	hhardnett@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Olachi Egbutu		912-478-2647	oegbutu@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Operations Specialist	Michael Bone			mbone@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Patrick Junior			pjunor@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Jessica Kincaid			jkincaid@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Jacey Thomas		912-478-0242	jthomas@georgiasouthern.edu
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment	Alba Cobos		912-478-2611	acobos@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/alba_cobos
Leadership		Administrative Assistant	Melissia Deal		912-478-5533	melissiadeal@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Kaylee French			kfrench@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Admissions Processor	Alexis Gibbons			agibbons@georgiasouthern.edu
Admissions Counselors-Transfer & Adult		Transfer Admissions Specialist – Armstrong Campus	Erickson Graham		912-344-2632	dgraham@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/erickson_graham
Admissions Counselors-Transfer & Adult		Transfer Admissions Specialist – Statesboro Campus	Jessenia Martinez		912-478-5596	jmartinez@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/jessenia_martinez
Events & Visitation		Events and Visitation Specialist, Statesboro Campus	Kennedy Johnson		912-478-0546	kennedyjohnson@georgiasouthern.edu
Operations & Processing		Assistant Director of Admissions Processing	Devon Jones		912-478-0647	dhodges@georgiasouthern.edu
Admissions Counselors-Freshman, Admissions Counselors-Dual Enrollment		Assistant Director of Freshman & Dual Enrollment Recruitment	Emily King	Southeast Georgia and Dual Enrollment Counties: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall States: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, West Virginia, South Dakota Emily works with students dual enrolling on the Statesboro Campus.	912-478-0860	efking@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/emily_king
Leadership, Events & Visitation		Associate Director of Events & Visitation	Akilah King		912-478-5467	asking@georgiasouthern.edu
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Atlanta Regional Recruitment Coordinator	Shontavia Purvis	Counties: Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton States: Alabama	770-508-8965	spurvis@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_atlanta
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Atlanta Regional Recruitment Coordinator	Melanie McKnight	Counties: Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Rockdale States: Tennessee	912-478-1004	mmcknight@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_atlanta2
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Admissions Counselor	Olivia Sutton	Counties: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Coweta, Dade, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Spalding, Troup, Walker, Whitfield States: Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Kentucky, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington	912-478-7387	osutton@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_northwest
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Admissions Counselor	Emma Sutton	Counties: Bibb, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs, Upson, Webster States: Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island	912-478-5743	esutton@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_midwest
Admissions Counselors-Freshman, Admissions Counselors-Dual Enrollment		Admissions Counselor	Breonna Milliken	Dual Enrollment, Armstrong Campus Counties: Bryan, Chatham States: Pennsylvania, Virginia Breonna works with students dual enrolling on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah.	912-344-2748	bmilliken@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_coastal
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Admissions Counselor	Nia Howard	Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Calhoun, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Seminole, Sumter, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth States: California, Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio	912-478-0630	nhoward@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_south
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Admissions Counselor	Bailey Pace	States & Military Addresses: North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Illinois, Wyoming, AE and AP addresses	912-478-5743	bpace@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_ncsc
Admissions Counselors-Freshman		Florida Regional Recruitment Coordinator	Brodie Maroney	States: Florida, Washington DC, Maryland, Montana, Texas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey	912-536-5532	bmaroney@georgiasouthern.edu	https://discover.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/counselor_florida