Lauren Lewis

Senior Associate Director of Enrollment and Director of Inclusion and Diversity

Foxcroft School

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Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management

Avenues Silicon Valley

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Senior Associate Director of Admission Operations

Worcester Academy

Meg Shannon

Assistant Director of Admission

Boston University Academy

Ray Cross

Director of Enrollment Management

St. Andrew's School

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“We feel we have a better idea of who our kids are. The content of our conversations evolved.” Lakeside School (WA) discusses how the Character Skills Snapshot ensures a more holistic admissions process.

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The Essential Partnership: Your CFO and Financial Aid Officer

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1:00pm ET - 2:00pm ET

Join the conversation as we discuss the importance of the relationship between your business office and enrollment office. * This program is offered in partnership with NBOA.

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WEST - ALC Regional Seminar

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11:00am - 2:00pm PT

Keynote Speaker: John Gentile, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, The Calhoun School (NY)

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SSAT Update 2021-2022

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2:00pm - 3:00pm ET

Interested in learning about the options for SSAT assessments next school year? This informative session will let you know the dates and formats that will be available for your families

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SOUTH - ALC Regional Seminar

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11:00am - 2:00pm ET

Keynote Speakers: Marjorie Mitchell, Director of Enrollment Management, The Westminster Schools (GA) and Kevin Plummer, Head of School, Tampa Preparatory School (FL)

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What Our Members Say

Ginny Bachman

Director of Admission & Financial Aid
St. Luke’s School (CT)

“The Student Application Online is a game-changer. We receive all parts of the application in a more streamlined fashion, can customize components for our different divisions, and have seamless processing with our backend enrollment management system."

Julie Anderson

Head of School
Cheshire Academy (CT)

EMA’s Heads Institute was one of the most gratifying professional development experiences I have had in my career. My sincere thanks to all who collaborated to make the conference such a meaningful experience.

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