Admissions Counselors
Matt Hargis
Senior Associate Director for Recruitment
Email: mhargis@uark.edu
Matt Hargis is the Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, heading up the campus visit program. He is originally from Texarkana, Texas, and he graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a marketing major.
Kristen Davidson
Tour Coordinator
Email: kparnell@uark.edu
Kristen Davidson is the Tour Coordinator and the advisor for the Student Ambassador program. She is from Fayetteville, Arkansas, and she is currently working on her undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas.
Kaley Brydon
Assistant Tour Coordinator
Email: kebrydon@uark.edu
Kaley Brydon is the Assistant Tour Coordinator at the University of Arkansas. She is a native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated from the U of A in 2011, where she majored in Communication and minored in Art/Visual Design.
In-State Admissions
Rafael Arciga Garcia
Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment
Email: rarciga@uark.edu
Northwest Arkansas
Rafael Arciga Garcia is an admissions counselor for Northwest Arkansas, and the Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment. Rafael is originally from Mexico, but he came to Arkansas at the age of fourteen. Rafael graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.
Cordale Boyd
Admissions Counselor
Email: cordale@uark.edu
Northwest Arkansas
Cordale Boyd is an Admissions Counselor for Northwest Arkansas. He is originally from Memphis, TN. He graduated from the University of Arkansas where he earned a degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice, and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration.
Tara Carr
Senior Assistant Director
Email: taracarr@uark.edu
State-wide
Tara Carr is the Senior Assistant Director of New Student Orientation and an in-state admissions counselor. She was born and raised in Texarkana, Texas, but spent eight years living in Virginia. She attended Longwood University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a concentration in Mass Media.
Chad Cox
Senior Assistant Director
Email: chadc@uark.edu
State-wide
Chad Cox is Senior Assistant Director of Recruitment for all of Arkansas and assists with New Student Orientation. He graduated from the University of the Ozarks with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and is originally from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He is pursuing a Master of Science in Operations Management.
Maci Edwards
Admissions Counselor
Email: macie@uark.edu
Eastern Arkansas
Maci Edwards is an admissions counselor for Eastern Arkansas. She has lived in Arkansas for ten years. As an undergraduate she studied sociology and studied abroad in Ghana and Cuba. Maci has completed graduate courses in geography and geosciences at the University of Arkansas and enjoys exploring the world.
Taylor Power
Senior Admissions Counselor
Email: tjpower@uark.edu
Southwest Arkansas
Taylor Power is the admissions counselor for Southwest Arkansas. She is originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Taylor graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Admissions Counselor
Email: grodri@uark.edu
Global Campus & Central Arkansas
Guadalupe Rodriguez is an admissions counselor for Global Campus and Central Arkansas. Originally from Houston, Texas, Guadalupe graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a doctorate from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Yesenia Sanderson
Admissions Counselor
Email: ylopez@uark.edu
North Central Arkansas
Yesenia Sanderson is the admissions counselor for North Central Arkansas. She is from Springdale, Arkansas, and graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology.
Isabel Villanueva
Admissions Counselor
Email: isabelv@uark.edu
Central Arkansas
Isabel Villanueva is the admissions counselor for Central Arkansas. She is originally from Westchester County, New York and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Science & Technology Studies.
Jessica Williams
Senior Assistant Director
Email: jesswill@uark.edu
Eastern Arkansas
Jessica Williams is the Eastern Arkansas Senior Assistant Director of Recruitment. She is originally from El Dorado, Kansas. She graduated from St. Lawrence University in New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and is currently pursuing a Master in Higher Education at the University of Arkansas.
Out-of-State Admissions
Jennifer Fowler
Associate Director for National Recruitment
Email: fowlerj@uark.edu
Dallas and North Texas
Jennifer Fowler is the Associate Director for National Recruitment. She is originally from Jasper, Arkansas, and she graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in accounting. She currently resides in Dallas as a regional recruiter for the University of Arkansas.
Kimberly Clark
Senior Assistant Director
Email: kkclark@uark.edu
Illinois, California, and Northeastern USA
Kimberly Clark is the Senior Assistant Director of Admissions for Illinois, California, and the Northeastern United States. She is originally from Michigan and graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management. She also earned a Master of Science in College Student Personnel Services and Administration from the University of Central Arkansas. She is a regional recruiter working out of the Chicago area.
Brook East
Admissions Counselor
Email: beeast@uark.edu
Oklahoma
Brook East is the admissions counselor for Oklahoma. Originally from Royse City, Texas, Brook graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She is currently working on a Master of Education in Higher Education concentrating in Student Affairs.
Lexi Meador
Assistant Director
Email: ameador@uark.edu
Fort Worth, Central & South Texas, Louisiana
Lexi Meador is the admissions counselor for Austin, Houston and South Texas as well as Louisiana. She is originally from Arlington, Texas and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders. She is a regional recruiter based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Rachelle Prince
Assistant Director
Email: raprince@uark.edu
Colorado and Western USA
Rachelle Prince is an admissions counselor for Colorado and the Western United States. She is originally from Lincoln, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy. She is a regional recruiter working out of the Denver area.
Lauren Samuelson
Admissions Counselor
Email: lesamuel@uark.edu
Kansas & Missouri
Lauren Samuelson is the admissions counselor for Kansas and Missouri. She is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. She graduated from Centre College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Baylor University with a Masters in Higher Education.
Paige Serzen
Senior Admissions Counselor
Email: serzen@uark.edu
Tennessee and Southeastern USA
Paige Serzen is the admissions counselor for Tennessee and the Southeastern US. She is originally from Durango, Colorado and graduated magna cum laude from Auburn University with a degree in public relations in May 2016.
Specialized Recruitment
Rafael Arciga Garcia
Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment
Email: rarciga@uark.edu
Diversity Counselor
Rafael Arciga Garcia is the Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment. Rafael is originally from Mexico, but he came to Arkansas at the age of fourteen. Rafael graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.
Chad Cox
Senior Assistant Director
Email: chadc@uark.edu
Campus Recruitment and National Merit Scholars
Chad Cox is the Senior Assistant Director of Recruitment for National Merit Scholars. He works with National Merit Scholars from all geographic areas and graduated from the University of the Ozarks with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Originally from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, he is pursuing a Master of Science in Operations Management.
Zach Meyer
Admissions Counselor
Email: zmeyer@uark.edu
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Zach Meyer is the admissions counselor for Fulbright College. He is from Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Zach is pursuing a Master of Arts in English Literature.
Olga Murcia
Admissions Counselor
Email: omurcia@uark.edu
Transfer Central
Olga Murcia is an admissions counselor for Transfer Central. Olga is originally from Santa Rosa, California and graduated high school in Springdale, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies.
Christopher Robinson
Senior Admissions Counselor
Email: carobins@uark.edu
Transfer Central and Diversity Outreach
Christopher Robinson is an admissions counselor for Transfer Central and Diversity Outreach. Christopher is originally from Houston, TX and graduated high school in North Little Rock. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Computer Information Systems and a Bachelor of Social Work.
Bailey Younger
Admissions Counselor
Email: byounger@uark.edu
College of Education and Health Professions
Bailey Younger is the admissions counselor for the College of Education and Health Professions. She is originally from Bentonville, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management in May 2018.