Admissions Staff

The List College Admissions staff are here to help guide you through the admissions process and answer any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

Admissions Staff:

Missy Present, Director of Admissions

Melissa Present, who enjoys being called Missy, has recently joined the List College Admissions Office as the director of Admissions. In this role, she works closely with prospective students and their families, college guidance counselors, Columbia University and Barnard College admissions professionals, and the List College staff. She also works with List College tour guides and Admissions interns.

A graduate of the George Washington University with a bachelor of arts in Speech and Hearing Science, Missy also worked at the college as a senior interviewer for the office of undergraduate admissions. While at GW, she served as president of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority and as an executive board member at GW Hillel.

In 2005, Missy accepted a Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellowship at Pierce and Valley Colleges Hillel in Los Angeles, and shortly thereafter returned to Washington DC as the program associate for the fellowship.

Missy comes to List College from Hillel's Schusterman International Center in Washington DC, where she was senior associate for human resources, serving as the lead professional for early-career talent recruitment. Missy also managed Hillel's executive coaching and leadership development programs as well as the Great Place to Work initiative.

Originally from outside Philadelphia, Missy enjoys traveling, biking, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles.

Email Missy at mepresent@jtsa.edu with any questions you may have.

Anna Yanofsky, Admissions Administrative Assistant

Anna Yanofsky is the newest addition to the Admissions Staff at List College. As the school’s admissions administrative assistant, she will be helping students with every aspect of the admissions process, from answering initial questions and booking campus tours and interviews, to making sure that applications are complete and ready for review. Prior to coming to JTS, Anna was an office manager at a dynamic real estate development firm specializing in environmentally sustainable design projects.

Anna’s work background also includes diverse experiences like a stint in the Fine Arts section of Time Out New York Magazine, assisting on film sets, and managing a team of twenty waiters in the restaurant business. Anna graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in English and is passionate about writing. She currently contributes freelance articles to publications including Glamour Magazine. Outside of work Anna takes photographs, reads autobiographies, and explores New York City.

Admissions Interns:

Each year the List College Admissions Office has current students working with the staff as Admissions interns. The Admissions interns have the unique opportunity to act as emissaries to the outside community by representing List College at the United Synagogue Youth (USY) International Convention, UJC’s General Assembly, and various other events.

In addition, Admissions interns plan open houses for prospective students, such as Prospective Student Weekend and Junior Visiting Day.