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Recruitment Team
At the University of South Alabama, we believe in the importance of providing personal attention to each individual within the context of the university admissions process. Our admissions counselors will be available and accessible to you throughout the college search and application process.
Use the Find Your Admissions Counselor page and select the options that will help you to find your personal recruitment counselor or choose from the list below.
Kristin Odom
Director
New Student Recruitment
Local Schools: Bayside Academy, UMS-Wright
Bethany Brown
Associate Director
New Student Recruitment
Local Schools: Baker, Davidson
AL Counties: Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox
Kristi Clayton
Senior Admissions Officer
Local Schools: Alabama School of Math & Science, Chicasaw, Mary G. Montgomery, Saraland
Alabama Counties: Baldwin
Other Areas: Military
Courtney Varner
Recruitment Counselor- Transfer & Second Bachelor's
Local Community Colleges: Bishop State, Coastal Alabama, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pensacola State
AL Counties for Transfer Students: Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox
Other States for Transfer Students: Florida, Mississippi, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming
Lindsay Laubenthal
Recruitment Counselor, Orientation
Local Schools: St. Paul's Episcopal, St. Luke's Episcopal, McGill-Toolen Catholic HS
AL Counties: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike
Mary Catherine Nall
Admissions Officer
Local Schools:
Citronelle, Cottage Hill Christian, Faith Academy, Mobile Christian, Satsuma
Other States: Florida
Trey Johnson
Admissions Officer
Local Schools: Alma Bryant, Murphy, Theodore
Other States: Mississippi Service Area Counties- George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Perry, Stone
James Barlow
Recruitment Counselor
Local Schools: Al-Iman Academy, BC Rain, Blount, Leflore, Vigor, Williamson
Other: Homeschool students
AL Counties: Bibb, Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter
Other States: All Mississippi Counties other than George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Perry & Stone
Regional Recruiters
Mike Hryndza
Assistant Director, Out-of-State Regional Student Recruitment
Primary States: Illinois, Ohio
Other States: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Jennifer Henderson
Senior Admissions Officer, In-State Regional Student Recruitment
AL Counties: Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker
Jade Chappell
Admissions Officer
AL Counties: Blount, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Winston
Other States: Tennessee
Kathryn Bandy
Admissions Officer
AL Counties: Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Randolph, Russell, Tallapoosa
Anna Buie
Admissions Officer
AL Community Colleges: Central Alabama, Chattahoochee Valley, Enterprise State, Ingram State, LB Wallace, Southern Union State, Trenholm State, Calhoun State, Drake State, GC Wallace, NE Alabama, NW-Shoals, Snead State, Marion Military, Reid State, Bevill State, Shelton State, Gadsden State, Jefferson State, Lawson State
Other States for Transfer Students: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Caitlin Gibson
Regional Admissions Officer
Resides in Atlanta, GA
Primary State: Georgia
Other States: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Ben Primes
Regional Admissions Officer
Resides in New Orleans, LA
Primary State: Louisiana
Other States: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota
Kandace Cox
Regional Admissions Officer
Resides in Houston, TX
Primary States: Texas
Other States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Communication Center
Serena McCovery
Associate Director
Communication Center
Office: (251) 460-6582
serenamccovery@southalabama.edu