Schedule of Events

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Attend the conference and choose from over 100 peer sessions with topics including strategic leadership, financial aid, retention, institutional strategy and DEIJB. Check back periodically as we add more content to the annual conference agenda!

Tuesday & Wednesday

September 17-18, 2024

 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

September 18-20, 2024

Saturday

September 21, 2024

September 18

12:00PM
Registration
Registration Desk (2nd Floor)
5:30PM
First-Time Attendee Reception
Constitution Ballroom (2nd Floor)
6:00PM
Opening Reception
Constitution Ballroom (2nd Floor)

September 19

7:00AM
Registration
Registration Desk (2nd Floor)
7:15AM
Breakfast
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
8:00AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Grand Ballroom
9:00AM
Keynote - Dr. Joseph E. Aoun
Joseph E. Aoun - Northeastern University
Grand Ballroom
Keynote
10:00AM
Coffee Break with Sponsors
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
10:00AM
Book Signing with President Aoun
Liberty BC
Keynote
10:15AM
Strategists: New Leaders for Independent Schools
Erin Rehel - One Schoolhouse
Dianne Domenech-Burgos - Phillips Academy
Vinita Ahuja - Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital
Victoria Muradi - Durham Academy
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
EMA DEIJ Think Tank - Building Inclusive Enrollment Strategies
Yocelin Gonzalez - The Athenian School
Alex Halladay - The Northwest School
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
Independent School Business: Revenue Drivers, Expense Levers, and Innovation
Jennifer Hillen - NBOA Business Leadership for Independent Schools
Jeff Shields - NBOA
Constitution B (2nd Floor)
Featured
10:30AM
Rethinking Stewardship of Named Scholarships
Lauren Gold - The Lawrenceville School
Brooke Buttari - The Lawrenceville School
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
10:30AM
Selective Admissions & Diversity: Authentic Practices
Frankie Brown - SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
10:30AM
Leveraging Data for Institutional Influence
Susan Mantilla-Goin - Pomfret School
Emily Hajjar - Creosote Affects
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
10:30AM
Uninterrupted Success: Unveiling the Power of Continuous Enrollment
Becca Mendoza - Community Brands
Shana Abner - Community Brands
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
10:30AM
Accepted and Enrolled: Now what?
Cindy Sexton - St. Mark's Episcopal School
The Fens (5th Floor)
10:30AM
New Best Practices for Holistic Assessment as Required SSATs Creep Back
Don McMillan - McMillan Education
Dana Anselmi - St. Paul's School
Ryan Armstrong - Baylor School
Jorge Delgado - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Whitney Soule - University of Pennsylvania
Kathrina Weekes - Head-Royce School
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
10:30AM
Athlete Evaluation: A Point-Based Approach to Admissions at Pingry
Edwin Núñez - The Pingry School
Gardner (3rd Floor)
10:30AM
Meet Charlotte, an AI Prospective Parent!
Andrew Esparza - Kingdom Analytics
Andrew Weller - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
10:30AM
Beyond One - How Cross Collaboration Can Increase Your Enrollment
Sarah Quinn - Miss Porter's School
Teddy Wenner - Blair Academy
Chris Webb - Avon Old Farms School
Megan Grover - Millbrook School
Miles Bailey - Westminster School
JP Burlington - Millbrook School
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
10:30AM
Promoting Belonging through Supplemental Support
Amy deBorst - Greenhill School
Juli Baldwin - Parish Episcopal School
Hampton (3rd Floor)
10:30AM
Student Internships to Bridge the Gap: Impact and Leadership Possibility
Kari Stone - Dublin School
Jill Hutchins - McMillan Education
Public Garden (5th Floor)
10:30AM
We're All In This Together!
Katie Myer - Emma Willard School
Naomi Levine - Northfield Mount Hermon
Susanna Beckwith - McMillan Education
Krissy Naspo - The Bertram Group
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
10:30AM
Maximizing Impact: Leveraging Word of Mouth
Yvonne Trisynthia - NIST International School
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
11:45AM
Empowering Enrollment Leaders: Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration
Joshua Labove - Kimball Union Academy
Kate Auger-Campbell - Independent School Management (ISM)
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
11:45AM
Personalizing Your Yield
Missy Wolff - Hotchkiss
Gardner (3rd Floor)
11:45AM
Using Power BI to Make Informed Data Decisions
Kathleen Steinman - New Canaan Country School
Matt Clemmens - Clemmens Consulting
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
11:45AM
Navigating School Board Reporting
Imaani Orr - The Speyer Legacy School
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
11:45AM
Strategic Planning to Build a More Diverse School Community
Alex Ragone - Norwood School
The Fens (5th Floor)
11:45AM
From the Top: New Heads of School Panel Discussion
Eric Barber - Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Polly Fredlund - Westover School
Christian Donovan Donovan - Friends School of Baltimore
Christine Baker - The Baker Group/Carney, Sandoe and Associates
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
11:45AM
The Empathy Gap: Helping Faculty Prioritize the Parent Experience
Jan Abernathy - The Browning School
Janetta Lien - The Browning School
Kelly West - The Browning School
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
11:45AM
Design Experiential Marketing to Support Your Mobile Families
Cari Freer - Munich International School
Hampton (3rd Floor)
11:45AM
Creating Equitable Admissions & Retention Practices
Kristen Mariotti - Emma Willard School
Katie Myer - Emma Willard School
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
11:45AM
Building a Weighted Rubric
Darnetta Forteau - St. Philip's School and Community Center
Ametria Maryland - St. Philip's School and Community Center
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
11:45AM
What Parents Want: An Easier Application Process
Kitsana Salyphone - Enrollment Management Association
Daren Worcester - EMA
Public Garden (5th Floor)
11:45AM
Tax Transcripts in Technicolor: Bring IRS Data to Life for FinAid Reviews
Anita Harper - Mission Enrollment
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
11:45AM
Elevating Relationship in the Enrollment Experience
Ajla Bilajbegovic - Montcrest School
Andrea Mercer - Montcrest School
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
11:45AM
What Students Want You to Know About Their Admission Experiences
Erin Sullivan - Fay School
Beth Whitney - Fay School
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
11:45AM
What Students Want You to Know About Their Admission Experiences
Erin Sullivan - Fay School
Beth Whitney - Fay School
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
12:45PM
Lunch
Grand Ballroom
12:45PM
Women's Affinity Lunch
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
1:45PM
Keynote
Bryan Stevenson - Equal Justice Initative
Grand Ballroom
Keynote
2:45PM
Coffee with the Sponsors
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
Book Singing with Bryan Stevenson
Liberty BC
Keynote
3:15PM
Strategic School Leadership: Uniting Enrollment and Finance Leaders
Laurel Baker Tew - Viewpoint School
Ann Marie Tidona - Friends Academy
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
3:15PM
Choreographing the Director of Enrollment and Head of School Dance
HUGH JEBSON - St. John's Episcopal School
Gail Kelley - St. John's Episcopal School
Hampton (3rd Floor)
3:15PM
EMA DEIJ Think Tank - Are we truly ready for diversity...and at what cost?
Jasmine Harris - TMI Episcopal
Nadine Pettman - Mulgrave School
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
3:15PM
Re-thinking the Interview
Holly Treat - The Bertram Group
Jeff Beaton - Choate Rosemary Hall School
Amy Graham - The Stevenson School
Jill Thompson - Phillips Academy - Andover
Tim Liu - Phillips Academy - Andover
Nate Lundy - San Francisco University High School
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
3:15PM
Leveraging Market Research to Reach Enrollment Goals
Jenny Karubian - Ready to Launch Research
Keenan Kurihara - La Salle College Preparatory
Public Garden (5th Floor)
3:15PM
Focus Group: Simplifying Admissions for Student Success
Ben Habermann - EMA
Sunaina Khanna - EMA
Pooja Raichur - EMA
Linda Hofmann - Enrollment Management Association
Eric Walker - EMA
Grand Ballroom
3:15PM
Building Bridges Not Walls
Kevin Smith - Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
3:15PM
Net Tuition Revenue (NTR) Strategy for Enrollment Management
Billy Hawkey - Avenues The World School
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
3:15PM
The Evolution of Latin's Lower School Admissions Process
Annessa Staab - Latin School of Chicago
Katie Vautier - Latin School of Chicago
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
3:15PM
We’re All in This Together: Engaging the Community to Boost Enrollment
Michelle Caceres - Carrollwood Day School
Dawn Schweitzer - Carrollwood Day School
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
3:15PM
Ready When They Are: Giving Families Access Anytime, Anywhere
Peg Hsia - The Hotchkiss School
Valerie Burke - The Hotchkiss School
Michael Morrissey - The Hotchkiss School
Gardner (3rd Floor)
3:15PM
Bias Awareness and Interruption for Independent School Admissions Teams
Simon Thomas-Train - Grace Church School
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
3:15PM
The Critical Importance of Transition Events for Healthy Enrollment
Ingrid Gerber - Moravian Academy
Kevin DeCusatis - Moravian Academy
The Fens (5th Floor)
3:15PM
Unveiling the Power of End-of-Season Surveys
Janetta Lien - The Browning School
Dana Nelson-Isaacs - DNI Consulting
Kelly West - The Browning School
Constitution B (2nd Floor)
5:00PM
LGBTQIA+ Reception
Boston Commons (5th Floor)
5:30PM
Boarding School Reception and Placement Fair
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
6:30PM
Canadian Schools Reception
Atrium at Marriott Copley

September 20

8:00AM
Breakfast
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
8:00AM
Registration
Registration Desk (2nd Floor)
9:00AM
Awards
Grand Ballroom
10:00AM
Coffee Break with the Sponsors
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
10:00AM
Headshots
Liberty BC
10:15AM
Piloting a Smooth Landing During the Final Phase of the Admission Process
Josh Pierson - Fay School
Courtney Sargent - Fay School
Public Garden (5th Floor)
10:15AM
Global Student Success: Navigating Prep School Transitions
Aubrey Malanowski - The MacDuffie School
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
10:15AM
The Art of Saying No
Tiffany Nelson - The Paideia School
Nicole Victor - Paideia School
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
From Manager to Mentor: Building Future Enrollment Leaders
Kate Auger-Campbell - Independent School Management (ISM)
Kila Mccann - The Bolles School
Erby Mitchell - The Hotchkiss School
Praveen Muruganandan - HTS
Constitution B (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
Leading from the Middle
Britt Plante Harff - St. Paul's School
Kathy Cheng - Phillips Exeter Academy
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
10:15AM
Live Podcast Recording: The Evolution of Strategic Enrollment Management
Christina Dotchin - EMA
The Fens (5th Floor)
10:15AM
Meet Busy Beth and Skeptical Sam
Lesley Gibbs - Rectory School
Lisa Leidy - Square Spot Design
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
10:15AM
What does your Accept/Refused data tell you?
Sarah Enterline - St. Mark's School
Anne Behnke - St. Mark's School
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
When the Promise Falls Short: The Gap Between the Admission Pitch & Reality
Danielle Montanez - Prep for Prep
Roberta Osorio - Prep for Prep
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
10:15AM
Financial Aid Policy
Steven Casey - Crossroads School
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
10:15AM
Navigating Risk: Case Studies and Strategies for Complex Applications
Jenni Biehn - Westtown School
Christina Townsend Hartz - University School
Maryanna Phipps - Greenhill School
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
10:15AM
Combating Enrollment Decline: Mindsets for Success
Olaf Jorgenson - Almaden Country Day School
Gardner (3rd Floor)
10:15AM
Innovating carpooling to strengthen enrollment
Kirk Gossman - Woodside Priory
Felice Wilson - GoKid
Hampton (3rd Floor)
10:15AM
Navigating Trends in Independent Schools: Insights for Enrollment Leaders
Mark Mitchell - National Association of Independent Schools
Amada Torres - National Association of Independent Schools
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
Featured
11:30AM
Is Standardized Testing Back?
Holli Murphy - EMA
Keith Wright - Enrollment Management Association
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
Oh the Places You’ll Go - International Enrollment Reflections
Katy Nicketakis - Lincoln Academy
Cortney Dowdle - Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
Scott Delleville - Finalsite
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
We've got concern! We've got care!
Schaeffer Barnhardt - Western Reserve Academy
Suzanne Buck - Western Reserve Academy
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
From Gatekeeping to Student Seeking
Julie Wadland - Concord Academy
Mbakwe Okafor - Concord Academy
Melody Rosas-Granda - Concord Academy
John Mcgarry - Concord Academy
Trish Saunders - Concord Academy
Melissa Browne - Concord Academy
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
11:30AM
Are you ready for the new deciders?
Jessica Bliss - Harpeth Hall
Jessica Viner - Harpeth Hall
Mary Beth Lambert - University Prep
Ryan Hannon - University Prep
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
11:30AM
Articulating and Enacting Your DEI Commitment for All Audiences
Sarah Enterline - St. Marks
Alex Halladay - The Northwest School
Constitution B (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
Ensuring Legally Defensible Enrollment Strategies
Aaron Brazelton - Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
11:30AM
Creating Dynamic Admissions Dashboards with Google Sheets
Ryan Glennon - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N)
Linda Tran - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
Creating a Successful Student Ambassador Program
Debbie Don - The Langley School
Leslie Bray - The Langley School
Michela Lakkala - The Langley School
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
11:30AM
Elevating the Family Experience in Modern Enrollment Practices
Blake Walker - Lakefield College School
Felicia Neil - Lakefield College School
Patrick Nobbs - Lakefield College School
The Fens (5th Floor)
11:30AM
Elevate Enrollment Health: Wins & Lessons from Bancroft's Tuition Reset
Susie Horan - Bancroft School
Scott Pottbecker - Bancroft School
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
11:30AM
All I Need to Know (to be an Admission Director) I Learned in Kindergarten
Sarah Wooten - Shady Hill School
Audra McFarland - The Winsor School
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
11:30AM
The Successful Neurodivergent Applicant
Gina Moran - Pike School
Hampton (3rd Floor)
11:30AM
Achieving Enrollment Success as a T.E.A.M.
Geoff Bowman - Saddle River Day School
Public Garden (5th Floor)
11:30AM
School Partnerships: Strengthening Connections for Growth
Jon Kunz - St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
Michela Lakkala - The Langley School
Gardner (3rd Floor)
11:30AM
School Partnerships: Strengthening Connections for Growth
Jon Kunz - St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
Michela Lakkala - The Langley School
Gardner (3rd Floor)
12:30PM
Lunch
Grand Ballroom
1:30PM
Keynote - Joy St. John
Joy St. John - Harvard College
Grand Ballroom
Keynote
2:30PM
Headshots
Liberty BC
2:45PM
EMA DEIJ Think Tank - Working With Nonprofits to Achieve Enrollment Goals
Benjamin Bingman-Tennnant - A Better Chance
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
Leveraging CRMs to Streamline Admissions and Nurture Prospective Families
Samantha Rud - Bennett Day School
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
2:45PM
Smarts With Heart: A Collaborative Approach to 9th Grade Admissions
Andrew Prince - Collegiate School
Rekha Puri - Collegiate School
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
2:45PM
Doing More with Less: A Marketing & Admissions Framework that Works
Danielle Lombardo - The Alexander Dawson School At Rainbow Mountain
Jessica Jennings - The Alexander Dawson School At Rainbow Mountain
Krista Jacobsen - The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
Shea Phillips - The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
2:45PM
See For Yourself: Authentic Experiences in the Admissions Process
Jenna King - Riverdale Country School
Tracy Dansker - Riverdale Country School
Andie Jensen - Riverdale Country School
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
I think I want to be a Head of School
Christine Baker - The Baker Group/Carney, Sandoe and Associates
Hampton (3rd Floor)
2:45PM
Help me, help you. Navigating accepted student decision window
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
China: A Year in Review and Planning Ahead
Joshua Labove - Kimball Union Academy
Ryan Huang - Vericant
Anne Behnke - St. Mark's School
Max Zhang - ShangNancyFriends
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
2:45PM
Equity-Driven Enrollment: Journey Towards Fostering Inclusive Practices
Jessy Trejo - Francis W. Parker School
Erika Prahl - Francis W. Parker School
Priyanka Rupani - Francis W. Parker School
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
Learning Differences - Intervention v. Accommodation
Rob Wise - The Joy School
Public Garden (5th Floor)
2:45PM
Creating an Extraordinary Parent Ambassador Program
sindy Udell - Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
2:45PM
Are You Seeing What We Are Seeing? Panel Discussion of FA Data & Trends
Jackson Marvel - Clarity
Jen Bash - Clarity
Jennifer Pease - The Dalton School
Tyler Fereira - Francis Parker School (CA)
Christina Townsend Hartz - University School
Grace Malave - The Westminster Schools
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
2:45PM
Retention Committee 2.0: Leading the Way to Enhanced Results!
Maria Gunn - Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Gardner (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
Tales and Truths
Wynne Overton - Columbus School for GIrls
Schaeffer Barnhardt - Western Reserve Academy
Suzanne Buck - Western Reserve Academy
Public Garden (5th Floor)
4:00PM
Feeders of Dreams: If You Build It, They Will Come
Kerry Bryan - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS)
Allison Light - MICDS
Teron Sutherlin - MICDS
Gardner (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
Spill the Tea: an Asian American affinity space
Vivien Valenzuela Mallick - The Bishop's School
Nancy Jeon - Harvard-Westlake School
Michelle Hung - St. Paul's School
Berkeley (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
Creative and Strategic Outreach
Matti Donkor - Phillips Exeter Academy
Katie Fotofili - The Madeira School
Back Bay D (2nd Floor)
4:00PM
Small Team, Big Impact
Melanie Parsons - Providence Country Day School
Peter Walsworth - Providence Country Day School
Hampton (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
Beyond the Numbers: Challenging the “Right Fit” Narrative
Nikole Smith - Prep for Prep
Johanna Rodriguez - Prep for Prep
Roberta Osorio - Prep for Prep
Fairfax A (3rd floor)
4:00PM
Strategies for Building Family-School Partnerships in Support of Enrollment
Jewell Sparks - Catlin Gabel
Sara Nordhoff - Catlin Gabel
Clarendon (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
Developing Talent on Your Admission Team
Rebecca Malotke-Meslin - Pleasantly Aggressive
Fairfax B (3rd floor)
4:00PM
Leveraging the Power of a Consortium
Hannah McCollum - The Peddie School
Constitution B (2nd Floor)
4:00PM
The Ride to Independent Schools: Families Tell Us about Their Journey
Jim Daughdrill - EMA
Sarah Enterline - St. Marks
Ari Betof - Mission & Data
Constitution A (2nd Floor)
4:00PM
From Pay What You Wish to No Soup For You! A Look at Financial Aid Policies
Molly Price - Clarity
Stephanie Boulay - Noble and Greenough School
Michelle Rust
Mecca Monson-Gere - 'Iolani School
Ciera Field - MICDS
Jennifer Sheppard - Clarity
Julia Martin - Dana Hall School
Stephanie Jones - Clarity
Back Bay A-B (2nd Floor)
4:00PM
It's Admissions Season and You Have a Crisis
James Hulbert - The Jane Group
Kim Newsome - The Jane Group
Scott Conklin - Episcopal HS
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
4:00PM
AI...Friend or Foe?
Laurie Ehrlich - Thrive Hive
The Fens (5th Floor)
4:00PM
Building a More Inclusive and Supportive Financial Aid Process for Families
Matt Kessler - The Park School
Elisha Meyer - Boston University Academy
Back Bay C (2nd Floor)
4:00PM
Tools & Strategies for Better Dashboards, without a Advanced Degree!
James Eberhart - Chadwick School
Vivien Valenzuela Mallick - The Bishop's School
Susan Emery - Kingswood Oxford School
Republic Ballroom (2nd Floor)
5:00PM
Closing Reception
Grand-Liberty Foyer (2nd Floor)
6:00PM
PoC Reception
Commonwealth (3rd Floor)
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