Your Admission Representative will work with you throughout the admission process, reading your application, advocating you to the Admission Committee, and addressing your questions and concerns.
Admission Reps are assigned based on your school's region. The best way to get in touch with your personal Admission Representative is via email. If you're not sure who to reach out to, scroll the bottom of this page and fill out the short form.

Falone Serna
Vice President for Enrollment
fserna@whittier.edu
Falone is your admission representative if you attend school in any of the following regions:
Outside California
Oregon, Washington, Illinois
In California
Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

Erasmo Fuentes '08
Director of Admission
efuentes@whittier.edu
Erasmo is your admission representative if you attend school in any of the following regions.
Outside California
Hawai'i, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico
In California
- East Los Angeles (Alhambra, East Los Angeles, El Monte, Los Angeles, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Rosemead, Temple City)
- South & South Central Los Angeles (Bell Gardens, Compton, Downey, Huntington Park, Inglewood, South Gate)
- Whittier (Norwalk-La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs)
- North Orange County (Fullerton, La Habra)
- San Diego

Eunice Gonzalez
Assistant Director, Graduate/PICES Admission
egonzal8@whittier.edu
Eunice is your admission representative if you intend to apply to Whittier's graduate program in education.

Megan Poston
Associate Director of Admission
mposton@whittier.edu
Megan is your admission representative if you attend school in any of the following regions:
Outside California
Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont
In California
- North Los Angeles & West San Gabriel Valley (Altadena, Arcadia, Burbank, Glendale, La Cañada, Pasadena, San Gabriel, San Marino)
- West Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, Culver City, Malibu, Santa Monica)
- Los Angeles’ South Bay (El Segundo, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Redondo Beach, Torrance)
- Long Beach
- Orange County (Anaheim, Santa Ana, Newport, Costa Mesa, Huntington, Cerritos)
- Inland Empire (Chino/Hills, Upland, Corona, Ontario, Redlands, Riverside)

Genevieve Garcia '11
Transfer Admission Counselor
ggarcia@whittier.edu
Genevieve is your admission representative if you
- Are a current community college or 4-year-college student wishing to transfer to Whittier
- Are a high school student in the San Fernando Valley
Charlie Newman '18
Admission Counselor
cnewman@whittier.edu
Charlie is your admission representative if you attend school in any of the following regions.
Outside California
Texas
In California
- North of Bay Area & Sacramento (Napa, Petaluma, Davis, Santa Rosa, Vacaville, Mendocino, Sonoma, Vallejo)
- San Francisco Bay Area (Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara)
- Oakland
- San Jose & Central Coast (Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Pebble Beach, Salinas)
- Central/San Joaquin Valley (Bakersfield/Fresno)
- Imperial Valley (Palm Springs/Desert, Hemet, Hesperia, Victorville, Apple Valley, El Centro, Lake Elsinore)
- South Orange County (Brea, Yorba Linda, Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Laguna Beach, San Clemente)
- Hollywood & Wilshire
Shim Shimaz
Associate Director of International Recruitment and Admission
ashimaz@whittier.edu
Shim is your admission representative if you are an international student.
Casey Shubin
Campus Visit Coordinator
cshubin1@whittier.edu
Casey is your admission representative if you attend school in Covina, West Covina, La Puente, Hacienda Heights, Pomona, Azusa, Claremont, Diamond Bar
Admission Support Staff
Sean Gomez
Enrollment Operations Manager
sgomez3@whittier.edu

Adrianna Prejna '07
Enrollment Communications Manager
aprejna@whittier.edu
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