Kate Strzelecki
Hi, I’m Kate. I have dedicated myself to admissions in higher education for over a decade. As an Assistant Director of Admissions I worked all over the country to recruit students, from Hawaii to Maryland. Most recently, I read and evaluated undergraduate applications at New York University. Every student is different and has a different […]
Laura Gitelson
I am a Former Admissions Officer based outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I completed my Bachelor of Arts at Swarthmore College with a Major in Economics and a concentration in Public Policy. After working for a research nonprofit in Washington, D.C., I earned my JD at New York University School of Law, where I graduated cum […]
Vincent W. James
Greetings! My name is Vincent James, and I am a former Associate Director of Admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I also served as one of their alumni interviewers. For over 20 years I have taken pride (and have been successful) in helping students preparing their applications to be as competitive as possible when […]
David Merson
Greetings and salutations! I am a Former Admissions Officer with InGenius Prep, based in Charleston, SC. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University with a dual concentration in History and Biomedical Ethics. After working for a large law firm in Washington DC for a year, I attended Cornell Law School graduating with […]
Emily Parliman
Emily Parliman is a Former Admissions Officer at InGenius Prep, where she worked as the Assistant Director of Candidacy Building. Emily received her bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College, where she majored in English. Giving campus tours and interviewing prospective students as a student worker, she became interested in admissions. Following graduation she moved to Washington, […]
Florine Démosthène
Hello! I am a Former Admissions Officer with InGenius Prep. I was born in the United States and raised between Port-au- Prince, Haiti and New York. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design in New York and my Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College-City University of New York. I […]
Sonya Ovbey
Hi, I’m Sonya a Former Admissions Officer at InGenius Prep! Born in Moscow, Russia, I spent most of my childhood in the Bay Area and earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from UC Berkeley. Upon graduating, I moved to New York, where I managed law student recruitment at a top law firm and […]
Melissa Rains
Hello! I’m a Former Admissions Officer with InGenius Prep, based in Raleigh, NC. In my prior work as Director of Merit Scholarships at Duke University, I dedicated my time to finding, advising, and directing Duke’s top scholars. Throughout a long career of service to students, I’ve founded and designed nationally-recognized problem-based role play camps for […]
Crissy Gaffney
Hi! I am a Former Admissions Officer with InGenius Prep, living in Boston, MA. I started my career in higher education as an Admissions Officer at MIT. In this role, I read applications from students living all over the U.S. and Asia and participated in the selection committee. It was a privilege to get to […]
Nam Hartley
Hi! I’m Nam Hartley, a Former Admissions Officer at InGenius Prep. I received my BA in cultural anthropology from Duke University, where I was also the recipient of The Paul Farmer Award for Justice and Social Responsibility. I spent a year after graduation working with indigenous communities in California, South Dakota, and Alaska on supporting […]