• Design and implement a comprehensive 9th-12th grade college counseling program for the approximately 190 students, and their families, in the Upper School that aligns with our mission and values as a Quaker school • Manage a full-time Associate Director of College Counseling, evaluating their performance and supporting their professional development• Advise 20-30 juniors and seniors, which includes building college lists, reviewing and editing essays, preparing for interviews, writing recommendation letters, and guiding families through the financial aid process • Develop the curriculum for and facilitate a semester-long Junior College Seminar and Senior College Seminar • Seek out and maintain partnerships with college counseling offices of area independent schools for joint programming • Coordinate the administration of the PSAT and practice ACT for sophomores and juniors• Serve as a member of the Upper School Leadership Team to help create, evaluate, and uphold Upper School policies, practices, and culture • Selected by the Head of School to participate in our Strategic Planning Team to co-create the strategic initiatives for school• Present annually to the Head of School and Board of Trustees

Readers review applications for the Cooke Young Scholars Program, Cooke College Scholarship Program, or the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship through a remote committee-based evaluation model.

• Advised 30-40 juniors and seniors and their families throughout the college admissions process• Liaised with the Dean’s Office and the Office of Counseling & Guidance to ensure the social and emotional well-being of each students in my counseling load • Developed and maintain ties with admissions officers by visiting colleges and participating in local and national conferences to keep abreast of any trends or developments that could impact our students• Designed the curriculum for a six-week college admissions course for juniors that covers all of the philosophical and practical elements of the college admissions process, with a particular focus on social-emotional learning • Developed content and lesson plans for annual case studies program, introducing the notion of holistic admissions to students and families• Planned and lead a week-long college tour for approximately 45 juniors during spring break• Advised the LGBTQ+ and Latinx affinity groups• Co-created curriculum for a trimester-long weekly seminar entitled, “Seminar on Identity.”• Co-created and co-facilitated a monthly three-hour seminar during the academic year for 30 faculty/staff members where participants explore their intersecting identities, systems of power, oppression, and privilege to help connect how these factors impact our school and classroom

Recruitment, Evaluation, and Selection• Created a multi-year strategy plan for Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada that focuses on building stronger relationships with counseling communities, hosting meaningful community events, and serving as a resource to under-resourced communities. Efforts yielded a 3% increase in applications in these territories.• Oversaw the review and pre-read of four Division I athletic teams• Read and evaluated applicants across the West coast for fit with institutional goals and priorities utilizing Committee-Based Evaluation• Presented and assisted in the selection committee across Penn's four undergraduate schools Multicultural Recruitment• Managed and developed a comprehensive recruitment and yield plan to meet the needs and interests of Latinx students and families • Guided and informed Admissions Officers on data-driven approaches to best recruit Latinx students in their respective territories • Liased between Penn Admissions and the Center for Hispanic Excellence: La Casa Latina• Served on the Equity and Access team to plan programs that introduced students, families, and community-based organizations to Penn and highly selective admissionsYield • Led a team of 7 admissions officers as the logistics captain for Penn’s yield events, which included managing all of our partnerships with on-campus departments, leading weekly planning meetings, recruiting and training hosts for our admitted students, and serving as the point-person during the days of the events

• Reviewed and evaluated applications for admittance into a highly selective leadership and academic development program for students from socioeconomically disadvantaged• Assessed applicants’ academic history, extra-curricular activities, letters of recommendation, essays, standardized test scores, and potential for leadership• Participated in review committees to select future scholars

• Responded to all project inquiries and activities for the Language & Development in the Context of the Disciplines (LDCD) program• Coordinated arrangements for all LDCD project meetings, conferences, and seminars• Entered evaluation and other pertinent data into the SPSS data system• Maintained all LDCD project-related files, including student files, correspondence, evaluation files, and performance reports

• Supervised and mentored a group of five high school interns in data collection and professional development• Managed school district data for research grants• Orchestrated the recruitment and interviews for perspective employees

• Counseled 42 pre-freshman students, who came from academically and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, in social, educational, and adjustment related concerns• Monitored students’ social and mental health throughout the duration of the program• Planned weekly co-curricular social activities• Served as a liaison between residential student staff and the Opportunity Program professional staff

• Conducted qualitative interviews with randomly selected sophomores exploring social and academic themes that arise during the sophomore year• Transcribed and analyzed 33 qualitative interviews• Synthesized data into formal research report, which was formally presented in a symposium at the end of the summer