Every prospective student to Walsh University is paired with one of our expert admission counselors. These friendly, experienced professionals are ready to support you through each step of the admission process — from your first campus visit and completing your online application, to applying for financial aid and preparing for new student orientation.

Don't let application anxiety get the best of you! Reach out to your counselor with any questions at any time. They know Walsh University better than just about anyone. In fact, many of them are Walsh alumni themselves!

Get to know our admission counselors below. Each counselor is listed along with his or her recruitment territory and their direct contact information. You are also able to schedule an individual zoom meeting with them too!

Having trouble determining your admission counselor? No problem! Simply call our Office of Admissions at 330.490.7172 and we'll put you in contact with the appropriate person.


Beth Ford

Director of Undergraduate Admissions

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Direct Line: 330.490.7175 | Text: 330.470.4683
Email: bford@walsh.edu


Mathew Bagatta

Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

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Homeschooled | Cardinal Newman Families

Summit County High Schools:
Archbishop Hoban High School | St. Vincent – St. Mary High School | Our Lady of Elms High School

Cuyahoga County High School:
The Lyceum

Ohio Counties:
Athens | Belmont | Gallia | Guernsey | Harrison | Hocking | Jackson | Jefferson | Lawrence | Meigs | Monroe | Morgan | Muskingum | Noble | Perry | Pike | Ross | Scioto | Vinton | Washington

United States:
Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont | West Virginia


Direct Line: 330.490.7457 | Cell Phone: 330.919.6970
Email: mbagatta@walsh.edu

Learn more about Mathew


Sara Boswell

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

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Cuyahoga County High Schools:
Bay High School | Beachwood High School | Benedictine High School | Berea-Midpark High School | Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School | Chagrin Falls High School | Fuchs Mizrachi School | Fairview High School | Gilmour Academy | Holy Name High School | Independence High School | Lakewood High School | Laurel School | Lawrence School | Lutheran High School West | Magnificat High School | Normandy High School | North Olmsted High School | North Royalton High School | Olmsted Falls High School | Padua Franciscan High School | Parma Senior High School | Rocky River High School | Saint Ignatius High School | Saint Joseph Academy | Solon High School | St Edward High School | Strongsville High School | Trinity High School | Valley Forge High School | Westlake High School

Ohio Counties:
Ashtabula | Columbiana | Geauga | Lake | Mahoning | Portage | Trumbull

United States:
Alabama | Arkansas | Georgia | Louisiana | Mississippi | North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee


Direct Line: 330.490.7524 | Cell Phone: 330.510.2985
Email: sboswell@walsh.edu

Learn more about Sara


Savannah Brown

Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

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Schools in Stark County:
GlenOak High School | Lake Center Christian High School | Lake High School | Marlington High School | Minerva High School | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Fairless High School | Northwest High School | Perry High School | Sandy Valley High School | Tuslaw Junior-Senior High School

Ohio Counties:
Carrol | Holmes | Tuscarawas

United States:
Arizona | California | Colorado | Florida | Kansas | Missouri | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Texas | Virginia


Direct Line: 330.490.7033 | Text: 330.617.8003
Email:  sbrown@walsh.edu

Learn more about Savannah


Olivia Ferrante

Senior Admissions Counselor

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Stark County High School:
Jackson High School

Summit County High Schools:
Barberton High School | Copley High School | Coventry High School | Cuyahoga Falls High School | Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy | Green High School | Hudson High School | Manchester High School | Nordonia High School | Norton High School | Portage Lakes Career Center | Revere High School | Springfield High School | Stow-Munroe Falls High School | Tallmadge High School | Twinsburg High School | Western Reserve Academy | Woodridge High School

Ohio Counties:
Champaign | Coshocton | Delaware | Fairfield | Franklin | Hardin | Knox | Licking | Logan | Madison | Marion | Morrow | Pickaway | Union

United States:
Hawaii | Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin


Direct Line: 330.490.7169 | Text: 330.470.0887
Email: oferrante@walsh.edu

Learn more about Olivia


Nick Foringer

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions/Transfer Admissions Counselor

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Transfer Students (Freshman Applicants): Fall – Session 2 | Spring – Session 1 | Spring – Session 2


Direct Line: 330.490.7177 | Text: 330.587.6071
Email: nforinger@walsh.edu

Learn more about Nick


Meredith Priset

Assistant Director of International Admissions

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Direct Line: 330.490.7198
Email: mpriset@walsh.edu

Learn more about Meredith


Cody Wilson

Senior Admissions Counselor

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Schools in Stark County:
Alliance High School | Canton Academy | Canton McKinley Senior High School | Hoover High School | Louisville High School | Summit Academy Canton

Schools in Cuyahoga County:
Beaumont School | Bedford High School | Brooklyn High School | Campus International High School | Charles F Brush High School | Cleveland Central Catholic High School | Cleveland High School For Digital Arts | Cleveland School Of Science & Medicine | Cleveland School Of The Arts | Collinwood High School | Cuyahoga Heights Local High School | Cleveland Heights High School | Early College High School | Euclid High School | Garfield Heights High School | George Voinovich High School | Ginn Academy | Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland | James F Rhodes High School | John Adams High School | John Hay Senior High School | John Marshall High School | John Marshall School of Business & Civic Leadership | John Marshall School of Engineering | Lutheran High School East | Maple Heights Senior High School | Mayfield High School | Richmond Heights High School | Shaker Heights High School | Shaw High School | St Martin De Porres High School | Villa Angela-St Joseph High School | Warrensville Heights High School

Ohio Counties:
Ashland | Crawford | Defiance | Erie | Fulton | Hancock | Henry | Huron | Lorain | Lucas | Medina | Ottawa | Paulding | Putnam | Richland | Sandusky | Seneca | Williams | Wood | Wayne | Wyandot

United States:
Alaska | Idaho | Iowa | Minnesota | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | North Dakota | Oregon | South Dakota | Utah | Washington | Wyoming


Direct Line: 330.490.7171 | Text: 330.919.5906
Email: cmwilson@walsh.edu

Learn more about Cody