Meet the Undergraduate Admission Team

Armando Bocanegra

(B.S. Mechanical Engineering '20)

Assistant Director of First Year Enrollment & Partnerships

312.567.6935
abocanegra@illinoistech.edu

Territories: CA, CPS Partnerships, Cristo Rey Network, Chicago Difference Initiative, Hope Scholars, Chicago Scholars, Runway 606

Special Programs: Alumni Engagement liaison, Dream.US liaison, Robotics Coordinator

Ada Hulseberg

Senior Admission Counselor

312.567.5189
ahulseberg@illinoistech.edu

Illinois: West/Southwest Chicago Suburbs of Chicago (Naperville, Plainfield, Aurora), Kendall County, Du Page County, Kane County

Territories: CT, DC, IA, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT

Special Programs: esports Coordinator 

Luis Rodriguez

Senior Admission Counselor

312.567.6936
lrodriguez13@illinoistech.edu

Illinois: Southwest Chicago Suburbs of Chicago (Joliet, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Homewood), Bureau County, Putnam County, Champaign, Springfield, Peoria

Territories: IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI 

Special Programs: NROTC Coordinator

LaKesha Howard-Williams

Admission Counselor

312.567.3037
lhowardwilliams@illinoistech.edu

Illinois: Southern Chicago Public Schools, Southern Chicago Private Schools, Chicago Noble Network

Territories: AR, FL, LA, MS, OK, TX, US Territories

Jacob Moossy

Admission Counselor

312.567.5239
jmoossy@illinoistech.edu 

Illinois: North/Northwest Chicago Suburbs of Chicago (Niles, Schaumburg, Glenview, Evanston, Skokie)

Territories: AL, DE, GA, KY, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV

Alejandra Melesio

Admission Counselor

312.567.3571
amelesio@illinoistech.edu

Illinois: Northern Chicago Public Schools, Northern Chicago Private Schools

Territories: AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Laura Kim  

Assistant Director - Recruitment & Partnerships   
skim201@illinoistech.edu 
Territories: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan

Kevin Xu Ye

Manager
kxuye@illinoistech.edu
Territories: China, Mongolia 

Hathaway (Shuhan) Yang

Specialist  
syang83@illinoistech.edu
Territories: China, Mongolia  

Raghunath Thota

Associate Director (South Asia and Middle East)   
rthota2@illinoistech.edu   

Vignesh Chandrasekar

International Recruitment Managerr
vchandrasekar@illinoistech.edu   

Vikram G  

Senior Enrollment Counselor   
vg@illinoistech.edu
Territories: South Asia, Africa    

Akshay Dalvi

Senior Enrollment Counselor   
adalvi4@illinoistech.edu
Territories: South Asia, Central Asia    

Devika Agarwal  

Enrollment Counselor  
dagarwal2@illinoistech.edu
Territories: South Asia, Southeast Asia    

Rituparna Dutta   

Enrollment Counselor   
rdutta4@illinoistech.edu
Territories: South Asia   

Vignesh Chandrasekar

International Recruitment Manager
vchandrasekar@illinoistech.edu
Territories: South Asia, Middle East 

Vikram G  

Senior Enrollment Counselor   
vg@illinoistech.edu   

Marina Oliveira Passos

Assistant Director - Recruitment & Partnerships
moliveirapassos@illinoistech.edu
Territories: Latin America and Caribbean

Michelle Moery

Assistant Director of International Recruitment
312.567.5293
mmoery@illinoistech.edu
Territories: Canada, Europe, Oceania 

Devon Jefferson

Transfer Partnership Manager

312.567.3503
djefferson2@illinoistech.edu

Territories: City Colleges of Chicago (Harold Washington College, Harry S Truman College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Richard J Daley College, Wilbur Wright College), Prairie State College

States: AL, AS, CT, DC, DE, FL*, GA, FM, GU, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MH, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, PW, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, VT, WV

*Excluding Out-Of-State Pathway Schools

Special Programs: Ascend, CCC Engineering Pathway, CCC Computing Pathway 

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Lauren Kessler

Assistant Director of Transfer Recruitment

312.567.3715
lkessler@illinoistech.edu

Territories: College of DuPage, College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, Harper College, Joliet Junior College, Oakton College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Triton College
Out-of-State Pathways: Contra Costa Community College District (Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Los Medanos College), Orange Coast College, San Mateo County Community College District (Cañada College, College of San Mateo, Skyline College), Santa Barbara City College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Green River College, Shoreline Community College, Whatcom Community College, Miami Dade College

States: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY,
Special Programs: Out-Of-State Pathways, Honors Transfer Council of California, Coursera (undergraduate level only), Joint Programs, Non-Degree, Post-Baccalaureate/Pre-Med, Columbia College Chicago Course Exchange

Special Programs: Out-Of-State Pathways, Honors Transfer Council of California 

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Janeiya Porter

Transfer Admission Counselor

312.567.3193
jporter13@illinoistech.edu