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Who’s who in Institutional Relations

You may know us only by our email addresses or voices over the phone, but we all hope to assist you in bringing internship opportunities to your students. Here, for your reference, is a little about each individual’s background and primary role in our department.

Dr. Joseph Johnston, Senior Vice President

jjohnston@twc.edu, x 7948

• B.A., Randolph-Macon College
• M.A. and Ph.D., University of Chicago
• M.B.A., Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Responsibility: Senior Vice President and leads the Institutional Relations department of The Washington Center. In part, his responsibility is to develop and maintain relationships with colleges and universities using or considering TWC's services. He is also responsible for the overall marketing and student recruitment efforts for the institution. In addition, Joe directs a team of professional staff overseeing the operations of TWC's enrollment services.

Karen Henry, Director, Enrollment Services

karenh@twc.edu, x7958

• B.A., University of Rochester
• M.S.W., University of Maryland School of Social Work
• J.D., George Washington University

Responsibility: Karen manages the student application and acceptance process as well as the reporting of grades back to campus following your students’ completion of our program. She also coordinates the revision of our viewbook and other promotional materials each summer.

Brian Feeley, Director, Institutional Relations

brianf@twc.edu, x7960

• B.A., Elon University ‘03
• Washington Center Alumnus ‘02

Responsibility: Brian manages the recruitment effort, the disbursement of financial assistance, and the overall daily functioning of IR. In addition, he serves on several cross-departmental committees in order to communicate any of your concerns to our colleagues - including program advisors, finance staff, etc.

Sara Clement, Manager, Institutional Relations

sarac@twc.edu, x7970

• B.A., Wake Forest University ‘04

Responsibility: Sara manages communications with potential applicants and explores new ways to connect with your students. This fall semester, for example, she coordinated the introduction of blogs on our website.

Heather Hendy, Senior Program Coordinator, Institutional Relations

heatherh@twc.edu , x7978

• B.A., UCLA ‘05
• M.A., George Washington University (expected ’09)

Responsibility: Along with general enrollment and IR duties, Heather has been taking a special responsibility for coordinating the application process for the Washington, D.C.-London Internship Program.

Danielle Mahan, Program Coordinator, Institutional Relations

daniellem@twc.edu, x7967

• B.A., American University ‘07

Kiley Moorefield, Program Coordinator, Institutional Relations

kileym@twc.edu, x7986

• B.A., Elon University ‘07

Responsibilities: Danielle and Kiley recently joined our department. Along with general enrollment and IR duties, they will focus their efforts on targeted outreach (i.e. recruiting for federal programs, increasing diversity, etc.) and expanding our base of contacts at affiliated schools. They will also team up to manage our growing alumni representative program.

Liz Carter, Program Assistant, Enrollment Services

lizc@twc.edu, x7914

• A.A, Anne Arundel Community College (expected ‘08)

Responsibilities: Liz works with your students as they are submitting their applications to confirm the receipt of materials, organize applicants’ files and enter their data into our online system. She also assists Karen in the mailing of grades to campuses and sends viewbooks and other promotional materials to you when your supply needs to be replenished.

Adam Gallagher , Alumni Recruiter

adamg@twc.edu , x7920

• B.A., Ohio Northern University ‘07

Lindsay Keller, Alumni Recruiter

lindsayk@twc.edu, x7944

• B.A., University of Iowa ‘07

Natascha Tretter, Alumni Recruiter

nataschat@twc.edu

• B.A., University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ‘07

Tania Chakraborty, Alumni Recruiter

taniac@twc.edu

• B.A., Richard Stockton College of New Jersey ‘07

Responsibilities: Adam, Lindsay, Natascha, and Tania are recent alumni of The Washington Center, these four have been road warriors, traveling to a large number of your campuses to speak with students, faculty and administrators.

Kim Franklin, Regional Representative

kimf@twc.edu, 803-799-0548

Carolyn Tacy, Regional Representative

Carolynt@twc.edu, 207-439-2050

Responsibilities: Kim and Carolyn—former liaisons at Illinois College and the University of New Hampshire, respectively—have worked with us for several years. Visiting numerous colleges and universities each fall and spring, they help with recruitment and assist institutions interested in affiliation.

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