Meet the Admission Staff

We look forward to working with you and your family. Whether you're just beginning your college search or narrowing down your options, your admission counselor is a great resource for:

answering your questions about admission policies and deadlines.
understanding the admission application requirements and timeline.
helping you to determine if Saint Mary’s is a good fit, based on your interests, goals, and qualifications.
getting information about Saint Mary’s student activities and organizations.
learning about the unique student community Saint Mary’s shares with the University of Notre Dame.
understanding the application requirements and deadlines for need-based and merit-based financial aid.
demystifying the admission review process—your admission counselor reads your application first and acts as an advocate for you within the admission committee.

Connecting with your admission counselor is easy!

Complete this simple form and we’ll reach out to you
Email us at admission@saintmarys.edu
Call us at 800-551-7621
Text us at 574-284-4587 (By texting Saint Mary's, you're opting in to receive text messages from the Office of Admission.)
Find your admission counselor below and email her or him directly
Meet your admission counselor at your high school or a college fair

Admission Staff

Mona Bowe

Vice President for Enrollment Management
mbowe@saintmarys.edu

Sarah Gallagher Dvorak, SMC '99

Director of Admission
sdvorak@saintmarys.edu

Alex Bauer

Admission Counselor
abauer@saintmarys.edu

California
Indiana (Northeast Indiana and East Central Indiana)
Massachusetts
Ohio (City of Cleveland, Northwest, North Central, and Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties)

Colleen Burke, SMC '16

Admission Counselor
cburke@saintmarys.edu

Indiana (Northwest Indiana, "The Region", West Central Indiana)
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania (Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania, Southern Pennsylvania-West, Allegheny County)
Texas

Wanda Dudley

Assistant Director of Admission/Campus Visit Coordinator
wdudley@saintmarys.edu

Valerie Lobaugh

Assistant Director of Admission/Social Media Coordinator
vefta@saintmarys.edu

Indiana (Greater Indianapolis, West, South Central, East, Southwest, and Southeast Indiana)
Michigan (Wayne County, Detroit's Northern Suburbs, Ann Arbor, and "the Thumb")
Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, Lehigh Valley, Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania, and Southern Pennsylvania-East)