Meet The Team

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.

Counselor on Duty
Every Day During Lunch

Monday – Ms. Toran

Tuesday – Ms. Gentry

Wednesday – Ms. Sutton-Skinner

Thursday – Mr. Parsons

Friday – Ms. Feikens