Contact Semester at Sea Admissions

Welcome to the beginning of your journey around the world! We are excited for you to take this step, and we are happy to help. Our recruiters are located in regions across the U.S. and we have a dedicated recruiter to support international students. Please contact your appropriate counselor, by the region in which your school is located. If you are not currently enrolled at a college or university, please contact a counselor based on your current address.

Please contact the Office of Admission with any questions regarding the application process or the program in general. Call 1.800.854.0195, email admission@semesteratsea.org or contact an Admissions Counselor directly (see below).

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Student Admissions Team

ANDREW SIEVING

Senior Regional Director of Enrollment
Email: asieving@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.238.8129
Admissions Region: West + Mexico and Puerto Rico
States: California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, Mexico

AMY LEPP

Regional Director of Enrollment
Email: alepp@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.238.8184
Admissions Region: Mountain & Southwest and UWC Davis Students
States: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

I work with International Students! (except Mexico & UWC Davis Students)

WHITNEY COHEN

Regional Director of Enrollment
Email: wcohen@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.238.8322
Admissions Region: Midwest + International (except Mexico and UWC Davis Students)
States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

HANNAH ZIMMERER

Regional Director of Enrollment
Email: hzimmerer@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.432.9033
Admissions Region: Southeast
States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

HOLLY TAWIL

Senior Regional Director of Enrollment
Email: htawil@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.238.8289
Admissions Region: Northeast
States: Connecticut, Washington D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia

Student Support Services Team

Once a student has confirmed their spot on an upcoming voyage by paying their confirmation deposit, our Student Services team will help with course registration, passport and visas, medical clearance and more. Students will find their assigned advisor in their deposit confirmation email.

LISA CHESSON

Advisor, Student Support Services
Email: lchesson@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.238.8054

CARLOS VASQUEZ

Advisor, Student Support Services
Email: cvazquez@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.293.3312

Enrollment & Student Support Services Leadership

KATE LILLY

Director, Student Support Services
Email: klilly@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.293.3316

KALLAN PICHA

Director of Enrollment and University Relations
Email: kpicha@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.293.3295

LAURA ROTH

Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Email: lroth@isevoyages.org
Phone: 970.300.2117