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List of 4 members.

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  Karla Vargas-Kennedy 

  Director of Enrollment Management

  540.687.4341

  karla.vargas@foxcroft.org

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  Karla Vargas joins the Admission Office as Director of Enrollment Management. Karla brings to the role extensive expertise and experience in admission, financial aid, and marketing for independent schools, boarding schools and undergraduate, graduate, and online programs.
  
  

  Karla began her career in education at Mercersburg Academy, where she taught Spanish, lived in a dorm, and served as Director of the ESLPlus Summer Language Enrichment Program. From there, she moved into graduate school enrollment, serving as Director of Financial Aid at Cornell Law School and then at the University of Chicago Law School. She broadened her experience while Assistant Vice President of Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX, before serving as Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT.

  
  Most recently, Karla was Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Ridgeland, MS, where she oversaw the recruitment and retention of 1,150 students in pre-K3 through 12th grade.
  
  

  Karla earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University. Additionally, she holds a Certificate in Marketing from Cornell University.
  
  Karla, her husband, Rusty, nephew, Joaquin, and her three dogs live on campus.
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  Tracey Bigelow 

  Associate Director of Enrollment for Visitor Services and Internal Outreach

  540.687.4342

  tracey.bigelow@foxcroft.org

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  Tracey Bigelow joined Foxcroft as Assistant Director of Admission in August 2013 and became Associate Director of Enrollment Management for Visitor Services and Internal Outreach in 2017.
  
  Prior to joining the Admission Office, she was working as Assistant to Head of the Upper School at Norfolk Collegiate School, and for a short time, Admissions Coordinator. This transitioned her into her current career path working in secondary school admissions. She brings with her experience in independent school education and human resource and non-profit management.
  
  Tracey earned a degree in Human Resource Management from Saint Leo University and is enjoying the boarding school experience, especially because her daughter is a member of Foxcroft’s Class of 2019.
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  Brileigh Pinkney 

  Associate Director of Enrollment for Recruitment and Marketing

  540.687.4344

  brileigh.pinkney@foxcroft.org

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  Brileigh joined our Admission Office in August 2016. She is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY where she majored in Psychology. While at Union, Ms. Pinkney worked in both the Admission and Development offices and did a study abroad semester in Brazil. Prior to coming to Foxcroft, Brileigh worked as an Admissions Associate and dorm parent for two boarding schools: The Ross School and Knox School, both in New York State. 

   

  Brileigh is a graduate of the McDonogh School in Baltimore, where she swam and worked as a tour guide for Admissions. She is thrilled to be back in the mid-Atlantic to be closer to family in Maryland.

   
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  Jenny Hurst 

  Assistant Director of Enrollment for Information and Systems, Dorm Parent, Coach

  540.687.4343

  jenny.hurst@foxcroft.org

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  Jenny Hurst joined our Admission Office as Assistant Director of Enrollment Management for Information and Systems in August 2017. In addition to her administrative work, she coaches field hockey and softball
  
  Jenny holds a BA in European History from Boston University and master’s degrees in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (from the University College, London) and Book and Paper Conservation (Camberwell College of Arts, London.)
  
  Before coming to Foxcroft, Jenny worked for the two years at The Madeira School, her alma mater, as a substitute teacher, hockey and softball coach, and administrative assistant. She and her husband Eoin (pronounced Owen) live on campus with their rescue dog, Darcy.