Professional DevelopmentThe 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 chairs are: Jack Whelan, Director of College Guidance
Kim Stodghill, Associate Director of College Counseling
Annual ConferenceChair: Lauren Sefton seftonl@rhodes.edu Co-Chairs: Melinda DeMaria mdemaria@uga.edu Jonathan Ferrell jonathan.ferrell@millsaps.edu Dry Run for College Admission CounselorsCo-Directors: Jessica Freed freedjs@mailbox.sc.edu Hilary Dyer dyer@sc.edu
Summer Seminar for Secondary School CounselorsCo-Directors: Jack Whelan jack.whelan@providenceday.org Sweet Tea College TourCo-Directors: Ivy Brewer ibrewer@darlingtonschool.org Drive-In Workshops for Secondary School CounselorsCo-Directors: Sarah Bast sarah.bast@knoxschool.org SAIL Institute for Middle Managers in AdmissionsCo-Directors: David Henry dlhenry@usf.edu Jonathan Ferrell jonathan.ferrell@millsaps.edu Extending the Dream GrantsDirector: Anita Alston aalston@elon.edu Mentorship ProgramDirector: Jason Hamilton jason.hamilton@arkansascommitment.org Counselor Participation Fund ScholarshipsDirector: Nicole Cook ncook@aischool.org |