

Rudolph Wise, Jr
Associate Director of Admission & High School Counselor
Trinity Episcopal School
What’s Next? Mid-Career Pathways and Influence in Independent Schools
Missy Wolff
Senior Associate Director of Admission
The Hotchkiss School
Two Readers, Two Approaches: A Practical Debate on Slate’s AI Reader

Brandon Woods
VP of Growth and Partnerships
Vericant
Admissions in an AI World: Tools to Improve Review and Efficiency

Sarah Wooten
Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid
Charles River School
They Don't Fall from the Sky: Aligning Faculty with Enrollment Reality
Chris Young
Director of Admissions and Enrollment
The Fessenden School
How Junior Boarding Schools Prepare Students for Secondary School

Monica Yu
Education Consultant
Star Labs Education
Why Chinese Families Choose Day Schools and Give Back

Max Zhang
Founding Partner
SNF - Shang NancyFriends International Education Group
China Market Reset: Rethinking Recruitment, Yield & Why China Matters

Starry Zhu
Associate Dean of DEI, Admissions Counselor
Middlesex School
Recruited, enrolled, and then what? Supporting & Empowering Girls of Color
Jennifer Zigler
LPC-S; Student Well-Being Specialist
E3n
The Unquantifiables: Reading Between the Lines How admissions professionals interpret readiness, partnership, and fit beyond grades and testing
Jonathan Zucker
Director of Financial Aid & Enrollment
The College Preparatory School
Clarity Without Coldness: Humanizing Admissions & FA Communications

