​Jane Bauman began teaching High School English in 2003 after working in the admissions office at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she was in charge of international undergraduate admissions. Since becoming director of college counseling in 2012, she has toured colleges and universities across the country and NYU Abu Dhabi. She earned her bachelor’s degree in French literature from UC Santa Cruz and her master’s from Georgetown University.

​Chris Kuipers begins his fourth year as a College Counselor at Country Day. Previously, he worked in selective college admissions for five years, serving as an admissions officer at  Stanford University and Amherst College. In both positions, he read and evaluated over one thousand applications from high school seniors annually.