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Bari Norman, Ph.D., CEP

Certified Educational Planner
Director


Bari Norman, Ph.D., CEP worked as an Admissions Officer at Barnard College/Columbia University. During her tenure, she rendered decisions on thousands of applications, both domestic and international. 

Dr. Norman has more than a decade of experience in college admissions counseling.

College Admissions Experience:

-Admissions Officer, Barnard College/Columbia University

-Director of Pre-College Programs, Barnard College/Columbia University

-Chair, Pre-College Admissions and Financial Aid, Barnard College/Columbia University


Education:

-Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

-M.A. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

-B. A. in Sociology, magna cum laude, Barnard College/Columbia University

-Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA

-Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions


Related Education Experience:

-Associate Director of College Counseling, Hillel High School

-Curriculum Consultant, New York University

-Undergraduate Instructor and Academic Advisor, University of Pennsylvania

-Secondary Schools Committee Member, University of Pennsylvania

-Alumnae Admissions Representative, Barnard College/Columbia University

-Faculty, University of California - Irvine, Independent Educational Consultant Certificate Program


Media:

TV appearances include
-The Today Show (NBC)
-NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
-The Early Show
(CBS)

-CNN Headline News

Newspaper and magazine interviews include

-New York Times

-Wall Street Journal

-US News & World Report

-Newsweek

-Washington Post


-Writes the "Ask the College Advisor" column in the Miami Herald

-Authors articles in the Journal of College Admission and the Miami Herald


Professional Development:

-American Institute of Certified Educational Planners, Certified Educational Planner (CEP)
-National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Member
 

-Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), Professional Member
-Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling (OACAC), Member
-New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC), Member


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Kimberly Torres, Ph.D.

Parent Liaison


Kimberly Torres, Ph.D. has had extensive experience in higher education at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Hamilton College, and New York University.


Higher Education Experience:

-Academic Advisor, Princeton University

-Academic Advisor, University of Pennsylvania

-Education Project Director, New York University

-Academic Advisor, Hamilton College

-Liberal Arts Assessment Project Consultant, Hamilton College


Education:

-Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

-M.A. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

-B.A. in Government and Sociology, summa cum laude, Hamilton College

-Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society inductee

-Study Abroad, Oxford University (England)


University Teaching Experience:

-University of Pennsylvania (undergraduate and graduate)

-Hamilton College


Dr. Torres's work on higher education has been published in:

-American Journal of Education

-Social Science Research

Her work has also been featured in publications such as:

-New York Times

-Washington Post


Professional Development:

-Sociology of Education Association

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Stephanie Zamorano
Academic Programs Coordinator

Stephanie Zamorano earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College, where she majored in Government and minored in Education Public Policy.  Stephanie has experience working in the areas of study abroad, language learning, and remedial education.  She manages all of the administrative functions of the office, and serves as an invaluable resource to families and students.

 

 

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Adrian Bitton
Assistant to the Director

Adrian Bitton earned her B.A. from the University of Richmond, where she double majored in Rhetoric and Communication and Leadership Studies.

During her time at Richmond, Adrian worked in the Office of Undergraduate Admission in a variety of capacities, including serving as a student representative on the Undergraduate Admission Committee, where she had the opportunity to hear and make decisions on special Admission cases. She also served as a Student Admission Representative (tour guide), Office Assistant, Admissions Intern, and Speech Center Consultant, where she specialized in training tour guides.

 

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Melissa Ser, Ph.D.
Writing Specialist

Melissa Ser earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in English from the University of Rochester, where she taught Freshman Composition and lectured on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

She was also an English instructor at the undergraduate level at the Rochester Institute of Technology.  At the high school level, Dr. Ser has taught AP English Language, AP English Literature, and general English since 2005. While in graduate school, she worked as a research assistant editing scholarly texts.

Dr. Ser earned her undergraduate degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Florida State University.  As an undergraduate, she won First Place in the Florida Collegiate Honors Council Writing Awards, a state-wide competition.

2007-11-14
Early-Admission Dominos Fall

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