Pioneer Academics 2nd Annual Co-Curricular Summit

Esteemed Speakers

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  Dr. Sascha L. Goluboff

  Director of the Office of Community-Based Learning Professor of Cultural Anthropology Washington & Lee University

  Dr. Goluboff’s work focuses on emotion in a variety of geographical and historical contexts. Mourning and grief in Azerbaijan, hooking up on college campuses, and attachment to home place in Antebellum Virginia — She views emotion as stories — narratives told about self and society, as well as a discourse about interpersonal connections.

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  Bruce G. Hammond

  Vice Principal Tsinglan School

  Bruce G. Hammond, Vice Principal, came to China in 2008 and was among the first Americans to work as a college counselors in a Chinese public school. He served as Foreign Vice Principal and Director of College Counseling at Tsinghua University High School in Beijing, where he helped to found Tsinghua International School. Prior to coming to China, Bruce was a teacher and administrator in U.S. independent private schools. He was Managing Editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges and is co-author of four books in the Fiske series.

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  Adam Sapp

  Assistant Vice President Director of Admissions Pomona College

  Assistant Vice President, Director of Admissions
  Significant experience in undergraduate recruitment, program management and higher education administration. Additional experience with international admissions, budget oversight, hiring, human resources, financial aid policy, strategic planning and change management.

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  Chris LaTempa

  Director of College Counseling Moorestown Friends School

  Chris began his current role as the Director of College Counseling at Moorestown Friends School this past summer after 8 years as the Associate Director of College Counseling at Malvern Preparatory School. Prior to Malvern, he served as a college counselor at Salesianum School in Wilmington, DE and as a Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Lafayette College. In addition to his counseling roles, Chris has taught courses on public speaking and social entrepreneurship and coached freshman baseball as well as Lafayette’s NCAA softball team. He is also an adjunct faculty member of Villanova University’s College Counseling Certificate Program.

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  Gregory Manne

  Senior Manager, Selection and Global Outreach RISE

  Greg Manne, Senior Manager of Selection and Global Outreach for Rise, oversees the design and execution of the recruitment process for Global Winners and engages with global partners to uphold selection standards. With a background in admissions at Dartmouth and Tufts, he has deep expertise in international admissions and outreach, having also served on related committees and worked as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Spain. Greg is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

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  Marjorie Betley

  Senior Associate Director of Admissions Executive Director of the STARS College Network The University of Chicago

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  Drew Goodwin

  Senior Assistant Director Of Admissions Colby College

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  Melissa Rodriguez

  Admissions Counselor California Institute of Technology

  Melissa is an Undergraduate Admissions Counselor at Caltech. As a first-generation graduate, she is passionate about mentorship in higher education. In her current role, Melissa primarily oversees access recruitment for Caltech’s office, namely in rural recruitment. She is happy to be here today to talk about the ever-changing college application process.