Contact Admissions
Contact Us!
The Saint Mary's College Office of Undergraduate Admissions is open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm in the Visitor's Center in Brother Jerome West Hall.
Phone: (925) 631-4224
Email: smcadmit@stmarys-ca.edu
Meet Our Staff
Chris Krzak
Dean of Admissions
Email: ck29@stmarys-ca.edu
Chris works with applicants from Hawaii and all Lasallian high schools in California.
Craig Means, MA ’02
Director of Transfer Admissions
Admissions Athletic Liaison
Craig works with Transfer applicants from the following areas:
Out of State: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Craig works with First-Year applicants in the following areas:
Out of State: Nevada
Email: cmeans@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4226
Gabrielle Tolentino
Director of First-Year Admissions
Gabrielle works with applicants in the following areas:
California County: Contra Costa (Cities: Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda), Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo County, and Ventura.
Out of State: Washington and Oregon.
Email: gvt1@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-8767
Scot McClamma
Assistant Dean, International Admissions
Scot works with applicants in the following areas:
Out of State: All international applicants, Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
California Counties: Napa, Solano, and Sonoma.
Email: slm27@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4057
James Gilbey
Assistant Director of Admissions
Southern California Regional Recruitment Coordinator
James works with applicants in the following areas:
California County: Imperial, Orange County, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Out of State: Texas
Email: jmg51@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4740
Ryan Brinkman
Assistant Director of Admissions
Southern California Regional Recruitment Coordinator
Ryan works with applicants in the following areas:
California County: Los Angeles, Riverside
Out of State: Arizona, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Email: rjb17@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4224
Leshae Robinson
Assistant Director of Admissions, Transfer Recruitment
Leshae works with Transfer applicants in the following areas:
California: All counties
Email: ler6@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4125
Sarah Shaughnessy ’22
Assistant Director for Campus Visit Experience and Visit Center Coordinator
Sarah works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Contra Costa (cities: Martinez, Clayton, Concord, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Pleasant Hill).
Email: sms33@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4063
Mateo Buack
Admissions Counselor
Mateo works with First-Year applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Contra Costa (Cities: Antioch, Brentwood, Crockett, Discovery Bay, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Richmond, Rodeo, and San Pablo), Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz.
Out of State: Guam, Kansas, Mariana Islands, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, West Virginia.
Mateo works with Transfer applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Diego, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tulare and Yolo.
Email: mjb44@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4745
Justin Howard ’19
Admissions Counselor
Justin works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Alameda, Oakland, and San Francisco.
Out of state: Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Utah.
Email: jch7@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-5073
Isaac Serrano Torres ’25
Admissions Counselor
Isaac works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Merced, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, and Yuba.
Out of State: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Wisconsin.
Email: is20@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4071
Julia Oliveira Gutierrez '23, MBA ’25
Admissions Counselor
Julia works with applicants in the following areas:
California Counties: Marin, San Jose, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.
Out of State: Maryland, District of Columbia
Email: jbo2@stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4731
