List of 10 members.

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  Meghan Grover 

  Director of Admission

  845-677-8261 Ext. 139

  Hamilton College - B.A.

  Bio

  Meg joined Millbrook's admission team as an associate in 2014. She took over as director of admission in 2017. Meg loves traveling on behalf of Millbrook, developing relationships with students and parents across the world and educating them on the benefits of a boarding school education. It is a special privilege to share the Millbrook experience with prospective families.
  
  Meg is a proud boarding school graduate herself. She credits her boarding school experience with helping her develop into a confident, independent adolescent and a lifelong learner and traveler. After boarding school, Meg attended Hamilton College where she majored in psychology, captained the varsity hockey team, worked as a teaching assistant in the psychology department. Meg graduated magna cum laude in 2010.
  
  Prior to working at Millbrook School Meg spent two years working as an account executive in the advertising industry and one year traveling with her husband throughout New Zealand. Outside of the admission office, Meg is proud to serve as an advisor, work in residential life, and substitute coach for any athletic team that will have her (you name it, she'll try to learn it)! Meg lives on campus with her husband, Eliott and son Jack.
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  Emily Allen 

  Associate Director of Admission

  845-677-3162 Ext. 135

  Middlebury College - B.A.
  New York University - M.A.

  Bio

  Emily graduated from Middlebury College in 2006 with a bachelor of arts in English. While at Middlebury, she captained the varsity swim team. Following graduation Emily received her masters in English Education from New York University in 2007 and then began her teaching career at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics and The School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York.
  
  Emily heard much about Millbrook from her younger sister, Abbe, who is an alumna in the class of 2004, and so she was excited to join the faculty in 2009. She lives on campus, in Abbott Hall, with her three daughters. For the past seven years Emily has been an English teacher, dorm parent, advisor, and coach, and she now thoroughly enjoys working in admissions.
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  Devandria Bernard 

  Senior Associate Director of Admission and Alumni Affairs

  845-677-8261

  Franklin & Marshall College - B.A.

  Bio

  Devandria's love for independent schools started during her time as a student at The Hill School. Independent schools have always felt like home and rejoining the school environment at the faculty level has been immensely rewarding for her. After graduating with a B.A. in psychology from Franklin & Marshall College, Devandria joined Millbrook in 2018 as Associate Director of Admission. After a few years at Millbrook, Devandria pursued another opportunity only to find her way back on Pulling Circle as Senior Associate Director of Admission and Alumni Affairs.

   

  With a desire to deeply impact schools, Devandria has decided to further her education at the University of Pennsylvania where, in 2023, she will graduate with her M.S.Ed. with a focus on school leadership. It is her goal to make transformative change in education.

   

  Outside of the admission office and alumni offices, Devandria serves as an advisor, a coach on the girls' varsity basketball team, and the dormitory head of Prum Hall.
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  Anna Birnbaum 

  Director of Financial Aid, Senior Associate Director of Admission

  845-677-8261 ext. 199

  University of Pennsylvania - M.S.Ed.
  Colgate University - B.A.

  Bio

  A graduate of Newark Academy, Anna has always appreciated the benefits of an independent school education. After working for one year in financial services, she joined Millbrook's faculty in 2013, serving as associate director of admission and financial aid and as a math teacher until 2016. Anna moved to The Taft School in Watertown, CT, to teach math there and serve as a class dean, and most recently, she was the assistant dean of students at Fountain Valley School of Colorado.
  
  Anna holds a master's degree in education with a focus on school leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in educational studies from Colgate University, where she graduated with high honors and magna cum laude. Currently, she is working towards another master's degree, this one in clinical mental health counseling through Wake Forest University.

    

  Anna always felt like Millbrook was home, and she is glad to be back where it all began, in the Admission Office, where she serves as senior associate director of admission and director of financial aid. Anna also coaches tennis, serves as an advisor, and is the dorm head in Abbott Hall, where she lives with her husband, Jeff, daughter Edie, and their three dogs, Bodie, Penny, and Bill. When not working, Anna enjoys running, baking, cooking, and playing tennis. 
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  Prince Botchway 

  Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Admission Associate

  845-677-8261

  Southern New Hampshire University - M.S.
  Averett University - B.S.

  Bio

  Prince Botchway is Millbrook’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, admission associate, and coach of the Mustang football team. Mr. Botchway most recently worked at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia as an affinity liaison, dorm team member, activities leader and coached football, basketball, and track. He majored in physical education while playing college football at Averett University and holds a master’s degree in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University. A native of Accra, Ghana, Mr. Botchway grew up in Prince Georges County, Maryland. He will be joined by wife Maya, children, Madeleine, Prince III (PB for short), Preston, and Paxton and a puppy, Royal.
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  JP Burlington 

  Director of Strategic Recruitment

  845-677-8261 Ext. 111

  Wheaton College - B.A.

  Bio

  JP Burlington is director of strategic recruitment in Millbrook’s Admission Office. A native of leafy Maplewood, New Jersey, he’s a Trinity-Pawling alum with nearly 20 years of experience in boarding school admissions, including stints at Brooks, Westover, and his alma mater. Mr. Burlington is a graduate of Wheaton College in Massachusetts, earning a bachelor’s in music and singing in the college choir and the male a capella group, The GCs. Mr. Burlington will coach golf in the spring and lives with his partner, Megan, and their children Joseph and Meredith, in Koenigsberger Hall.
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  Ben Harff 

  Associate Director of Admission

  845-677-8261 Ext. 228

  Trinity College - B.A.

  Bio

  Ben Harff treasures his boarding school experience and will be helping families better understand the process in general and Millbrook in particular. Ben has taught math at Millbrook, assistant-coached varsity hockey and lacrosse, and worked as a dorm parent. His Millbrook IQ is sky-high and he is eager to meet prospective students and families. 
  
  Ben is a graduate of Trinity College, where he majored in public policy and law and minored in math while working with the school hockey team and the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL club. A golf fanatic, Ben also loves exploring Millbrook's 800 acres with Callaway, his black lab.
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  Wendy Greenfield 

  Administrative Assistant

  845-677-8261

  Bio

  Wendy provides administrative support necessary to the day-to-day operations of the Admission Office, including answering phones, scheduling tours and interviews, and processing applications. 
  
  Wendy has three very good reasons for loving Millbrook—children Laurel ’10, Jason ’13 and Sydney ’13. She feels that Millbrook’s challenging academic environment and unique approach of allowing day students to spend the night added to her children's overall experience by letting them feel fully integrated into the culture of the school.
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  Ines Nieves 

  Administrative Assistant/Database Manager

  845-677-6873 (tour/interview)

  Monroe College - B.S.

  Bio

  Ines Nieves has worked in higher education for 20 years.  She has extensive experience in the mechanics of administrative work and has directed multiple programs with a particular focus on international students.
  
  Ines' expertise in administrative and database management is crucial to every aspect of the department.
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  Kiana Johnson 

  Admission Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist

  845-677-8261

  SUNY Buffalo - B.A.

  Bio

  Kiana Johnson is the Admission Administrative Assistant and Receptionist at Callard House.  She has worked as a teaching assistant at multiple schools and holds a degree in sociology.