WEB SERIES | Bridging the Gap--Class 2: DEI and Admissions

When:  Jan 21, 2020 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM (ET)

While affordability is the most significant factor for families who seek a private school education for their children, families also desire environments that will help prepare their children for living, learning, and working in an increasingly diverse world. Part II of this webinar series will use the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion to explore the value of integrating the work of the offices of Admissions/Enrollment Management and Institutional Advancement as a means of creating authentic relationships with and support for prospective and current families of color.


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Presenter: Anika Walker-Johnson, Director of Equity and Inclusion, Germantown Academy

Anika Walker-Johnson was appointed as Germantown Academy’s Director of Equity and Inclusion in July 2018. Prior to GA, she spent 17 years as an educator and administrator at Tabor Academy, a co-educational, day and boarding high school in Marion, MA. For 10 years of her career at Tabor, Anika served as the Dean of Multicultural Education & Community Life. During that time, she co-authored Tabor's Statement of Diversity and Inclusion, served as a faculty and student mentor, co-led a recruitment strategy geared toward hiring new faculty of color, promoted cross-cultural competency for students, faculty and administrators, and planned campus multicultural education events. In her role as a senior administrator, she also served on several administrative committees, including the Professional Development and Hiring Committee, Dean's Office Committee, and as a co-chair of the Diversity Leadership Council. During her last three years at Tabor, Anika also served as an Associate Director of Admission – Multicultural Recruitment where she assisted the admission team with developing and implementing a strategy for strengthening the school's commitment to a diverse community.



Presenter: Lauren Lewis, Senior Associate Director of Enrollment and Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Foxcroft School

No stranger to boarding schools, Lauren Lewis is the Senior Associate Director of Enrollment and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA. In her 12th year in enrollment, she has served 9 years specifically in boarding schools. She has also served as the Senior Director of Enrollment Management at Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD, Director of Admission and Financial Aid at the Tatnall School in Wilmington, DE, and Associate Director of Admission and Student of Color Recruitment at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA. Lauren holds a BS in Sociology from Towson University and a Master of Social Work from Barry University. Lauren values getting to know people as individuals, and she has worked diligently to build authentic relationships with students, their parents, and their advocates. Because of her ample experience in independent schools and social work background, she has also served in a variety of roles additional to her primary work in enrollment including house parent, student advisor, choreographer, and coach.

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