Penn State Behrend is filled with people ready to help you become #BehrendBound. For prospective students and families, your Penn State Behrend admissions counselor is your first contact for all questions throughout the admissions process. Find yours—by looking up where you went to high school (if you're from nearby) or where you live—on the list below. We're ready for you.

Melissa Grimm

Melissa Grimm

Admissions Counselor

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-6872

Regional High Schools: Bethel Christian School, Cambridge Springs High School, Cochranton High School, Conneaut Area Senior High School, Fairview High School, Fort LeBoeuf High School, French Creek Valley Christian, Girard High School, Maplewood High School, McDowell High School, Meadville Area Senior High School, Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Northwestern High School, Saegertown High School

States/Territories: New York, American Samoa, Guam

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Andrea Konkol

Andrea Konkol

Associate Director, Admissions

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-7286

Regional High Schools: Corry Area High School, Erie County Home Schoolers, General McLane High School, Harbor Creek High School, Iroquois High School, North East High School, Seneca High School

Pennsylvania Counties: Armstrong, Butler, Centre, Clinton, Indiana, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder, Tioga, Union

States/Territories: Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Dr. Mary-Ellen Madigan

Dr. Mary-Ellen Madigan

Senior Director, Enrollment Management

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-6100

Regional High Schools: Erie First Christian Academy

States/Territories: Texas, Nebraska, International

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Katie Patterson

Katie Patterson

Admissions Counselor

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-6212

Regional High Schools: Brocton Central School, Cassadaga Valley High School, Chautauqua Lake High School, Clymer Central School, Dunkirk High School, Falconer High School, Forestville Central School, Fredonia High School, Frewsburg Jr./Sr. High School, Jamestown High School, Maple Grove Jr./Sr. High School, Panama High School, Pine Valley Central School, Salamanca High School, Sherman Central School, Silver Creek Central School, Southwestern High School, Villa Maria Academy, Westfield High School

Pennsylvania Counties: Allegheny, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Perry, Westmoreland, York

States/Territories: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

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Felicia Presley

Felicia Presley

Assistant Director, Admissions

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-6284

Regional High Schools: Charter School of Excellence, Community Country Day School, Erie High School, Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Union City High School

Pennsylvania Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lawrence, Mercer, Montgomery, Philadelphia

States/Territories: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia

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Aaron Sanner

Aaron Sanner

Assistant Director for Adult and Transfer Students

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-6312

Aaron is an admissions counselor for transfer and adult students.

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John Smith

John Smith

Admissions Counselor

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 814-898-7181

Regional High Schools: Cathedral Preparatory School, Conneaut OH High School, Cranberry High School, Edgewood Senior High School, Eisenhower High School, Franklin Area High School, Geneva High School, Grand Valley High School, Jefferson Area Jr./Sr. High School, Lakeside High School, Oil City High School, Pymatuning Valley High School, Rocky Grove High School, Saint John School, Sheffield Area High School, Tidioute Community Charter School, Titusville High School, Venango Catholic High School, Warren Area High School, Youngsville High School

Pennsylvania Counties: Adams, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Clarion, Clearfield, Columbia, Elk, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Luzerne, McKean, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Venango, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming

States/Territories: Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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