HARVARD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 2018 FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES Mary Ellen Auriemma Executive Director, State and District Partnerships New England Regional Office The College Board Waltham, MA 02451 [email protected] Mary Ellen Seavey Auriemma is the Executive Director of State & District Partnerships for the New England Regional Office of the College Board. In her role, Mary Ellen works to ensure the College Board’s partnerships with K12 school districts and State Departments of Education across New England achieve their goals of college and career readiness for all students. Since joining the College Board in January 2005, Mary Ellen has supported educational leaders at the school, district, and state levels – from Maine to Hawaii – with data analysis, strategic planning, and policy implementation. Prior to joining the College Board in 2005, Mary Ellen taught high school social studies, including AP Government & Politics and AP US History, and served as Department Chair in the Northwest R-1 School District, House Springs, MO. In addition, Mary Ellen served as an AP Exam reader and earned certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in Social Studies-History. Mary Ellen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Villanova University, a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Francis. Mary A. Barrows Senior Director, Learning Strategies and Student Success Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 [email protected] Mary Barrows, M.Ed., C.A.G.S., is the Senior Director for Learning Strategies and Student Success at Northeastern University. She is responsible for ensuring the access, integration and inclusion of students with disabilities into curricular and co-curricular university programs and services, providing oversight to the Disability Resource Center, the Learning Disabilities Program and Student Athletic Support Services. Previously she was the Director of the Learning Disabilities Program. Additionally, she is a member of the Documentation Review Committee, dedicated to the evaluation and interpretation of disability documentation with the purpose of determining reasonable accommodations. She has also served as Chairperson for the summer orientation/transition-to-college program offered through Northeastern’s Disability Resource Center. As a founding member of this committee, she has presented this model at the AHEAD annual conference in 2010 and 2011. In her many years of experience, Mary has developed a strong interest in collaborating with faculty and staff to raise awareness of diverse learning styles. Mary holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Boston College in special education as well as post graduate training in psycho-educational/neuropsychological assessment and in management leadership. She was recently awarded a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in e-learning and instructional design. Recent presentations include: “Beyond Accommodations: Strategies for College Students with LD and AD(H)D” at the 36th and 38th Annual AHEAD Conference in 2013 and 2015 and at the Postsecondary Training Institute in 2013, as well as “A Dynamic Roadmap: Navigating the Evolving Documentation standards under the ADAAA” at the 35th Annual AHEAD Conference in 2012, and “New Student Orientation: A nuts and bolts orientation model for DSS departments and their students” presented at the AHEAD national conference in 2010 and 2011. She is co-author, along with Jennifer Newton, M.A.T., M.S. and Emily (Estep) Collins, M.Ed. of Beyond Accommodations: Strategies for College Students with LD and AD(H)D, a manual for disability providers published by AHEAD. Presently, co-author of “Beyond Transitions: An Interactive Workbook for College-Bound Students with LD and AD(H)D,” a guide for students, parents and disability providers published by the Association on Higher Education and Disability. She also serves as a collaborative member for Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s college night and Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Endocrinology’s college transition programs. Both initiatives provide transition and college information for students with chronic disorders. Susan Bartzak-Graham Project Director, Student Services University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA 02125 [email protected] Tarik Bell Education Manager Red Hook Initiative Brooklyn, NY [email protected] Tarik Bell is currently the Manager of Educational Programs and Partnerships for the Red Hook Initiative. He has been a part of the RHI team since 2016. Tarik is dedicated to creating equitable spaces that encourage youth of color to reach their full potential by providing culturally relevant programming, teaching youth advocacy skills and building partnerships for access to post-secondary opportunities. His education background coupled with his passion for impactful youth services gives him the skills to build the College Access Pipeline beginning with middle school programming and supporting youth up to 24 years old. He provides positive and uplifting educational, emotional and social programming to promote ​ academic curiosity, post-secondary readiness and knowledge of self. He believes that students are capable of reaching all of their individual goals and that it is our job as educators to provide them with all of the tools they need to become successful. Martin Bonilla Director of College Counseling The College Preparatory School Oakland, CA 94618 [email protected] B.S., Economics, concentration in Organizational Behavior, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1991 In July of 2006, Martin assumed the duties of Director of College Counseling at The College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA. The College Preparatory School (CPS) is a coeducational, independent day school. The school's purpose is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond through a challenging and stimulating education in an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. From 2002-2006, Martin served as Director of College Counseling at the Ransom Everglades School in Miami. Prior to arriving in Miami, Martin was the Director of College counseling at the Saint Mark’s School of Texas, an independent, all–boys school in Dallas. He previously spent eight years as Senior Regional Director of Admission at the University of Pennsylvania. His duties included chairing admission selection committees as well as the recruitment of international students, underrepresented students, and student athletes. David Coleman President and CEO The College Board David grew up in a family of educators. He went to public school in New York City before enrolling at Yale University. At Yale, he taught reading to high school students from low-income families and started Branch, an innovative community service program for inner-city students in New Haven, Conn. Based on the success of Branch, David received a Rhodes Scholarship, which he used to study English literature at the University of Oxford and classical educational philosophy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. He returned to the U.S. to work at McKinsey & Company for five years, where he led much of the firm’s pro bono work in education. With a team of educators, David founded the Grow Network, an organization committed to making assessment results truly useful for teachers, parents and students. McGraw-Hill acquired the Grow Network in 2005. In 2007, David left McGraw-Hill and cofounded Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit that assembles educators and researchers to design actions based on evidence to improve student outcomes. Student Achievement Partners played a leading role in developing the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy. David left Student Achievement Partners in the fall of 2012 to become ​ president of the College Board. ​ David was named to the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in ​ ​ the world. He has been recognized as one of the POLITICO 50 in 2014, TIME Magazine’s “11 Education ​ Activists for 2011,” and he was one of the NewSchools Venture Fund Change Agents of the Year for ​ 2012. Robin Coyne Guidance Counselor Josiah Quincy Upper School Boston, MA 02116 [email protected] Angela Cyrus, PhD, PCC Consultant, Executive Leader Development [email protected] Angela is President of The Cyrus Group, LLC, a practice committed to developing transformational leaders who can effectively navigate the complexities of today’s work demands. A former Navy Captain, Angela bridges her real-world leadership experience with doctoral education in Public Administration and leadership studies to effectively serve individual and organizational clients. Angela has taught, facilitated and coached in graduate and leadership programs such as Center for Creative Leadership, Georgetown University’s US-China Business Training Center, Strayer University’s Masters of Public Administration, University of Maryland’s Executive MBA, the Federal Executive Institute’s Leadership for a Democratic Society, National Leadership Institute and Under Armour’s Peak Performance program. She taught leadership theory at the US Naval Academy and is serving her 7th year as a Distinguished Faculty member of the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. Angela is a graduate of the Extraordinary Leader Course at University of Virginia,