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Mailing Address

Carleton College Admissions
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057

Physical Address

Scoville Hall
105 North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057

Email, Phone, and Fax

admissions@carleton.edu
Phone: 507-222-4190
Fax: 507-222-4526

Our admissions staff is here to try and make your college search and application process a bit easier. Below, you will find a list of admissions officers’ geographic territory assignments. For general inquiries, please email admissions@carleton.edu. To receive more information, you can complete our information request form.

David Ahrens

David Ahrens ’22

Assistant Dean of Admissions, Communications & International Recruitment

Scoville Hall 206A
507-222-4512
dahrens@carleton.edu
Territories:

parts of California, Connecticut, Maryland, parts of Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, parts of Virginia, Washington, D.C., Wyoming, Transfer Students, parts of Asia, China

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Jaime Anthony ’06

Senior Associate Dean and Director of Admissions Systems

Scoville Hall 310
507-222-4510
janthony@carleton.edu

Gladys Cortes de Venegas ’19

Associate Dean of Admissions and Director of Diversity Outreach and Recruitment

Scoville Hall 207C
507-222-4508
gcortes@carleton.edu
Territories:

Alabama, Georgia - USA, Massachusetts, parts of Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Utah

Anna Cox

Admissions Officer for Diversity, Outreach, and Access

Scoville Hall 207B
507-222-4519
acox@carleton.edu
Territories:

Arizona, Arkansas, parts of Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, parts of Minnesota, parts of Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, parts of Virginia, West Virginia, parts of Asia, Russia

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Phyllis Dixon

Assistant to the Vice President and Dean of Admissions

Scoville Hall 303
507-222-5505
pdixon@carleton.edu

Christene Dodge-Ratzlaff

Receptionist & Administrative Assistant for the Visit Experience

Scoville Hall 207
507-222-5429
cdodgeratzlaff@carleton.edu

Dominic Enriquez ’22

Admissions Reporting Analyst

Scoville Hall 310
507-222-4506
denriquez@carleton.edu

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Danielle Hayden

Academic Adviser

Senior Associate Dean and Director of Student Financial Aid

Scoville Hall 102D
507-222-4138
dhayden@carleton.edu

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Jorge Esparza Hernandez

Assistant Dean of Admissions for Access

Scoville Hall 207C
507-222-4516
jehernandez@carleton.edu
Territories:

Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mexico, Central America, South America, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

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Jenna Holt

Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of Communications

Scoville Hall 304
507-222-4518
jholt@carleton.edu

Michele Kamen

Assistant Director of Admissions Systems

Scoville Hall 310
507-222-4522
mkamen@carleton.edu

Holly Lake ’25

Admissions Officer - Temporary

Scoville Hall 207
507-222-5016
lakeh@carleton.edu

Christopher Leppink-Shands ’19

Assistant Dean of Admissions, Alumni Admissions Representatives Program

Scoville Hall 305
507-222-4560
cleppink@carleton.edu
Territories:

Alaska, parts of California, Idaho, Kansas, parts of Minnesota, parts of Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, parts of Asia

Jadyn Navaira

Administrative Assistant for Recruitment Travel & Alumni Admissions

Scoville Hall 303
507-222-4432
jnavaira@carleton.edu

Holly Olsen

Associate Director of Admissions Events and Visit Experience

Scoville Hall 206A
507-222-4509
holsen@carleton.edu

Ovini Vitharana Pathirana

Administrative Assistant in Admissions for Communications & International Recruitment

Scoville Hall 303
507-222-4521
opathirana@carleton.edu

Art Rodriguez ’96

Academic Adviser

VP and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

Scoville Hall 301
507-222-4190
adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Territories:

parts of California, parts of Florida, Hawai'i, Indiana, parts of Minnesota, Oklahoma

Aimee Thostenson

Aimee Thostenson

Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of International Recruitment and Staff Development

Scoville Hall 307
507-222-4016
athostenson@carleton.edu
Territories:

parts of Asia, India, Europe, Canada, Caribbean, Oceania, Middle East, Turkey, parts of Africa

Naidine Villa

Receptionist and Administrative Assistant for Access and Diversity

Scoville Hall 207
507-222-5939
nvilla@carleton.edu

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Adam Webster ’00

Senior Associate Dean and Director of Admissions

Scoville Hall 306
507-222-4517
aswebster@carleton.edu
Territories:

parts of California, Colorado, parts of Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, US-AA, US-AE, US-AP, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands

Admissions Counselor Territories

State or Territory

Counselor(s)
Alabama
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Alaska
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Arizona
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Arkansas
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
California (Santa Barbara & West Ventura Co, San Fernando Valley, Glendale and Pasadena, West Los Angeles & West Beach, Hollywood & Wilshire, East Los Angeles, South Bay, South & South Central Los Angeles, Long Beach, Covina & West Covina, Whittier & North Orange Co, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Riverside, San Bernardino & Ontario, South Orange Co)
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
California (North San Diego Co, South San Diego Co, City of San Diego)
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
California (Far Northern California, Valley of the Moon, Sacramento Co, Central Coast, Central Valley, Greater Imperial Valley)
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
California (Marin Co, San Francisco Co, Contra Costa Co, City of Oakland, Alameda Co, San Mateo Co, City of San Jose, Santa Clara Co)
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Colorado
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
Connecticut
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Delaware
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Florida (Panhandle, Crown, East Central Florida, West Central Florida, Collier, Hendry, & Monroe Co)
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Florida (Broward, Martin, & Palm Beach Co, Dade Co)
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Georgia - USA
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Hawai'i
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Idaho
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Illinois
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Indiana
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Iowa
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Kansas
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Kentucky
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Louisiana
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Maine
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Maryland
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Massachusetts
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Michigan
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Ramsey County)
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Northfield)
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Ramsey County, Dakota County, Scott County)
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Anoka County, Olmstead County, Northern Minnesota)
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Minnesota (Ramsey County, Washington County, Southern Minnesota [excluding Olmstead County])
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
Mississippi
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Missouri (Kansas City & St. Joseph)
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Missouri (St. Louis & Eastern Missouri, Springfield & Southern Missouri)
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Montana
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Nebraska
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Nevada
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
New Hampshire
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
New Jersey
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
New Mexico
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
New York
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
North Carolina
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
North Dakota
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Ohio
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Oklahoma
Art Rodriguez, adrodriguez@carleton.edu
Oregon
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Pennsylvania
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Rhode Island
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
South Carolina
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
South Dakota
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Tennessee
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Texas
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Utah
Gladys Cortes de Venegas, gcortes@carleton.edu
Vermont
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Virginia (Arlington & Alexandria)
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Virginia (North Central Virginia, Northern Neck, Central Virginia, Richmond, Southside Virginia, Tidewater, Shenandoah, Southwest Virginia)
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Washington, D.C.
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Washington
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
West Virginia
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Wisconsin
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Wyoming
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Transfer Students
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
US-AA, US-AE, US-AP, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands
Adam Webster, aswebster@carleton.edu
Asia (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Asia (South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan)
Christopher Leppink-Shands, cleppink@carleton.edu
Asia (Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam)
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Asia (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
India
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
China
David Ahrens, dahrens@carleton.edu
Europe
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Canada
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Mexico, Central America, South America
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
Jorge Esparza Hernandez, jehernandez@carleton.edu
Caribbean
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Oceania
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Middle East
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Russia
Anna Cox, acox@carleton.edu
Turkey
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu
Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Aimee Thostenson, athostenson@carleton.edu