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Admissions Team

Meet the Team

  • Emily Brighi
    Emily Brighi, she/her

    Assistant Director of Admissions
    International Student Coordinator
    ebrighi@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5028 + text: 207.560.0255

    Emily is the undergraduate admissions counselor for all transfer students, all students from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as international students, students from U.S. territories, and Veterans.

  • Jen Capanaro
    Jen Campanaro, she/her

    Director of Admissions
    jcampanaro@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5023

  • Ian Colwell
    Ian Colwell '20, they/them

    Admissions Counselor
    icolwell@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5022 | text: 207.560.0171

    Ian is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Connecticut, Maine, and Pennsylvania.

  • London Dupere
    London Dupere '08, she/her

    Admissions Counselor
    ldupere@meca.edu
    office + text: 207.939.1035

    London is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

  • Demetri Espinosa
    Demetri Espinosa, he/him

    Admissions Counselor
    despinosa@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5069 | text: 207.387.8342

    Demetri is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

  • Elyse Grams
    Elyse Grams MFA '20, she/her

    Admissions Counselor
    elyse.grams-staff@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5024 | text: 207.560.0919

    Elyse is the undergraduate admissions counselor for New Jersey, New York, and Texas. She is the graduate admissions counselor for the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

  • Sam Graudins, she/they

    Admissions Communications & Events Manager
    sgraudins@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5023

  • Leigh Kapantais '24, she/any

    Admissions Seasonal Recruiter
    lkapantais@meca.edu

    Leigh will be supporting recruitment travel across the country during the fall of 2024.

  • Sage Sylvia
    Sage Sylvia, she/her

    Admissions Administrative Coordinator
    ssylvia@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5026

  • Joel Tsui
    Joel Tsui '16, Salt '17, MFA '19, he/him

    Graduate Admissions Coordinator
    joel.tsui-staff@meca.edu
    office + text: 207.420.0022

    Joel is the admissions coordinator for all graduate programs. He is the primary contact for applicants to the Master of Fine Arts and Salt Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies, and supports Elyse Grams in recruitment work for the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

  • Saide Viens Serna
    Saide Viens Serna, she/her

    Admissions Operations Manager
    sviens@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5053

  • Allie Wittmann
    Allie Wittmann MFA '24, she/her

    Admissions Counselor
    awittmann@meca.edu
    office: 207.699.5027 | text: 207.560.0884

    Allie is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Massachusetts.

We would love to hear from you!

For general inquiries, please send an email to the Office of Admissions at admissions@meca.edu or contact us by phone at 800.699.1509.