Professional Development

The Professional Development Committee is responsible for sponsoring professional growth activities for SACAC members. These activities include summer seminars for high school counselors and college admission officers, one-day workshops, mentoring, and travel assistance to the SACAC Annual Conference for secondary and post-secondary counselors working within limited budgets.  The Professional Development chair is:

Brandi Smith

Assistant Director of Admissions

Vanderbilt University

2305 West End Avenue

Nashville, TN  37203

(615) 322-0906

brandi.smith@vanderbilt.edu

Annual Conference

Chair:  Lauren Sefton seftonl@rhodes.edu

Dry Run for College Admission Counselors

Co-Directors: Alicia Kornowa akornowa@admin.usf.edu Serge Desir sdesir@mail.ucf.edu

Summer Seminar for Secondary School Counselors

Co-Directors: Jack Whelan jack.whelan@providenceday.org Claudia Goldbach cgoldbach@gps.edu

Sweet Tea College Tour

Co-Directors: Ivy Brewer ibrewer@darlingtonschool.org Ryan Riggs riggsr@episcopalhigh.org

Drive-In Workshops for Secondary School Counselors

Co-Directors: Elizabeth Costello ecostell@mail.ucf.edu Sherry Brouillette sbrouillette@catholichigh.org

SAIL Institute for Middle Managers in Admissions

Co-Directors: David Henry dlhenry@miami.edu Cristan Trahey traheyc@meredith.edu

Extending the Dream Grants

Director: Angelo Lee ac1209@lehigh.edu

Mentorship Program

Director: Jason Hamilton jason.hamilton@arkansascommitment.org

Counselor Participation Fund Scholarships

Director: Beatrice Flair beatrice_flair@benfranklinhighschool.org