Albertus Magnus College Names New Director of Admissions
Promotes Home-grown Talent with Gina D’Ambrosca ’14 MBA, ’18 MSMOL
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
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, 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.