
Admissions Team
Meet the Team
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Emily Brighi, she/her
Associate Director of Admissions
International Student Coordinator
ebrighi@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5028 + text: 207.560.0255Emily is the undergraduate admissions counselor for all transfer students, all students from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and Washington, as well as international students, students from U.S. territories, and Veterans.
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Jen Campanaro, she/her
Director of Admissions
jcampanaro@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5023![an image]()
Elyse Grams MFA '20, she/her
Assistant Director of Admissions
elyse.grams-staff@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5024 | text: 207.560.0919Elyse is the undergraduate admissions counselor for New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas. She is the graduate admissions counselor for the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
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Ian Colwell '20, they/them
Admissions Counselor
icolwell@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5022 | text: 207.560.0171Ian is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Connecticut and Maine.
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London Dupere '08, she/her
Senior Admissions Counselor
ldupere@meca.edu
office + text: 207.939.1035London is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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Demetri Espinosa, he/him
Admissions Counselor
despinosa@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5069 | text: 207.387.8342Demetri is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Massachusetts.
Leigh Kapantais '24, she/any
Admissions Counselor
lkapantais@meca.eduLeigh is the undergraduate admissions counselor for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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Sage Sylvia, she/her
Admissions Administrative Coordinator
ssylvia@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5026![an image]()
Joel Tsui '16, Salt '17, MFA '19, he/him
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
joel.tsui-staff@meca.edu
office + text: 207.420.0022Joel is the admissions coordinator for all graduate programs. He is the primary contact for applicants to the Master of Fine Arts and Salt Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies, and supports Elyse Grams in recruitment work for the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
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Autumn Noel, she/her
Admissions CRM Coordinator
autumn.noel@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5026![an image]()
Demi Talbot, she/her
Admissions Communications & Events Manager
dtalbot@meca.edu
office: 207.699.5026
We would love to hear from you!
For general inquiries, please send an email to the Office of Admissions at admissions@meca.edu or contact us by phone at 800.699.1509.









