Meet Staff

Meet Your Admission Officer

Yvonne Berumen ’97

Vice President and Dean for Admission & Financial Aid
(She/Her, Habla Español, First-Gen)
yvonne_berumen@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA
High School: El Rancho High School

Recruitment Territories

States: Hawaii

California: East Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley (East), Santa Barbara, Ventura

International: Europe, India, Pakistan, Middle East

Santiago Ybarra

Director of Admission
(He/Him, Habla Español, First-Gen)
santiago_ybarra@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Watsonville, CA
High School: Watsonville High School

Recruitment Territories

States: Illinois, New York

California: Central Coast, Monterey County, Ontario, Riverside, Santa Cruz County, San Bernardino

U.S. Territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa

International: Caribbean, Latin America, Africa

David Girvan

Associate Director of Admission
(He/Him)
david_girvan@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Boston, MA
High School: Norwood High School

Recruitment Territories

States: Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, Wyoming

California: Hollywood, Wilshire

International: Canada, China, Hong Kong

Erin Griffin

Senior Assistant Director of Admission
(She/Her, Habla Español)
erin_griffin@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Carpinteria, CA
High School: Cate School

Recruitment Territories

States: Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin

California: San Fernando Valley (West), San Francisco County, San Mateo County

International: Oceania

Natalia Duran ’19

Assistant Director of Admission
(She/Her, Habla Español)
natalia_duran@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Montclair, CA
High School: Montclair High School

Recruitment Territories

States: Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee

California: Covina & West Covina, Far Northern California, Glendale, Imperial Valley, Inland Empire (LA County), Marin County, Pasadena, Sacramento County, Sonoma, West Covina, Valley of the Moon

Duanduan Hsieh

Assistant Director of Admission
(He/Him, 會講中文, 臺語)
duanduan_hsieh@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Teaneck, NJ and Taipei, Taiwan
High School: Taipei American School

Recruitment Territories

States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia

California: East Bay of San Francisco (Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Oakland), San Diego

International: Asia (excluding China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan)

Kaite Breen

Admission Counselor
(She/Her, First-Gen)
kaitlin_breen@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Upland, CA
High School: Options For Youth

Recruitment Territories

States: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota

California: Central Valley, San Jose, Santa Clara County, West Los Angeles, West Beach of Los Angeles

Nathaniel Carbajal

Admission Counselor
(He/Him, First-Gen)
nathaniel_carbajal@pitzer.edu

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
High School: Duarte High School

Recruitment Territories

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Utah

California: Anaheim, Long Beach, Orange County, Santa Ana, South & South Central Los Angeles, South Bay of Los Angeles, Whittier

Operations and Support Staff

David Dysart

Associate Director of Enrollment Systems
(He/Him)
david_dysart@pitzer.edu

Paloma Barragan

Enrollment Systems Analyst
(She/Her, Habla Español, First-Gen)
paloma_barraganzepeda@pitzer.edu

Gloria Romo

Executive Assistant to the Vice President
(She/Her)
gloria_romo@pitzer.edu

Carol Dysart

Admission Assistant
(She/Her, First-Gen)
melanie_dysart@pitzer.edu