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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: I am a self-directed and highly motivated professional, experienced in the management of a small business/office with special talents in communication and counseling. I am an adept networker who has established thousands of contacts at local businesses, educational institutions and educational services worldwide. I am capable and comfortable taking on numerous roles. I am a quick study, and rise to any professional challenge. My area of expertise has been in working particularly with highly motivated students and families from Asia and offering cultural perspectives. I feel just as comfortable working with domestic families. Although I have worked for myself for a large part of my professional life and feel comfortable in leadership roles, I am a team player who hopes to become part of a professional community of educators and administrators.
Experience
- 2008 – Present, Director of Client Services
Starr & Chapman, Inc.
Plymouth, MA
- 2005 – 2008, Associate Director
Starr & Chapman, Inc.
Plymouth, MA
- 2001-2005, Associate Director
Starr Educational Services
Boston, MA
- 1997-2001, Founder and Director
Starr Educational Services, Inc.
Malden, MA
- 1993-1996, Co-founder, Program Director & Head Instructor
Starr Education Services,
Seoul, Korea
Business operations Experience:
- Managed business development, operations, public relations, and all marketing (print/online, networking & Social media)
- Worked to build and sustain relationships with independent schools and colleges.
- Co-managed day-to-day consultancy operations
- Managed and coordinated client services with over 1000 students and families and over 100 boarding schools, interfacing with all departments, teachers and administrators.
- Directed all public relations and communications efforts with over 300 independent schools and colleges
- Developed and managed Student Management Program for as many as 300 students per year.
- Developed ESL curriculum and test preparation program for Starr Education in Seoul (1993-2000)
- Hired and trained teachers and tutors (1993-2000)
COLLEGE COUNSELING & SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
- Provided all client services including independent school and college placements, group presentations and workshops, standardized testing administration, scholarship search strategies.
- Provided private school placement services for over 1000 students from South Korea over the course of 15 years.
- Directed and serviced all college counseling clients from China and South Korea (a total of 300 students over the course of 13 years.)
- Provided private school placement services and college counseling to domestic students from New Jersey, Connecticut, Greater Boston, Cape Cod as well as to international students from Germany, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Norway, The Philippines, Canada and Nigeria.
- Performed extensive translation and interview accompaniment for South Korean families to over 100 boarding schools across the United States and Canada.
- Developed relationships with college counseling offices at over 50 boarding schools, and with college admissions officers.
- Worked in the capacity of guidance counselor for small independent day school, focusing on educating families regarding the college admissions, financial aid and scholarship search processes, developing working college lists and working with each individual student at every step of the college process from junior year through to graduation.
- Helped international families and students manage expectations regarding placement and provided education about the process, debunking myths about schools and colleges and helping families understand the importance of match and fit as it pertains to each individual student.
- Comfortable working with Naviance, The Common Application, The College Essay Organizer, Do What You Are Personality Inventory.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT & INSTITUTIONAL ADVISING EXPERIENCE
- Helped schools and corporations develop support programs for international students and their families.
- Provided expertise and faculty training to schools to better support international students and to develop deeper activity and residential life programming.
- Provided faculty training and consulting services to schools regarding Asian international student issues, cultural sensitivity, and trends.
- Provided consulting expertise to boarding schools, aiding in resolution of international (particularly Korean) issues including discipline, mental health, language acquisition, culture, development, etc.
- Delivered liaison services and communications with international families and with the corporate affiliate.
- Organized, planned and ran 10-day residential program for international students during Thanksgiving break in greater Boston area (1997-2006).
- Managed international student management program of 95 students from South Korea per year for 11 years.
- Visited and established relationships with over 100 independent boarding schools and numerous colleges.
- Established, organized and directed weekend home-stay program for clients from South Korea for 7 years
- Directed extensive summer tutoring program for corporate affiliate in South Korea
- Tutored in subject areas of: ESL, writing, and test preparation.
Conference Presentations
- Presenter/Moderator at conferences for the following organizations regarding the special needs of international students, international student issues (both academic and residential) on boarding school campuses, How to better understand and work with international students, particularly from the Pacific Rim, The Cresting Wave of International Students, admissions trends, issues regarding college counseling with international students, Korean student issues, Diversity in our boarding schools, etc.:
-Secondary School Admissions Test Board
-Educational Records Bureau
-Independent Educational Consultants Association
-Small Boarding Schools Association
-Western Boarding Schools Association
-New England Association of College Admissions Counselors
-The Association of Boarding Schools
(annual conference and TABSlab, Webinars)
-Association of Independent Schools of Northern New England
Professional Organizations
IECA
HECA
NACAC
NEACAC
OACAC
SSATB
ERB
SBSA
TABS
Volunteer Experience
- Vice-Chair for the Schools Committee, Independent Educational Consultants Association (2004-2005)
- Chair for the Schools Committee, Independent Educational Consultants Association (2005-2006)
- Yearly presenter for TABS residential life and admissions workshop (2000-2011)
- Vice President for the Sandwich Montessori Enrichment and Assistance Fund (2009-2010)
- Board Member for The Cape Cod Montessori School (2009-2010)
- Secretary for The Sandwich Montessori Enrichment and Assistance Fund (2011-2012)
- Parent volunteer (organizer, email groups manager, parent volunteer coordinator) at Sandwich Montessori School (2009-present)
- Member of the IECA Task Force Team for Certification and Credentialing for School Placement Counseling (Fall 2011and Winter 2012).
Publications
- “College Chat with Christine Chapman” Online blog on Plymouth Daily News and Cape Cod Today (online)
- Freelance writer for www.CapeCodKidz.com
- Online parenting blog: www.parentspage.com
Education
1999-2003 Harvard Extension School, ALM Program in Cultural Studies
1994-1995, University of British Columbia, Department of English
1992-1994 Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Skidmore College
1990-1992 Sogang University, Department of English
Languages
Fluent in English, Korean and French
References
Available upon request
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