Meet your Admission Counselor, Rattler!

Whether you’re beginning as a freshman, transfer student or international student, or beginning your journey as a graduate student, enrolling in college can be overwhelming. The St. Mary’s University Admission Counselors are dedicated to ensuring your journey to becoming a Rattler is as smooth as possible. Feel free to reach out to your Admission Counselor whenever you have questions about the enrollment process.


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Marc S. Morales (MBA ’21)

Dean of Undergraduate Admission
Areas: Greehey Scholars Program, Business Fellows, Emerging Entrepreneurship Program, Honors, Music, Marianist Leadership Program, Alumni Scholarship Liaison, Athletics, Jump Start and Marianists (CA, FL, NE)

Anne Faucett

Director of International Admission
Areas: International Undergraduate and Graduate, International Exchange/Visiting

Jaime Deavours

Admission Counselor
Areas: Houston, Gulf Coast, Wharton and Victoria Counties, Beaumont and Port Arthur, Brazos Valley and Trinity Valley, Galveston and East Harris County, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Stacie Sanchez (B.A. ’18)

Admission Counselor
Areas: San Antonio ISD, Edgewood ISD, Harlandale ISD, South San ISD, Southside ISD, Southwest ISD, Somerset Academy Brooks, School of Science and Technology, Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi), Del Mar Community College, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico

Matthew Villarreal

Admission Counselor
Areas: Northside ISD, Austin and Central Texas, Waco, Temple, and Killeen, Boerne ISD, Geneva School of Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, Kerrville, San Marcos, Austin Community College, New Braunfels ISD, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware

Kimberly Thornton, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Admission
Areas: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and MBA graduate programs

Ruth C. Rodriguez

Assistant Director of Enrollment Operations and Designated Student Official (DSO)

Betty Ibarra

Application Processing Specialist

Virginia “Gina” Ramirez

Data Processing Specialist

Ana Jimenez de la Garza

Admission Counselor
Areas: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Red River Area, East Texas, Dallas/Ft Worth Community Colleges, Alamo Heights ISD, Northeast ISD, BASIS, Winston School, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota

Rafael Lopez-Rodriguez

Admission Counselor
Areas: El Paso, El Paso Community College, East Central ISD, Somerset, Judson ISD, Medina Valley ISD, Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City, Great Hearts, IDEA, KIPP, Harmony Schools, Randolph ISD/Ft. Sam ISD/Lackland ISD/Cole., Oregon, Washington, New Mexico

Mason Riley Hines

Admission Services Coordinator
Areas: Greater Hill Country; Admission Office Front Desk

Brenda Daraiseh

Assistant Director, Graduate Admission
Areas: MS Degree Programs in the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Marissa Villarreal

Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions
Areas: Transfer Admissions

Leah Lara

Transfer Admissions Counselor
Areas: Alamo Colleges District (ACCD) & TX CCs, Transfer Students, Southwest Texas, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Uvalde, Cotulla, Carrizo Springs, Pearsall, Southwest Texas Junior College

Liam Riley

Admission Counselor
Areas: Dallas/Ft. Worth, East Texas, Red River Area, Dallas Ft. Worth Community Colleges, Great Hearts, IDEA, KIPP, Harmony Schools, Winston School of San Antonio, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana

Gerardo Salgado

Interim Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Director of Nursing Admission
Areas: All Local Catholic and Private Schools, Homeschool, Randolph ISD, Ft. Sam ISD, Lackland ISD, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Nebraska, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Alaska, Georgia
  • Receiving a Specialty or Athletics Scholarship?

    Contact Marc Morales, Dean of Undergraduate Admission, at 210-436-3126 or mmorales60@stmarytx.edu.

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