Meet Our Counselors

Our team of professionals is available throughout the entire admissions process to answer any questions you may have. We are here to support all aspects of the recruitment process, from visiting your high school to reviewing your application for a timely decision. Tell us about your academic and non-academic passions, and we’ll show you how PennWest can help you achieve more than you ever imagined.

Meet our undergraduate team

California Campus

Dixon Hall
724-938-4404
admissions@pennwest.edu

Clarion Campus

Shropshire Hall
814-393-2306
admissions@pennwest.edu

Edinboro Campus

Academy Hall
814-732-2761
admissions@pennwest.edu

First-Year Counselors

Shannon Allridge

Shannon Allridge
Assistant Director
California Admissions Events Lead
724-938-1639
ortosky_s@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Central Pennsylvania (Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, Lebanon); Allegheny County (shared)

LaTrobe Barnitz

LaTrobe Barnitz
Assistant Director
Military Recruitment, Workforce Development, WIOA/Trade Act Adjustment
814-393-1213
lbarnitz@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion

Casey Beightol

Casey Beightol
Executive Director for Undergraduate Admissions - Clarion Lead
814-393-1229
beightol_c@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion

Barry Bilitski

Barry Bilitski
Assistant Director
724-938-1626
bilitski_b@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Southwest Pennsylvania (Washington, Greene, Fayette); South Central Pennsylvania (Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Adams); West Virginia; Western Maryland

Jarrett Boxley

Jarrett Boxley
Assistant Director
814-393-2130
jboxley@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Central Pennsylvania (Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, Blair); Southwest Pennsylvania (Westmoreland, Somerset); Allegheny County (shared)

Merrilyn Dunlap

Merrilyn Dunlap
Senior Associate Director
814-393-2658
mdunlap@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Northwest Pennsylvania (Clarion); North Central Pennsylvania (Jefferson, Clearfield, Centre, Clinton)

Kevin Eggleston

Kevin Eggleston
Assistant Director
724-938-4478
eggleston@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Global Online

Jillian Humes

Jillian Humes
Assistant Director
814-732-1797
humes_j@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: Northeastern Pennsylvania (Warren, McKean, Potter, Lycoming, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike); New York; New England (Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut); Western United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii)

Kara Kauffman

Kara Kauffman
Assistant Director
814-393-2141
kauffman_k@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Northwest Pennsylvania (Beaver, Venango, Forest); North Central Pennsylvania (Butler, Elk, Cameron)

Meighan Lloyd

Meighan Lloyd
Assistant Director
International Admission Lead
814-732-1768
mlloyd@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro

Missy Manning

Melissa (Missy) Manning
Acting Manager of Edinboro Admissions
814-732-1757
mmanning@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro

Rena McCartney

Rena McCartney
Assistant Director
814-732-1777
rmccartney@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: Northwest Pennsylvania (Erie, Crawford)

Amanda Miller

Amanda Miller
Director of Admissions - California Lead
724-938-4404
miller_am@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California

Ariel Phillips

Ariel Phillips
Assistant Director
814-732-1759
aphillips@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: Northwest Pennsylvania (Mercer, Lawrence); Allegheny County (shared); Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Michigan; Wisconsin

Sarah Raybuck

Sarah Raybuck
Assistant Director
Clarion Admissions Events Lead
814-393-2605
raybuck_s@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Central & Eastern Pennsylvania (Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Montour, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Columbia, Luzerne); Kentucky; Oklahoma; Arkansas; Tennessee; North Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; Louisiana; Mississippi; Alabama; Georgia; Florida

Ayla Stopko

Ayla Stopko
Assistant Director
Dual Enrollment Lead
724-938-4404
stopko_a@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Southeastern Pennsylvania (York, Lancaster); Eastern Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia

Angela Sutlic

Angela Sutlic
Assistant Director
814-732-1756
sutlic_a@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: Ohio; Midwest & Plains (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri)

Eric Tarpley

Eric Tarpley
Senior Associate Director
Diverse and Military Recruitment Lead
724-938-5920
tarpley@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Allegheny County (shared); Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Bucks, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill); Delaware; New Jersey

Transfer Counselors

Kevin Eggleston

Kevin Eggleston
Assistant Director
724-938-4478
eggleston@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Global Online

Kara Kauffman

Kara Kauffman
Assistant Director
814-393-2141
kauffman_k@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Supports all transfer student inquiries and serves as a primary contact for students from Butler County Community College and Community College of Beaver County.

Kristen Louttit

Kristen Louttit
Assistant Director
724-938-6042
louttit@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Supports all transfer student inquiries and serves as a primary contact for students from Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and Harrisburg Area Community College

Amanda Miller

Amanda Miller
Director of Admissions - California Lead
724-938-4404
miller_am@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California

Sarah Raybuck

Sarah Raybuck
Assistant Director
Clarion Admissions Events Lead
814-393-2605
raybuck_s@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Clarion
Territory: Supports all transfer student inquiries and serves as a primary contact for students from Bucks County, Community College of Philadelphia, Delaware County, Lehigh Carbon, Luzerne County, Montgomery County, Northampton County, Reading Area, as well as out-of-state transfers.

Melissa Sobek

Melissa Sobek
Assistant Director
724-938-6042
sobek@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Supports all transfer student inquiries and serves as a primary contact for students from Westmoreland County Community College, Community College of Allegheny County, and transfers from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Angela Sutlic

Angela Sutlic
Assistant Director
Military Recruitment
814-732-1756
sutlic_a@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: Supports all transfer student inquiries and serves as a primary contact for students from Erie County Community College, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College, and transfers from New York and Ohio.

Online and International Counselors

Kevin Eggleston

Kevin Eggleston
Assistant Director - Online
724-938-4478
eggleston@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: California
Territory: Global Online

Meighan Lloyd

Meighan Lloyd
Assistant Director
International Admission Lead
814-732-1768
mlloyd@pennwest.edu
Home Campus: Edinboro
Territory: International