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An Early College Awareness Initiative
Board of Directors
Gina Coleman: President/Executive Director
gcoleman@questforcollege.org
Gina Coleman is Associate Dean of Students and former Associate Director of Admission/Director of Diversity Recruitment at
Williams
College, where she has worked since 1997. Originally from the
South Bronx, Dr. Coleman earned her B.A. in English from Williams in 1990, her M.Ed. from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in 2001, and her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007.
In her time at Williams, Coleman developed a comprehensive diversity recruitment program for the College; further increasing enrollment of domestic students of color to a percentage that mirrors the composition of the national per capita and that rivals that of any selective college in the country. While working for the Office of Admission, her efforts helped Williams attain a top-15 ranking in Black Enterprise Magazine among the Top Colleges & Universities for African Americans. Williams was one of only two colleges in the Northeast (along with Harvard) to achieve that distinction.
In addition to her service to incoming college students, Coleman has demonstrated a continued commitment to early college awareness programs. As an alumna of A Better Chance, a nationally recognized program that gives gifted minority students the opportunity to attend some of the country’s finest secondary schools, Coleman is personally invested in the efforts of such educational outreach programs. Coleman annually teaches a course at Williams geared toward early college awareness initiatives in
Berkshire
County. Utilizing the “Quest for College” board game, Coleman and her students help expose college-bound students to the many possibilities available to them through higher education. The course is taught in partnership with MCLA and
Berkshire
Community College.
J. Andrew Munzer: Treasurer
amunzer@questforcollege.org
Mr. Munzer graduated from
Williams
College 1990 and began his career managing and processing financial services data in
Cincinnati. After moving to
Boston in 1992, he began to focus on computer systems and programming; he joined a systems consulting firm in 1993. Over the next several years, Mr. Munzer worked at several financial services companies in the
Boston area, his responsibilities ranging from business analysis to programming to systems integration. In 2001, Mr. Munzer and his family moved to Williamstown. He managed information technology for two non-profit healthcare organizations before joining a small software company in 2006.
Wendy Lipp
wlipp@questforcollege.org
A 1990
Williams
College graduate, Ms. Lipp is a licensed massage therapist. In addition to her work for Quest for College, Inc., she serves on the boards of Mount Kisco Day care center, an organization that works to provide high-quality day care for families regardless of their ability to pay, and Open Doors Organization, a Chicago-based group that aspires, through social action and research, to teach businesses how to succeed in the disability market while empowering the disability community.
Mark Robertson
mrobertson@questforcollege.org
Mark Robertson serves as special projects associate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, providing research and analytical support for strategic planning and academic policy decisions. He previously served as Assistant Director of Admission at Williams College, where he focused on the recruitment of historically underrepresented populations with a special emphasis on low-income and first-generation students. Mr. Robertson co-taught a class on Quest for College and early college awareness at Williams with Dr. Coleman between 2003-2007 and previously served on the board of the Greylock chapter of A Better Chance. He holds a B.A. from Williams College and an Ed.M. from Harvard.
Angelica Rodriquez
arodriguez@questforcollege.org
Born and raised in
Springfield,
MA, Ms. Rodriquez graduated from
Williams
College in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in American and Latino Studies with a particular focus on the cultural implications of issues surrounding diversity, social class, and ageism. At present, Ms. Rodriguez serves as a social worker for the Department of Social Services in
Holyoke,
MA and as a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty in
Longmeadow,
MA. With a long history of involvement in tutoring, mentoring, and peer-mediation efforts in her native
Springfield,
MA, Ms. Rodriquez brings to Quest for College, Inc. a passion to work with and influence young people in positive ways.
Cathy Paper
cpaper@questforcollege.org
A resident of
St. Paul,
Minnesota, Ms. Paper runs Live Dynamite, a company that provides individuals and corporations with tools and strategies for motivation, productivity, and success. Over the past 15 years Ms. Paper has learned how to motivate and inspire action through her work in advertising and organizational development. Her ability to engage and entertain has made her a favorite among a strong list of blue-chip clients: Best Buy, TIME Magazine, Apple, and Porsche. A 1989 graduate of
Williams
College and former All New England rugby player, Ms. Paper is the newest member of the Quest for College, Inc. Board.
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