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 CHAIRS:

Sarah Bast, IB Coordinator/IB Counselor

West High School

3300 Sutherland Avenue

Knoxville, TN  37919

865-594-1265

sarah.bast@knoxschools.org

 

Brandi Lyndall, College Counselor

Education Services Foundation

715 Cox Avenue

Ocean Spring, MS  39564

228-875-4441 x 612

blyndall@get2college.org

 

STATE CHAIRS

ALABAMA

 
John Hawkins, Associate 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

 

Tricia Davis, School Counselor

Mount St. Mary Academy

3224 Kavanaugh Blvd.

Little Rock, AR  72205

501-664-8006 x 113

tdavis@mtstmary.edu

 

Fred Baker, Director of Admission

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

 

 

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, Associate Director of Admissions

Millsaps College

1701 N State St

Jackson, MS 39210

601.974.1057 tel

katy.pacelli@millsaps.edu

 

NORTH CAROLINA

 
Tania M. Rachkoskie, Senior Associate Director of Admission

Guilford College

5800 West Friendly Avenue

Greensboro, NC  27410

1.800.992.7759 tel

336.316.2954 fax

rachkoskietm@guilford.edu

 

Ashley Pearson, Assistant Director of Admissions

Elon University

CB 2700

Elon, NC  27244

1.800.334.8448 tel

336.278.7699 fax

apearson3@elon.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

 

 

 
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