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Admission Staff

Michael Mazeika | Director of Admission

Hometown:

Boylston, MA 

Education: 

B.S. Westfield State University 

M.P.A Westfield State University 

mmazeika@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8541

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Emily Gibbings | Associate Director

Hometown:

Chelmsford, MA 

Education:

B.S. Westfield State University 

egibbings@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8535

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Katelyn Shea | Associate Director of Admission

Hometown: 

Westfield, MA 

Education: 

B.A. Stonehill College 

M.P.A Westfield State University 

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Westfield Public Schools
  • East Longmeadow Public Schools
  • Longmeadow Public Schools
  • Learning Disabilities Program Applicants 

kshea@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8534

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Joanna Lenfest | Assistant Director of Transfer Admission

Hometown: 

Plattsburgh, NY 

Education: 

B.A. SUNY Plattsburgh

M.A. Saint Michael's College

C.A.G.S. Springfield College

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Transfer Applicants (full-time)

jlenfest@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8727

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Brett Dooley | Admission Counselor

Hometown:

Cohasset, MA 

Education:

B.S. Westfield State University

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Chicopee Public Schools
  • Ludlow Public Schools
  • Massachusetts – Barnstable County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County
  • Rhode Island
  • Honors Program Applicants

bdooley@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8519

Brett Dooley

Philecia Strauss | Admission Counselor

Hometown:

Sandwich, MA 

Education:

B.S. Westfield State University

M.S. Westfield State University

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Agawam Public Schools
  • West Springfield Public Schools
  • Southwick/Tolland Public Schools
  • Massachusetts – Worcester County
  • Connecticut
  • New Jersey
  • Nursing Program Applicants

pstrauss@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-5290 

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Isabella Valadas | Admission Counselor

Hometown:

Springfield, MA 

Education:

B.A. Westfield State University  

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Springfield Public Schools
  • Massachusetts – Berkshire County, Franklin County, Hampshire County
  • New York
  • Urban Education Program Applicants

ivaladas@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8542

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Desmond Heffner | Admission Counselor

Hometown:

West Springfield, MA 

Education:

B.A. Westfield State University  

Travel Territory & Special Populations:

  • Holyoke Public Schools
  • Massachusetts – Essex County, Middlesex County, Suffolk County
  • Maine
  • New Hampshire
  • Vermont
  • Art & Music Program Applicants

dheffner@westfield.ma.edu

413-572-8518

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Support Staff

Jessica Wilson
Administrative Assistant II
Horace Mann Center
jwilson@westfield.ma.edu
413-572-8051

Deborah Grobe
Administrative Assistant II
Horace Mann Center
dgrobe@westfield.ma.edu
413-572-8549

Deborah Pise
Administrative Assistant I
Horace Mann Center
dpise@westfield.ma.edu
413-572-8558

Lezette Beaumier
Clerk IV
Horace Mann Center
lbeaumier@westfield.ma.edu
413-572-8015