NEGAP Leadership

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Alyssa Orlando, Ph.D.
Clark University
president@negap.org

Dr. Alyssa Orlando currently works as the Director of Graduate Admission at Clark University. Prior to Clark, Dr. Orlando worked at numerous institutions in the New England area, serving the GEM profession for the last decade. Alyssa earned her Ph.D. in Leadership in Education in May 2024. Her dissertation research focused on exploring the potential bias within holistic master's admission processes. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ithaca College, and a master's degree in higher education from Boston College.

Lauren Finn (Putnam)
MGH Institute of Health Professions
vp@negap.org

Lauren has over 10 years of experience in graduate enrollment management and currently serves as the Director of Admissions at MGH Institute of Health Professions. In her current role, Lauren oversees admissions and enrollment marketing for the institution. Lauren earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from St. Michael’s College in Winooski, VT and her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) from Nichols College. Lauren has served on the NEGAP Marketing Committee for four years and for two years served as Committee Chair.   

Paul Cincotta Jr.

Bridgewater State University treasurer@negap.org

Paul Cincotta is currently serving as the Assistant Dean in the Office of Graduate Admissions at Bridgewater State University, a public university of about 11,000 students located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  As Assistant Dean, Paul oversees the admissions process and enrollment for over 80 graduate degree and licensure programs.  Paul received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Fairfield University and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Providence College.  

Whitney Kolwicz

Sacred Heart University

secretary@negap.org

Whitney has over 20 years of experience in undergraduate and graduate admissions and currently serves as Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment at Sacred Heart University. She has held a range of roles in undergraduate enrollment, including Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Undergraduate Events, leading campus-wide admissions programming. In a previous role at SHU, she also led student leadership initiatives within the Welch College of Business and Technology. In 2024, Whitney transitioned to graduate admissions, where she supports education programs such as the MAT, Special Education, Literacy, the 6th Year in STEAM, and Play Therapy. She earned her BA from Muhlenberg College and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Higher Education and Student Affairs at SHU. A new NEGAP member, she’s excited to bring her organizational skills and collaborative energy to the secretary role.

Lisa Lombardo 

Yale School of Nursing

marketing@negap.org

Lisa brings extensive marketing and higher education experience to the Marketing Committee and Executive Board. She is currently the Director of Admission at the Yale School of Nursing, and has served as the Director of Recruitment and Marketing at Providence College, as well as a Marketing Specialist and Admissions Officer at the University of Connecticut School of Business. She has earned an Advanced Business Certificate in Digital Marketing Strategy from the UConn School of Business, a Master of Arts from Brooklyn College, and a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College. Lisa served in various capacities on the NEGAP Marketing Committee for the past several years. She is an enthusiastic NAGAP and NEGAP member and looks forward to working with the Marketing Committee on the logo and website redesign projects, as well as Slate implementation.

Andy Crawford

Berklee College of Music & Boston Conservatory at Berklee 

ipp@negap.org

Andy has nearly a decade of higher education admission experience and thirteen years of experience working in marketing, operations, and sales. He now is Associate Dean of Admissions at Berklee Collegeof Music & Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Andy holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Communications from Emmanuel College and MBA from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Andy has been an active member of NAGAP since 2014 and is proud to have been recognized as NAGAP’s 2021 Future Leader Award recipient. He served on the NEGAP Marketing Committee for four years and for two years served as Committee Chair.   

marketing@negap.org 

Valerie Campbell, Bridgewater State University

Manny Cruz, Berklee College of Music

Telese Forbes, Worcester State University 

Elise Lampert (Murphy), University of New England

Lisa Lombardo, Yale School of Nursing

Cristen Meehl, Sacred Heart University

Maya Parry, University of New England 

Sierra Perez, Clark University

pd@negap.org

Corinna Davies, Yale School of Nursing

Telese Forbes, Worcester State University 

Vera Grek, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Emily Hendrickson, Clark University

Nathaniel Hunt, University of New Hampshire

Christina LaChance, New England College of Optometry

Alesha Miller, University of New England

Max Quinn, Tufts University

Christopher Tripp, University of New England