Tanya Aydelott is an Associate Director of College Counseling at Kent Denver School in Denver, CO. She was previously an Upper School Dean at the Kinkaid School in TX, and before that worked in the admissions offices of Williams College, Oberlin College, and Swarthmore College. She has an MA in Anthropology and Education from Teachers College Columbia University, and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Cassandra is a former teacher and adolescent therapist, and has been working as a school counselor since 2019. She is starting her second year at New Trier High School after working at William Fremd High School for a few years.

Joe is new to his current school, but not to college counseling, and has experience on both sides of the desk. His career started as assistant director of admissions at American University. From there, he moved across the country to serve as the director of college counseling at two L.A. independent schools: Milken Community High School and The Buckley School. In 2021, he was invited by real estate entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Jeff and Mei Sze Greene, to join a team of five education professionals in their quest to create a new high school in West Palm Beach, FL, successfully enrolling the school's first freshman class in 2022. For thirty years, he has thoroughly enjoyed shepherding students through their college search and application process.

Diane Campbell has been a professional school and college counselor for over 18 years. She is also the current Director of College Counseling at Liberty Common High School in Ft. Collins, CO. She is past Professional Development Chair for RMACAC. She is current Co-Director for KOO (keeping options open) in Colorado, where she provides training in professional development for high school counselors.

Hassan Casanova is an Assistant Director of College Counseling at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, Florida. Before joining Belen in 2021, he worked as an admissions officer at the University of Florida. He began his career in college counseling in Denver, Colorado, where he worked as a College Counselor. Hassan earned his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Florida. Hassan is a self-proclaimed data nerd who enjoys crunching numbers for fun.

Alex Catalan is Assistant Director of College Counseling at Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Before joining SHS in 2015, he worked in graduate admissions at the University of Pennsylvania and reviewed undergraduate applications to Yale-NUS College. His is career in admissions began at Beloit College, where he currently serves as a Trustee. Alex earned his B.A. from Beloit College and his M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania.

David is the College/Career Counselor at Boise High School, is on the PNACAC Executive Board, is the chair for the Boise NACAC College Fair, and is an AP Coordinator Consultant for College Board. Other professional activities include being on the Counselor Advisory Board for the University of Utah and for Bates College; he was a reader for National Merit and has served on CB's Western Regional Council as well as presented at PNACAC, NACAC, and CB Forum.

Christy is a compassionate school counselor who has dedicated her career to nurturing students' academic, emotional, and social growth. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia, a Master's degree in School Counseling from Columbus State University, and a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University. She works as a school counselor at North Oconee High School, where she believes that counseling goes beyond academic achievement. Through one-on-one counseling sessions, group workshops, and thoughtful guidance, Christy empowers students to overcome obstacles, develop resilience, and set meaningful goals for their future.

Todd has worked as the Director of College Counseling at 'Iolani School in Honolulu since 2003. He is a past-president of Hawai‘i ACAC and an advocate for increased transparency in the college admissions process. He has worked in college admissions at Carleton College and the University of California, Davis. He earned a B.A. from Carleton College and M.Ed from the University of Hawai‘i, Manoa.

After recruiting the first co-educational class at Rosemont College and serving as an Associate Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, Lara jumped over to the proverbial other side of the desk at The Episcopal Academy. Besides geeking out over all things college admissions, she loves all things Philly, backpacking through national parks (19 visited so far!), listening to audiobooks on 1.7 speed, and sharing the hilarious antics of her 4 and 1 year old daughters.

Joshua just started his 20th year as a college counselor and currently serves as the Co-Director of College Counseling at Awty International School in Houston, TX.

Kate Jacobson is an Associate Director of College Counseling at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD. Before this role, she was an Associate Dean of Admission at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Kate began her career in the admission world as a College Adviser with the College Advising Corp, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting underserved students as they navigate the college process; she herself is a first generation college graduate! Kate loves to read, support all Baltimore sports teams and go for walks on McDonogh's beautiful campus with her fiancé and their English Cream golden retriever puppy, Griffey.

Ingrid Loveras brings over a decade of experience in education across various sectors, including public, independent, and higher education. Her journey began as a bilingual elementary school teacher with Teach for America, followed by her role as a founding fifth-grade ESL teacher at KIPP CONNECT. Before Field, Ingrid served as the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions and represented Sarah Lawrence College as its dedicated advocate in DC for four years. Ingrid is a first-generation college graduate from Sarah Lawrence College. She has also contributed her expertise as EMERGE's Academic Program Manager and College Counselor. This Houston-based community organization guides students from underserved backgrounds toward applying and attending top-tier universities across the nation.

Dana joined the Ranney School College Office in 2019. Prior to this she has spent more than 20 years in college admissions, serving as Director of Admissions at Marymount University and Ursinus College, Associate Director of Admissions at Lafayette College, and in the admissions departments of University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Seton Hall University. She earned her B.A. at Gettysburg College and an M.A. at Seton Hall University.

Annie McKenzie is the Assistant Director of College Advising at St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to joining the high school side, Annie worked in college admissions at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. During her time at UMKC, she served as an Assistant Director and assisted in their Slate implementation, territory recruitment, campus visits and events, and new student orientation.

Like many admission professionals, Britten got started in this career as a senior in college, when she was a tour guide at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. That turned into a job as an admission counselor shortly after graduation, and she worked in admission for seven years at Puget Sound (back in the day when they read all our applications on paper!) She just completed her my sixteenth year as the Associate Director of College Counseling at University Prep.

Currently serving as Harlem Village Academies’ Managing Director of College Programs, Inbar began her journey in education as a classroom teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools over a decade ago. She’s taught, coached, built, and led students, teachers, and programs, driving improved postsecondary outcomes across public and charter school settings. She is an avid reader, runner, and podcast consumer and can get very nerdy, very quickly. She holds in MSEd from Johns Hopkins, a MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, and a BA in Urban Studies from Barnard College. She’s thrilled to join the Slate.org Ambassador team this year!

Judith Stahl has been counseling students in the college process for the past 13 years in both public and independent schools. She is a Past President of the Michigan Association of College Admission Counselors (MACAC), has chaired Communications and College Fair Committees, was recognized with a Rising Star Award, and is the current Chair of the Admission Practices Committee. At the national level (NACAC), Judith has served as Chair of the Rising Star Committee as well as on the Affiliate President's Council as part of her Presidential term. She has visited over 135 campuses across the world and has served on multiple college advisory boards.

Randy Stamm is a School Counselor at Hackensack High School in Hackensack NJ and current President of the NJ Association for College Admission Counseling.  He was an appointed member of the On-Ramps to College Working Group within the NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and a member of NACAC's Ad Hoc Committee on Engaging Public School Counselors.  Randy is also a Part Time Lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Social Work and an Adjunct at Bergen Community College.

After working on the admission side for 14 years, including co-leading the Slate implementation for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Columbia University, David made the switch to school counseling as Associate Director of College Counseling at George School in Newtown, PA. Since 2018, he has served as the Director of College Counseling in Pittsburgh, PA where they use Slate.org as much as possible for data and decision tracking, and has presented on Slate.org at two Slate Innovation Summits.

Philip is currently Co-Director of College Counseling at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. He is the former Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at Muhlenberg College where he was part of the Slate implementation team!

Janet is in her fourth year as Director of College Counseling at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN, having served in college counseling offices at two other independent female-serving institutions in the Baltimore, MD area for almost two decades previously. She is a member of the faculty for the NACAC Pre-Conference workshop on leading a dynamic college counseling office, coordinator of the International Coalition of Girls Schools College Counseling Forum, former Chair of the Data Trends and Analytics Committee for the Association of College Counseling in Independent Schools, and a former member of the Current Trends and Future Issues Committee for PCACAC.

Hannah Wolff is a College Counselor at Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, and also works as an admission reader for the University of California at Berkeley. She has worked in college counseling for 14 years, including time in Fairfax County Public Schools at the College and Career Specialist at West Springfield High School and Langley High School in Virginia.

Amanda is the Associate Director of College Guidance at Gill Saint Bernard's School in NJ. Originally from the Midwest, she is loving theatre and city life as much as she can. A recent transition to the high school side, Amanda has worked worked in higher education and Slate for the last decade or so. She was regionally based for almost 9 years and has a vast knowledge of schools and recruitment in the Northeast.