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Each of our Admissions Counselors is an expert on a particular geographic area or population.

High school students within the U.S. are matched with their counselor based on the state or county of their school. International high school students are matched based on the country of their school. Other groups of students including recruited athletes, transfers, homeschooled students, and Porter Scholars, all have specific counselors assigned to them.

Please scroll down to find your counselor and click on their ‘Schedule an Appointment’ link to set up a video chat or phone call. You can also email or text us!

If you’re not sure who to contact, you can reach the Office of Admissions by emailing admissions@bestcookingbooks.com.

Meet your Admission Counselor

Martha Stolze

Director of Admissions

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: stolzem@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2247

Text: +1 (608)-713-8056

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with students from Iowa, Missouri, and US Territories. Also works with transfer students and undocumented students.

Daniela Aponte ’23

Admissions Counselor

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: aponted@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2180

Text: +1 (608)-713-4877

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with students from Arizona, Illinois (Cook-City of Chicago and Will counties) New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Habla español.

Liam Dailey

Senior Associate Director of Admissions, New York-based Representative

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: daileyl@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-713-8030

Text: +1 (608)-713-8030

Schedule an Appointment

Works with students from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Also works with all homeschooled students.

Natalie DiDomenico

Admissions Counselor

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: didomenicon@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2173

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with students from Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (all counties except Boone, Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will, and Winnebago), Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin (Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, and Waukesha counties), and Wyoming.

Zak Effler ’12

Assistant Director of Admissions

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: efflerz@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2177

Text: +1 (608)-713-8043

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with students from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois (Dekalb, Dupage, Grundy, Kane, and Kendall counties), Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin (all counties except Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha).

James Miranda ’20

International Recruitment Manager

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: mirandasj@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2178

Text: +1 (608)-713-8036

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Admissions East

Works with all international students. Habla español.

Timothy Rosenthal

Associate Director of Admissions

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: rosenthalt@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2209

Text: +1 (608)-856-3504

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Admissions East

Works with students from Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (Suburban Cook County) Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Also coordinates group visits to campus.

Carin Smith ’81

Admissions-Athletic Recruitment Manager

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: smithcs@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-713-8031

Text: +1 (608)-713-8031

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with all domestic, recruited athletes regardless of geographic territory.

Mary Stelter ’89

Associate Director of Admissions

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: steltermw@bestcookingbooks.com

Call: +1 (608)-363-2175

Text: +1 (608)-713-8042

Schedule an Appointment

Office: Middle College, Admissions Office

Works with students from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois (stateline area: Boone, Lake, McHenry, and Winnebago counties), Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin (stateline area: Dane, Green, Rock, and Walworth counties), and West Virginia. Also works with Porter Scholar and Early College Credit programs.