Jump Start Staff Bios
Professional and Instructional Staff

Melissa Evans
Executive Director of Enrollment
Hometown: Waddington, NY

Katie Kennedy
Jump Start Director
Hometown: Schenectady, NY

Kathleen Pearson
Online Student Facilitator
Hometown: Canton, NY

Andrew Fitch
Student Success & Peer Mentor Coordinator
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Class Year: 2019 & 2021
Peer Mentors

Debora Bartosova
Hometown: Teplice, Czech Republic / Rochester, NY
Major: Veterinary Technology
Class Year: 2020, 2023


Ryan Lee
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA / Canton, NY
Major: Graphic and Multimedia Design, Applied Psychology
Class Year: 2020, 2023

Office of Admissions
Wicks Hall 021
SUNY Canton
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, NY 13617
(315) 386-7123 or
1-800-388-7123
Fax: (315) 386-7929
admissions@canton.edu
transfer@canton.edu