Sessions
Start Early, Stress Less: The Benefits of Early Engagement to Empower Students in the College Planning Process
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Thu
For the last decade, Karen Taylor Mitchell has been the Executive Director of the Governor's Institutes of Vermont (GIV), an organization that since 1982 has helped more than 10,000 rural high schoolers raise their aspirations and achieve college and career goals. In 2019 GIV was recognized with the New England Board of Higher Education's award for excellence. A former faculty member in business, public policy and ethics with St. Michael's College and gubernatorial appointee to the VT Workforce Development Council, Karen holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in Colchester, Vermont and in her spare time sails, sings and volunteers for animal rescue.