STATE AND AREA INITIATIVES

Bringing SACAC to You!

SACAC is the largest of the 23 state and regional associations affiliated with the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). We stretch across nine states and the Caribbean and boast a membership of some 1700 professionals. The State and Area Initiatives are a means of building an effective grassroots structure for SACAC.

While it would be nice to increase SACAC membership through programming and other efforts, the primary objectives of the State and Area Initiatives are to:

1. Help members better connect with one another and with the Association
2. Offer networking and other professional development opportunities, including to underserved colleagues regardless of SACAC membership.

Initiatives are generally led by two co-chairs (often one from the high school side, one from the college side). They solicit others in their state or area to join the effort: high school and college, public and private, relative newcomers and experienced veterans. Together, this team facilitates programs that address the needs and desires of college admission professionals in their service area.

Examples of State and Area Initiatives activities include: drive-in workshops (a daylong mini-conference); roundtable receptions (a luncheon workshop organized around a single topic); sessions at a state school counselor association meeting; state dinners at the SACAC annual conference; mentoring for new college admission professionals; and involvement in SACAC government relations, human relations, membership, and other programs.

If you'd like to get involved in your state or area, please contact the relevant co-chair(s) listed below for your state/area or the:

SACAC STATE AND AREA INITIATIVES CHAIR:

Tricia Davis, School Counselor
Mount St. Mary Academy

3224 Kavanaugh Boulevard

Little Rock, AR  72205

501.664.8006 x 113 tel
tdavis@mtstmary.edu

CO-CHAIRS:

ALABAMA
John Hawkins, Assoc Director of Admission
Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549008, 900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
800.523.5793 tel
205.226.3074 fax
jhawkins@bsc.edu

ARKANSAS
Fred Baker, Associate Director of Admissions
Hendrix College

1600 Washington Avenue

Conway, AR 72032
501.450.1362 tel
501.450.3843 fax
baker@hendrix.edu

Jason Hamilton, Executive Director

Arkansas Commitment

1111 West Capitol

Room 1017

Little Rock, AR  72201

501-373-5888 tel

501-210-2314 fax

jason.hamilton@arkansascommitment.org

CARIBBEAN
Robin S. Groelle, Director of College Counseling
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
315 41st St West
Bradenton, FL 34209
941.746.2121 x537 tel
941.746.5699 fax
rgroelle@saintstephens.org

FLORIDA
Elizabeth Costello, Senior Association Director for Recruitment

University of Central Florida

PO Box 160111

Orlando, FL  32816-0111

407.823.6936 tel

ecostell@mail.ucf.edu

GEORGIA
Sarah Katherine McNeil, Director of Scholarships & Alumni Relations

Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.

310 Tom Watson Way

Thomson, GA  30824
706.595.8886 tel
skmcneil@watson-brown.org

Rachel McCoy, Counselor
Roswell High School
11595 King Road

Roswell, GA 30075
770.552.4508 tel
770.552.4515 fax
mccoy@fulton.k12.ga.us

LOUISIANA
Sherry Brouillette, Director of College Counseling
Catholic High School
855 Hearthstone Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225.383.0397 tel
225.383.0381 fax
sbrouillette@catholichigh.org

MISSISSIPPI
Katy Pacelli, Assoc Director of Admissions
Millsaps College
1701 N State St
Jackson, MS 39210
601.974.1057 tel
katy.pacelli@millsaps.edu

Heather Roberts, Outreach Services Coordinator
Education Services Foundation
2600 Lakeland Terr
Jackson, MS 39216
601.321.5530 tel
601.321.5539 fax
hroberts@esfweb.com

NORTH CAROLINA
Glenda Atkinson, Director of College Counseling
Raleigh Charter High School
1111 Haynes St
Raleigh, NC 27604
919.715.1360 tel
919.71.1155 fax
gatkinson@raleighcharterhs.org

Dawn Calhoun, Assoc Director of Admissions
Wake Forest University
PO Box 7305
Winston Salem, NC 27109
336.758.5177 tel
336.758.4324
calhoude@wfu.edu

SOUTH CAROLINA
Rene' Bickley, Director of College Counseling
Hammond School
854 Galway Ln
Columbia, SC 29209
803.776.0295 tel
803.783.6209 fax
rcbickley@bellsouth.net

TENNESSEE
Jenny Byers, Director of College Counseling
Harpeth Hall School
3801 Hobbs Road
Nashville, TN 37215
615.346.0080 tel
615.298.8186 fax
byers@harpethhall.org

Anne Edmunds, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
615.460.6364 tel
615.460.5434 fax
anne.edmunds@belmont.edu