Tom Camillo
Title: Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Phone: 814-871-7413
Email: camillo001@gannon.edu
Tom enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children. He also enjoys biking, hiking and kayaking as well as feeding the Office of Admissions and staff with the bounty from his garden.
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Emily Kleps
Title: Associate Director
Phone: 814-871-5818
Email: kleps002@gannon.edu
Emily is from St. Marys, PA, and is a graduate of Elk County Christian High School. Emily graduated from Gannon in 2001 with a B.A. in Advertising and in 2009 with a Master of Public Administration degree. She loves the Pittsburgh Steelers, dogs, camping and Mexican food. But above all else, she loves spending time and getting into mischief with her children.
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Julie Lapiska
Title: Assistant Director
Phone: 814-871-7410
Email: lapiska003@gannon.edu
Julie is a native of St. Mary's, PA, where she attended Elk County Catholic High School, and a 2005 graduate of Gannon University with a degree in Psychology. Julie is a loyal Pittsburgh Steelers fan whose interests include volleyball, running, and playing practical jokes on her Admissions co-workers.
Area of focus
Erie County, Dual Enrollment (Erie County only)
Mike Goebel
Title: Senior Enrollment Advisor
Phone: 814-871-7513
Email: goebel002@gannon.edu
Mike is originally from Willoughby, Ohio where he attended Willoughby South High School. He has a Bachelor’s in Communication and a Master’s in Rehabilitative Science. Mike joined Gannon’s Admissions in February 2009. Prior to joining Admissions, Mike lived on campus and has several years experience working in Gannon University’s Office of Student Living. As a former mascot, he loves college sports and traveling. Mike enjoys country music and anything Disney.
Area of focus
Northwestern PA, Central PA, Erie County Diocesan Catholic High Schools (non-Erie city), Southeastern OH, Northeastern US, Southeastern US, Midwestern US
Sharise Kent
Title: Regional Recruiter
Phone: 814-722-1939
Email: kent008@gannon.edu
Sharise is originally from Rochester, NY but has called Maryland
home for over a decade. She received her B.A in Public Relations
from State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego and her M.S. from
Towson University in Maryland. Sharise enjoys hanging out with her
husband and young son. When not chasing around her curious toddler,
she likes watching sports, biking, reading and trying to get in a
quick nap.
Area of focus
Eastern PA (Philly), Baltimore, D.C. and New Jersey
Lauren Kraynik
Title: Senior Enrollment Advisor
Phone: 814-871-7411
Email: kraynik001@gannon.edu
Lauren is from Cranberry Twp., PA and is a graduate of Seneca Valley Senior High School. Lauren graduated from Gannon in 2008 with a degree in business management. She loves spending time with family and friends and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the summer you will most likely find her poolside with a good book.
Area of focus
Eastern PA, Western Ohio, MI, Northeast IN, Eastern (Atlantic) US, Online Recruitment (i.e. College Week Live)
Lauren Theisen
Title: Assistant Director, Center for Adult Learning
Phone: 814-871-5563
Email: theisen008@gannon.edu
Area of focus
Transfers, Re-Admissions, Adult Students (first-time in college, non-degree), ECUA
Miles Vida
Title: Associate Director
Phone: 814-871-5850
Email: vida002@gannon.edu
Miles is originally hails from the scenic town of Wakeman, Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree in Communications/Mass Media from THE Ohio State University and has recently completed his Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Gannon University. Miles is a member of several higher education professional organizations and spends his free time watching TV and playing volleyball.
Area of focus
Southwest PA (Allegheny, Somerset and Westmoreland counties)
Pat Washington
Title: Senior Enrollment Advisor
Phone: 814-871-7751
Email: washingt001@gannon.edu
Pat is originally from Buffalo, NY where he attended high school at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. He was a student at Gannon where he played basketball and studied business. Pat graduated in 2009 with a degree in business administration. His hobbies include playing basketball, watching sports, playing video games, watching sunsets and hanging with his friends.
Area of focus
New York
Emily Ernes
Title: Enrollment Advisor
Phone: 814-871-7409
Email: ernes001@gannon.edu
Emily is originally from Geneva, Ohio, and is a graduate of Geneva High School. In 2011, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Denison University. Before coming to Gannon, she worked at a mentoring program in Washington, DC and taught English in Cordova, Spain. She has traveled to fifteen different countries and walked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago across northern Spain. Her hobbies include biking, hiking, reading and playing tennis.
Area of focus
Northeast OH
Kyle Churman
Title: Enrollment Advisor
Phone: 814-871-5759
Email: churman001@gannon.edu
Kyle is originally from Latrobe, PA and graduated from Greater Latrobe Sr. High School. Kyle earned his BA in History from Gannon University in 2010 and his MA in History from Ohio University in 2013. While a student at Gannon, Kyle was active in the Student Government Association, played club hockey, and was a Gannon Guide. Kyle is excited to be back home working at his alma mater. Go Knights!
Area of focus
Southwest PA (Armstrong, Blair, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence and Washington counties)
Dawn Casler
Title: Regional Recruiter
Phone: 814-722-1936
Email: casler002@gannon.edu
Dawn is a native Ohioan who enjoys the outdoors, particularly the summer months along the shores of Lake Erie. Dawn resides in Ohio and travels throughout the state as well as neighboring areas in Indiana in Michigan promoting Gannon.
Area of focus
Central, Southern and Western OH; Fort Wayne, IN; Detroit, Saginaw and Flint MI