Meet the Admission Staff

Thyra Briggs

Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid

• Hometown: Concord, MA
• High school: Concord-Carlisle High School

Territories

• States: Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
• International: Canada, Europe, South Asia

Peter Osgood

Director of Admission

• Hometown: Seattle, WA
• High school: Lakeside School

Territories

• States: Alaska, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
• California: Burbank, Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena, South Bay of Los Angeles
• International: Central and East Asia

Raissa Diamante

Director of Enrollment Strategies and Operations

• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• High school: North Hollywood High School

Territories

• States: Nevada, New York, Ohio
• International: APO, DPO

Jason Santiago ’07

Associate Director of Admission

• Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• High School: Rancho Cucamonga High School

Territories

• States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah
• California: High Desert, Imperial Valley, Inland Empire, Peninsula and South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area
• International: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia

Maureen Ruiz-Sundstrom ’10

Associate Director of Admission

• Hablo español
• Hometown: I grew up in various parts of Latin America
• High School: International School of Panama

Territories

• States: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Wisconsin
• California: Central Coast, Central Valley, East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, Marin County, San Gabriel Valley, San Francisco
• International: Caribbean, Latin America

Roberto Peña

Assistant Director of Admission

• Hablo español
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• High School: Woodrow Wilson High School

Territories

• States: Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
• California: City of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego County
• International: Africa, Middle East

Shayla Bezjak-Martinez

Admission Counselor

• Hometown: Denver, CO
• High school: Wheat Ridge High School

Territories

• States: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina
• California: Far North, Sacramento, San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara, Valley of the Moon, Ventura County

Lauren Brown

Operations Assistant

• Hometown: Rosemead, CA
• High School: Nogales High School