Contact Admissions
Contact US
The Saint Mary's College Office of Undergraduate Admissions is open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm in the Visitor's Center in Brother Jerome West Hall.
Phone: (925) 631-4224
Email: smcadmit@stmarys-ca.edu
Meet Our Staff
Chris Krzak
Interim Dean of Admissions
Email: ck29@stmarys-ca.edu
Chris works with applicants from all Lasallian high schools in California.
Craig Means, MA ’02
Director of Transfer Admissions
Admissions Athletic Liaison
Craig works with transfer students from the following areas:
Out of State: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Email: cmeans@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4226
Jenna Sciarrino Pol, MA ’19
Director of First Year Admissions
Jenna works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Contra Costa (cities: Martinez, Clayton, Concord, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Pleasant Hill), Santa Barbara and Ventura.
Out of State: Hawaii, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey
Email: jcs22@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4526
Scot McClamma
Assistant Dean, International Admissions
Scot works with applicants in the following areas:
All international applicants.
Email: slm27@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4057
Gabrielle Tolentino
Associate Director for Campus Visit Experience
Visit Center Manager
Gabrielle works with applicants in the following areas:
California County: Contra Costa (Cities: Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda).
Out of State: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Email: gvt1@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-8767
James Gilbey
Assistant Director of Admissions
Southwest Regional Recruitment Coordinator
James works with applicants in the following areas:
California County: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego
Out of State: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas
Email: jmg51@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4740
Leshae Robinson
Assistant Director of Admissions, Transfer Recruitment
Leshae works with Transfer applicants in the following areas:
California Counties (territories): Alameda, Central Coast, Central Valley North, Contra Costa, Far Northern, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Valley of the Moon
Email: ler6@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4125
Monica Marquez
Senior Admissions Counselor
Multicultural Recruitment Coordinator
Habla español
Monica works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco.
Email: mm108@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4071
Sarah Shaughnessy ’22
Admissions Counselor
Sarah works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba.
Out of State: Oregon and Washington.
Email: sms33@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4063
Mateo Buack
Admissions Counselor
Mateo works with First Year applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Contra Costa (Cities: Antioch, Brentwood, Crockett, Discovery Bay, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Richmond, Rodeo, and San Pablo), Monterey, San Luis Obispo County, San Benito, Santa Cruz.
Out of State: Alabama, American Somoa, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mariana Islands, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Mateo works with Transfer applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Diego, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tulare and Yolo.
Email: mjb44@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4745
Maria Koch ’21
Admissions Counselor
Maria works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Jose.
Email: mjk10@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4731
Justin Howard '19
Admissions Counselor
Justin works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Napa, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus and Tulare
Out of state: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Email: jch7@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-5073
