Meet the Admissions Counselors

The Hartwick Admissions team is proud to represent the College and excited to meet with prospective students and their families here on campus and around the world.

Geneen Bolton

Associate Director of Admissions
Phone: 607-431-4324
E-mail: boltong@hartwick.edu

Geneen is the counselor for students from the New York counties of Albany, Delaware, Otsego, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, and Washington, as well as our International students.

Luke Caulfield

Transfer Coordinator
Phone: 607-431-4264
E-mail: caulfieldl@hartwick.edu

Luke works with our transfer, RNMO, and RNOP students. He’s also the counselor for families living in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, and Washington, DC.

Katie Eckelmann

Associate Director of Admissions & Communications
Phone: 607-431-4163
E-mail: eckelmannk@hartwick.edu

Katie works with parents and families on campus as well as coordinating the office’s communications and data management.

Marcus Hudson ’18

Assistant Director of Admissions
Phone: 607-431-4664
E-mail: hudsonm@hartwick.edu

Marcus works with families from the New York counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange, as well as the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Drew Ladew

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Phone: 607-431-4157
E-mail: ladewa@hartwick.edu

Drew works with families from the New York counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Onieda, Oswego, St. Lawrence, and Warren. He is the counselor for students from Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Vermont.

Nora Mendez ’16

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Phone: 607-431-4037
E-mail: mendezn@hartwick.edu

Nora works with students and families from the New York counties of Rockland, and Westchester, as well as the five boroughs of New York City and the states of Florida and Texas.

Shaina Poppo ’17

Assistant Director of Admissions
Phone: 607-431-4161
E-mail: poppos@hartwick.edu

Shaina loves meeting families from the New York counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates. She also helps students from Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, US Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Lisa Starkey-Wood

Director of Admissions and Operations
Phone: 607-431-4116
E-mail: starkey_wool@hartwick.edu

Lisa represents Hartwick at college fairs and visits high schools all over the country while helping the entire Admissions staff recruit the best next generation of scholars.