Senior Vice President Matt Proto oversees all aspects of admissions, advancement, athletics, communications, and first-year financial aid for the College. Prior to joining the Colby community in May 2015, he served as Assistant Dean of Admissions at Stanford University. Proto has benefited from working in multiple admissions roles, having served as Director of Scholar Selection for the Morehead-Cain Scholars program, Associate Director of Admission and College Counseling at Choate Rosemary Hall, and Assistant Director of Admission at Yale University. A graduate of Yale University, Proto earned a Master of Liberal Studies degree at Wesleyan University and a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.