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Meet the Admissions Staff

If you have questions about applying to Upstate and would like to speak with a member of the Office of Student Admissions, please contact us directly.

Admissions Director

Robert Ruiz
Robert F. Ruiz
Associate Dean, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management
SUNY Upstate Medical University
766 Irving Ave. Suite 1212
Syracuse, NY 13210
admiss@upstate.edu
315 464-4570

Admissions Team

Nakeia Chambers
Nakeia Chambers
Interim Sr. Director of Multicultural Access Programs
Director of Multicultural, Disability & Veterans Affairs
Director of Educational Opportunity Program

Isabelle Appler
Isabelle Appler
Associate Director
of Admissions

Amy Abernatha
Amy Abernatha
Assistant Director
of Admissions

Jennifer Garbutt
Jennifer Garbutt
Admissions Advisor

Denise Markowsky
Denise Markowsky
Admissions Coordinator

Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg
Admissions Application Processor

Devin Leonard
Devin Leonard
Office Manager
Towana Davis
Towana Davis
Office Assistant II for the Office of Multicultural Affairs & Student Inclusion
Derek Sexton
Derek Sexton
Admissions & Transfer Credit Coordinator

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