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List of 5 members.

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  Kristen Kaschub 

  Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management

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  Kristen comes most recently from the Darrow School, New Lebanon, NY, where she served as the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management for three years. Prior to working at Darrow, Kristen spent eight years at Besant Hill School, Ojai, California, serving as the Director of Admissions and Summer Programs for six years before becoming the Director of Advancement and External Affairs. Kristen’s school experience also includes 11 years in admissions and recruiting roles at Ross School and Northfield Mount Hermon School. Kristen has a proven track record of enrollment management success, helping to grow mission aligned international and domestic student enrollment at her previous institutions.
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  Elisa Lellios 

  Director of Admissions
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  Marcy LaVallee 

  Associate Director of Admissions

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  Ms. LaVallee is a third-generation alumna of Gould Academy (Elizabeth Sargent LaVallee ’67 and Alzena Lord Sargent ’42) and a graduate of The University of Maine with a B.A. in Studio Art.  Her area of study focused largely on sculpture with an emphasis on metalwork including welding and bronze casting. While a student, she was an active member of the Delta Zeta sorority, served on the Panhellenic Council as Vice President of Recruitment, and was inducted into the Order of Omega.
  
  

  She has an extensive background in marketing as a product manager for Gemline and more recently as a corporate program manager for Geiger. She loves the outdoors, the mountains, and spends weekends during the winter as a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Level 100 certified alpine coach for the GACP weekend program.  She also enjoys camping, reading historical fiction, riding dressage on her horse Bode, and practicing Kyokushin Karate.
  
  

  She lives in the Bethel area with her partner, Asher Anderson ’05, and their three children, Lewis ’26, Charlotte, and Tristan.
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  Katie Keough 

  Admission and Summer Programs Associate

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  Katie Keough is a graduate of Gould Academy and the University of Maine at Farmington. During her time at Farmington, she studied Community Health Education and won back to back collegiate national titles in snowboard giant slalom. She also spent time with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and US Snowboard Race Team racing snowboard parallel slalom and giant slalom. Katie came to Gould from Sunday River, where she worked as an Event Coordinator and the Owner Services Manager. Previously, she worked with Boys and Girls Club of North West Colorado, as the Athletic Director and with Club Med as the Sports Manager.  She lives in Newry, Maine with her dog, Uno, and  enjoys snowboarding, hiking, running and paddleboarding.
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  Michaela Ward 

  Admissions Coordinator

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  With a diverse background in graphic design, sales, and office management, Michaela joins the admissions team to support and coordinate office operations as the Admissions Coordinator.