Idealist Graduate Admissions Advisory Board

The members of our Graduate Admissions Advisory Board hail from some of the top graduate programs in the United States and work with us to promote graduate school options to public service professionals.

Members of the Idealist Graduate Admissions Advisory Board

Damon Caldwell
Associate Director of Minority Admissions and Student Affairs, Yale School of Management

Chad Christiansen
Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education Policy and former Coordinator of Graduate Student Recruitment, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

Iddo Dror
Coordinator, International Organizations MBA, University of Geneva

Gregg Glover
Associate Director of Admissions, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Emmett R. Griffin
Associate Director of Marketing and Admissions, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute

J. Scott Hudgins
Assistant Dean, The Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Peter A. King
Director of Admissions, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Phillip Mack
Director of Admissions, School of Social Work, Barry University

Kathryn Meyer
Director of Recruiting, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

Kerri Noonan
Assistant Director of Admissions, Harvard School of Public Health

Mary Porter
Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

Donald Resnick
Director for Graduate Enrollment Management, New York University

James Sabourin
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Alain Silverio
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Union Theological Seminary

Lisa Sperling
MPA Recruitment and Career Services Coordinator, Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia

Jill Stoffers
Director of Recruiting, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Rebecca Zirm
Director of Recruitment, Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University

Idealist On Campus Advisory Board

We've developed the Idealist On Campus Advisory Board to represent the diverse communities that make up a university campus: students, faculty, and staff. Each group offers a broad and wonderful range of experiences across the spectrum of civic engagement, classroom learning, and career planning that both informs our work and creates a meaningful community for the individuals involved.

Members of the 2006-2007 Idealist On Campus Advisory Board

Bill Alberta
Associate Director of Career Services, Cornell University

Linda Arra
Director of Career Services, Lafayette College

Mike Bishop
Assistant Director of the Cal Corps Public Service Center, University of California, Berkeley

Arthur Blaustein
Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley

Nidhi Bouri
Student Representative of Oxfam America, Student at the University of Maryland

Mathew Brink
Director of Career Services, St. Joseph's University

Tina Bryan
Student Representative of Jumpstart, Student at Roosevelt University

Amanda Buberger
Senior Program Coordinator in the Office of Service Learning, Tulane University

Lauren Chapman
Student Representative of American Humanics, Student at Howard University

Sarah Clader
Student Representative of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness and of the Students PIRGs, Student at Rutgers University

Peggy Curchack
Associate Director of Career Services, University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Dunham
Career Counselor in the Career Center, University of California, Berkeley

Phoenix Forbes
Student Representative of the Bonner Foundation, Student at Oberlin College

Ron Gallagher
Counselor/Internship Coordinator in the Office of Career Counseling, Williams College

Hunter Phillips Goodman
Director, Arkansans for Charity Excellence

Char Gray
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Campus Compact

Chantal Grinderslev
Student Representative of Global Justice, Student at Georgetown University

Betty Hibler
Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Berea College

Tracy Himmel-Isham
Coordinator of Career Development Programs, Middlebury College

Quentin James
Student Representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Student at Furman University

Steve Janowiak
Director, Student Activities, Leadership and Volunteer Programs, University of Idaho

Natalie Jesionka
Student Representative of Amnesty International, Student at Rutgers University

Ashley Kehoe
Student Representative of Campus Compact, Student at Roosevelt University

Chloe Kontos
Student Representative of Habitat for Humanity International, Student at the University of Virginia

Kevin LaNave
Tech Prep Service Coordinator at St. Cloud Technical College and Founder/Program Coordinator of the Center for Service-Learning and Social Change

Cathy Crimmins Lechowicz
Director of the Office of Community Service and Volunteerism, Wesleyan University

Annette Martel
Residence Hall Director for Greg Butler Hall & Coordinator for Multicultural and Special Activities, University of Mary

Jon McConnell
Community Partnerships Placement Coordinator at the Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University

Jennifer Greer Morrissey
Coordinator of Service Learning and Community Action in the Office of Service Learning and Community Action, Emerson College

Nancy Paul
Director of the Career Development Center, Binghamton University

Robyn Paulekas
Program Advisor for the Center for Volunteer Service, University of Wyoming

Maneshka Anne Perera
Student Representative of National Society for Collegiate Scholars, Student at the California State University, Northridge

Anita Rees
Assistant Director of the Career Center, University of Notre Dame

David Schachter
Assistant Dean of Career Services and Experiential Learning, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University

Will Simpkins
Associate Director of the New York City Civic Engagement Program in the Career Development Center, Barnard College

Dee Thompson
Director of the Career Center, Portland State University

Wendy Webb-Robers
Senior Assistant Director of the Career Center, College of William and Mary

Carrie Williams
Associate Director of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning, University of Vermont

Kathy Woodard
Project Coordinator of South Carolina Alliance 2020, Clemson University