Susan McCarter
Susan McCarter, director of College Guidance at Girls Preparatory School, was installed as the next president-elect of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling at the annual meeting in Birmingham. SACAC is the largest regional affiliate of the national association (NACAC) and represents nine states and the Caribbean. The organization is made up of admissions professionals from both high schools and colleges and universities.
This will be Ms. McCarter’s third term on the board. She will move into the president’s position in 2016 and then serve a year as past-president. During the three-year period, she will represent SACAC on the regional and national level, serve as a delegate to the national conference, and meet annually with lawmakers in Washington, DC.
Ms. McCarter has presented at regional and national conferences and served as chair of the SACAC professional development committee. She was the conference chairwoman for six years and served a three-year term on the NACAC Finance Committee. In 2007 she received SACAC’s Larry West Award, based on longevity of service and dedication to SACAC, outstanding contributions to the admission counseling profession, leadership within that profession, and dedication to the students served.
Most recently she was a member of the planning committee for the College Goal Tennessee 2015 conference, sponsored by the Chattanooga Public Education Foundation.