List of 5 members.

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  Ms. Annie Kafoure 

  Director of College Counseling

  216-831-2200 x7357

  Bio

  Annie Kafoure joined the faculty of University School in 2015 from Miami University, where in her tenure she served both the University Honors Program and Office of Admission as Assistant Director for High-Ability Recruitment. For the Office of Admission, she worked with the top academic recruits, coordinating the Junior Scholars, Summer Scholars, and University Academic Scholars Programs. She worked closely with undergraduates as an academic adviser in the Honors Program and mentored applicants for prestigious national and international fellowships.

   

  Ms. Kafoure graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a triple major in English literature, creative writing, and women’s studies. She also earned an additional B.A. (First Class) and M.St. (With Distinction) in English literature from Oxford University as the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship.  She began her career as an English teacher and community engagement coordinator at The Portsmouth Grammar School in England, and during her time at US she has served as Head of Peters House and Senior Class Dean.

   

  Ms. Kafoure is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, The Ohio Association of College Admissions Counselors, The College Board, and the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
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  Ms. Charlotte Burkly 

  Head of McCarraher House, Associate Director of College Counseling

  216-831-2200 x 7163

  Bio

  Charlotte (Charley) Burkly joined the faculty of University School in 2016, having worked most recently at Princeton University where she served as Assistant Dean of Admission. She previously served as Assistant Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School and as program administrator for the School Law Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.

   

  Ms. Burkly earned her B.A. in Chinese, Phi Beta Kappa, from Colgate University, her M.S. in Science Education from the City College of New York, and her M.A. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She began her career in education as a middle school science teacher through the New York City Teaching Fellows program.  In addition to college counseling, Ms. Burkly serves as Head of McCarraher House and coaches middle school track and field at US.

   

  Ms. Burkly is member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, the Ohio Association for College Admissions Counseling, The College Board, and The Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
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  Ms. Mikayla Sharp 

  Assistant Director of College Counseling

  216-831-2200 x7164

  Bio

  Mikalya Sharp joined the college counseling office in 2019 from the office of undergraduate admissions of Case Western Reserve University where she served as an admissions counselor. Before working at CWRU, Ms. Sharp worked in the office of undergraduate admissions at her alma mater, Denison University, where she was a senior interviewer. While at Denison, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology with a minor in psychology. 

   

  Ms. Sharp is a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, the Ohio Association for College Admissions Counseling, and The Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
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  Ms.  Caitlin Burnett 

  Assistant Director of College Counseling

  216-831-2200 x7353

  Bio

  Caitlin Burnett joins the college counseling office from Northwestern University, where she has served as Assistant Director in the Office of Undergraduate Admission, Associate Director of the Farley Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and, most recently, Senior Academic Adviser at Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy.  In her role as Senior Academic Adviser, Mrs. Burnett advised over 150 students annually, directed recruitment and enrollment efforts for the Student Leadership Institute, and administered the recruitment and admission processes for the Master of Arts in Learning Sciences program.

   

  A native of Cleveland’s East Side and sibling to a US alumnus, Ms. Burnett earned her B.S. in Journalism and her M.S. in Higher Education and Policy from Northwestern University.  She is a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, the Ohio Association for College Admissions Counseling, and The Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
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  Dr. Scott Boehnen 

  English, College Counseling

  216-831-2200 x7487

  Bio

  Scott Boehnen joined the University School faculty in 2012, having taught writing, literature, and journalism at independent schools in London and New York since 1999. As Chair of English at the American School in London, he coordinated and taught four-day workshops on college-essay writing for applicants to both American and British universities, and he has advised students individually on their application essays for twenty years. Working with Next-Gen Financial of New York, he recently edited a book on financial planning for young adults at the start of their careers. He has also published scholarly articles and lectured on British literature in the United States and England. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities research grant, he has been recognized with the James McGovern Award for Teaching Excellence, the Anton and Lydia Rice Inspirational Teaching Award, and the Oscar Kimelman Award. He earned his B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame, where he was named valedictorian of the undergraduate class of 1993. He was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Humanistic Studies, a N. F. Ford Fellow, and a Dissertation Resident Fellow of the Humanities Center at Stanford University, where he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in English.