Albertus Magnus College Names New Director of Admissions

Promotes Home-grown Talent with Gina D’Ambrosca ’14 MBA, ’18 MSMOL

Gina D'Ambrosca

New Haven, Conn., July 21, 2025 Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce the promotion of Gina D’Ambrosca, ’14 MBA, ’18 MSMOL, as the new Director of Admissions. She brings more than 10 years of counseling and admissions experience serving educational institutions and school systems. After almost a year as Interim Director of Admissions at Albertus, she now officially oversees all aspects of the recruitment and admissions process for the College’s traditional first-year and transfer students —as it celebrates its Centennial Anniversary with the 2025-2026 academic year.

“Gina is not only a seasoned professional but those who work with her describe her as the ‘backbone’ of admissions. That she is and what an exciting time to help lead Albertus’ Admissions Office,” said Vice President for Enrollment Management Brian Fernandes. “As an Albertus graduate, she understands the passion and purpose that students seek in committing to a college. Serving in this critical role, Gina will continue to encourage people to find that personal joy — fulfilling an almost 100-year promise of providing access and opportunity to higher education, life-long learning, and community service.”

A resident of Branford, Conn., D’Ambrosca is a three-time graduate of Albertus, earning her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership. While the bulk of her career has been at Albertus, D’Ambrosca has also worked for the University of Bridgeport as well as Branford Public Schools. She also enjoys serving as a Board Member and volunteer for community-based organizations including St. Anthony’s Church in New Haven.

About Albertus Magnus College

About Albertus Magnus College: Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.