Current Trends/Future Issues Committee

Mission Statement

The Committee on Current Trends and Future Issues (CTFI) annually reviews trends in counseling, college admission and enrollment management. The Committee makes recommendations for programs and services that educate and inform members and other college admission counselors about professional issues and trends.

Chair: Sally O'Rourke, The McLean School (MD)

Vice Chair: Hamzat Saba, Thurgood Marshall Academy (DC)

Committee Members:

Jennifer Auchmoody, The Academy of the Holy Cross (MD)
Ashley Browning, Hollins University (VA)
Laura Burrell Baxter, Key School (MD)
Penny Deck, Champion College Counseling (VA)
Bethany Ely, Premium Prep (NC)
Missy Evans-Moreland, Moreland and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC (MD)
Jonathan Gowin, New England Board of Higher Education (MA)
Khala Granville, CollegeBound Foundation (MD)
Thomas Hailu, College Track (DC)

Tuwanda Jackson, Friendship Schools (DC)
Fatmata Koroma, Georgetown Day School (DC)
Rachel Loving, Maggie Walker Governor's School (VA)
Alicia Miller, CollegeBound Foundation (MD)
Jessica Monterastelli, Friends School of Baltimore (MD)
Julia Ross, Professional Tutoring, LLC (VA)
Jill Semmens, Collegiate Directions (MD)
Ann Marie Strauss, The Bryn Mawr School (MD)
Victoria Turner Turco, Turner Educational Advising, LLC (MD)

Resources and Readings

Our committee will periodically post links to articles and resources related to college admission and/or guidance. Even if we don’t all agree with these articles, we hope they will be thought-provoking and spark a discussion among our members. Have an article you’d like to add? Email a link to [email protected] or [email protected].

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