Meet Our Admission Officers

If your county, state, or country is not listed, please send your inquiry to admission@cmc.edu.

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Jennifer Sandoval-Dancs

Associate Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid

(909) 621-8088

Territories

States: Arizona

About Jennifer

Hometown: Upland, California
High School: St. Lucy’s Priory High School (Glendora, CA)
College: University of Southern California
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Joined CMC Admission: 2005

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Omar Zazueta

Senior Director of Admission

(909) 607-7914

Territories

States: Connecticut, Hawaii, New York

About Omar

Hometown: Ukiah, California
High School: Ukiah High School (Ukiah, CA)
College: Saint Mary’s College of California
Graduate School: Saint Mary’s College of California
Joined CMC Admission: 2015

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Clint Gasaway

Senior Director of Recruitment

(909) 621-8088

Territories

States: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

About Clint

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
High School: John Marshall High School
College: Wabash College
Joined CMC Admission: 2021

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Jennifer Hirsch

Senior Associate Dean of International Admission

(909) 607-2772

Territories

International: Africa, Australia and Oceania, Europe, Middle East, East and Southeast Asia, and all other international territories not assigned

About Jennifer

Hometown: Irvine, California
High School: Irvine High School (Irvine, CA)
College: Chapman University
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Joined CMC Admission: 2015

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Jerry Morrison

Associate Dean of Admission for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives

(909) 607-5422

Territories

California: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties

About Jerry

Hometown: Rialto, California
High School: Eisenhower High School
College: Loyola Marymount University
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Joined CMC Admission: 2021

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Maureen Ruiz-Sundstrom

Associate Dean of Admission

(909) 607-7877

Territories

States: Illinois

About Maureen

Hometown: Grew up in various parts of Latin America
High School: International School of Panama
College: Harvey Mudd College
Graduate School: Claremont Graduate University
Joined CMC Admission: 2021

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Joie Cummings

Senior Assistant Dean of Admission

(909) 607-5678

Territories

States: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
California: Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Diego, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Madera, and Kern counties

About Joie

Hometown: Easley, South Carolina
High School: Easley High School (Easley, SC)
College: College of Charleston
Graduate School: Boston College
Joined CMC Admission: 2018

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Rachelle Ehrman

Senior Assistant Dean of Admission

(909)-667-1374

Territories

California: Los Angeles Independent Schools
States: Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
International: Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Central and South Asia

About Rachelle

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
High School: T.C. Williams High School (Alexandria, VA
College: Colgate University
Graduate School: Claremont Graduate University
Joined CMC Admission: 2020

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Jessica Cantos

Assistant Dean of Admission

(909) 607-5679

Territories

States: Florida, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Alaska
California: Los Angeles Public Schools, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz

About Jessica

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
High School: School of History and Dramatic Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
College: Dartmouth College
Graduate School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Joined CMC Admission: 2021

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Alan Hernandez

Admission Counselor

(909) 607-5679

Territories

States: Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota,Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
California: Central Coast, Santa Barbara, West Ventura, Orange County

About Alan

Hometown: Fontana, CA
High School: Los Osos High School (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
College: Claremont McKenna College
Joined CMC Admission: 2022

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Stephanie Morales Lopez

Assistant Dean of Admission

(909) 607-2713

Territories

States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia
California: Contra Costa County, Oakland, Alameda County

About Stephanie

Hometown: Riverside, California
High School: Norte Vista High School
College: Bucknell University
Joined CMC Admission: 2022