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Eileen Cunningham Feikens

Eileen Cunningham Feikens

Dean of College Counseling

feikee@d-e.org

  • Hometown: Nyack, NY
  • Alma Mater: Bucknell University, NYU
  • Professional Career: Previously worked in the Admissions at NYU & Admissions and Career Development Offices at Barnard, co-host of The Process on SiriusXM Stars Channel 109
  • Additional roles at D-E: Summer Reading Committee, Alpine Racing Team Asst. Coach, 
  • Favorite D-E Tradition: annual lunches hosted by parent groups i.e., Indian Family Assoc. Lunar New Year 
  • Favorite Englewood Eatery: Lefkes’
Paola Gentry

Paola Gentry

Director of College Counseling

gentrp@d-e.org

  • Hometown: I moved quite a bit growing up having attended 8 schools K-12 in cities including: Gastonia, NC; Upland, CA; Kewanee, IL; and Peoria, IL 
  • Alma Mater: Williams College, Syracuse University
  • Professional Career: As the product of a liberal arts education at Williams I have had several “careers” prior to my time at D-E with my most recent position at the Office at Admission at Vassar College as the Associate Director of Admission. 
  • Additional roles at D-E: Member of the Diversity Committee
  • Favorite D-E Tradition: annual lunches hosted by parent groups along with student group presentations during assembly for various holidays and special events
  • Favorite Englewood Eatery: Balthazar Bakery
  • Hobbies: Working on puzzles, discovering new books, and cooking for my family.
Kelly Sutton-Skinner

Kelly Sutton-Skinner

Director of College Counseling

suttok@d-e.org

  • Hometown: I’m originally from Bryn Mawr, PA, but grew up in Tampa, FL.
  • Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania (BA); Teachers College, Columbia University (MA)
  • Professional Career: I have previously worked in admissions at Teachers College-Columbia University, Barnard College, Marymount Manhattan College, and Baruch College-CUNY. I also previously worked in college counseling at the United Nations International School.
  • Hobbies: Running (often with Team in Training), reading, trying new foods
Tasha Toran

Tasha Toran

Director of College Counseling

torant@d-e.org 

  • Hometown: New York City, NY

  • Alma Mater: Iona College-BS in Psychology, Minor in Spanish, Iona College- Masters in Multicultural Education

  • Professional Career: I have previously worked at 3 other high schools in counseling and admissions.  This is my 19th year at Dwight-Englewood as Director of College Counseling

  • Additional roles at D-E: Diversity Committee member, Parent- Class of 2033

  • Favorite D-E Tradition: Thanksgiving All School Assembly

  • Hobbies: Cooking, Women’s basketball

Kevin Parsons

Kevin Parsons

Director of College Counseling

parsok@d-e.org 

  • Hometown: I grew up in Durham, NH, but more recently lived in Philly for ten years.
  • Alma Mater: Marist College (BA), University of Pennsylvania (MSEd)
  • Professional Career: I previously worked in college admission at University of Delaware, American University, and Princeton University. Since switching to the college counseling side of the desk, I have worked at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur and Blair Academy.
  • Hobbies: Hiking, Mountain biking, running (not very quickly), NYT Crosswording, and supporting my beloved Boston sports teams.
Angie Smith

Angie Smith

Assistant of College Counseling

Counselor on Duty
Every Day During Lunch

Monday – Ms. Toran

Tuesday – Ms. Gentry

Wednesday – Ms. Sutton-Skinner

Thursday – Mr. Parsons

Friday – Ms. Feikens