Admission Office Personnel

Welcome to Williston's Office of Admission. Our office consists of admission officers and support staff members. Please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to answer any questions you might have about the school or arrange a campus tour and interview.

Ann C. Pickrell, Director of Admission 

Ann Pickrell has been at Williston since 1982. She coaches varsity field hockey and varsity girls' golf, and she is a member of the senior administrative staff.

Chris Dietrich, Director of Financial Aid
Chris Dietrich rejoined the Admission Office in 2011, after leaving us in 2003. In between, he held positions at the Taft School and Loomis Chaffee. He lives on campus with his family and is the head boys' lacrosse coach.

Allison L. Marsland, Associate Director of Admission

Allison Marsland has been a member of the Admission Office since 1992. She is dorm head of 194 Main Street (the 9th grade boys' dorm), where she lives with her partner, Maria Rello, and their three sons, Denison '13, Zachary, and Matteo.

Derek Cunha, Assistant Director of Admission
Derek Cunha has been a member of the Admission Office since 2006. Derek coaches varsity boys' ice hockey and is a dorm parent in Memorial Hall West.

Mike Athas, Admission Officer
Mike Athas joined the Admission Office in 2009. He coaches boys' varsity basketball and boys' JV baseball. He lives in Memorial Hall with his wife Taryn and daughter Olivia.

Kathie Morrison P'02, Admission Office Manager
Kathie Morrison has worked in the Admission Office since 1994. Her daughter, Emma, graduated from Williston in 2002.

Beth Dietz, Admission Assistant
Beth joined the Admission Office in 2010. She lives locally with her family.

Nicole Fitzpatrick, Administrative Assistant
Nikki joined the Admission Office in 2011. She is a graduate of Springfield College and previously taught at Putnam High School in Springfield.

Marie Murray P'08, '10, Admission Receptionist
Marie also joined the Admission Office in 2011. She is a former Williston trustee and past president of Williston's Parents' Association. Her children Emma and Tim are Williston graduates.