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Director of College Counseling - College Counseling

Loomis Chaffee School

B.A. University of Vermont

During college I began to realize the benefits that I gained from attending a boarding school. I was ready for college level work, I had solid study habits, and I felt comfortable trying new activities and balancing work and fun. The mentoring, the education, the diverse student body, and the athletics of my high school pushed me to be a better person. It was while I was studying aboard in France during junior year of college that I decided I wanted to work in a boarding school. I have not regretted this chosen career path once.

After spending a year teaching at a larger boarding school, I stepped onto Dublin School's campus to interview in the spring of 1995. Just like many of our students will say, I had that "gut" feeling about this small school. I wanted in. After seven years teaching French in the little red school house on campus, I switched hats and took on college counseling. This position has pushed me to grow in new ways. I continue to attend summer institutes and travel to college campuses to further develop the skills necessary to counsel families through the college admission process.

My husband and two children and I reside in a home we built in the town of Dublin when we moved off campus in 2001. We all enjoy alpine and Nordic skiing, hiking in the Oregon Cascades, and caring for our large veggie and flower gardens. My children can not wait to be old enough to become Dubliners themselves.

What book has made you think the most?: What is the What, Dave Eggers

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?: If I could be a superhero, my powers would include the ability to infuse close-minded people with the capacity to see differing views and thus develop tolerance fall kind.

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?: Something from a Dublin School Coffee House.

What teacher has had the most impact on you? How were they special?: My soccer and ice hockey coach in high school was very influential. He saw my potential and pushed me to work hard and try hockey, which was a new sport for me. He ran me to exhaustion but made me feel great about it. He took coaching seriously and gave each player written evaluations after each game so we could improve individually and as a team. He instilled in me a love of exercise and team sports that I still carry with me.

How would your friends describe you in 3 words?: active, organized, approachable

You are hosting a dinner party and must invite 3 famous people. Who would you choose and why?: I would invite George Washington, Meriwether Lewis, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. All of these people had the courage to tackle new challenges, whether physical or political, and they motivated others to consider new possibilities in the world.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?: Drew Barrymore