Meet the Admission Staff

Walter Caffey
Vice President for Enrollment
Dean of Admission & Student Aid
caffey_walter@wheatoncollege.edu

Jeff Cutting
Associate Vice President of Enrollment, Strategic Analyst
cutting_jeff@wheatoncollege.edu

Wanda Suriel
Director of Admission
suriel_wanda@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Massachusetts (Boston), International: Africa, Canada, Caribbean, and Latin America, U.S. Territories and Homeschool Students

Kristen Cahalane-Petchar ’05
Senior Associate Director of Admission, Coordinator of Transfer Admission
cahalane_kristen@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Massachusetts (Metrowest), New York ( Bronx and Manhattan), Other U.S. (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, N. Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, S. Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, New Mexico), and Transfer Students

Jason Laperriere
Senior Associate Director of Admission
laperriere_jason@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: California, Oregon, Washington, International: Asia, Australia and Europe

Majay Charley
Senior Assistant Director of Admission/Coordinator of Diversity & Access Initiatives
charley_majay@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Massachusetts (South Worcester County), Connecticut (Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Tolland, Windham Counties, New Haven), Florida, Georgia, New York (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island), North Carolina, South Carolina

James Falconer
Senior Assistant Director of Admission
falconer_james@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Massachusetts (North Shore), Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Olivia Bullock ‘23
Assistant Director of Admission
bullock_olivia@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Massachusetts (Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk Counties), New York (Upstate and Western), Texas and Illinois

Allison Chaves ’21
Assistant Director of Admission
chaves_allison@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: areas of New England

Jadyn Ruzzano ’22
Assistant Director of Admission
ruzzano_jadyn@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts (South Shore/Bristol County), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia

Colby Wagner 
Assistant Director of Admission
wagner_colby@wheatoncollege.edu

Territories: Connecticut (Fairfield, Litchfield and Waterbury Counties), Massachusetts (Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and western Middlesex counties), New York (Long Island & Westchester County)