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Marquesa Lawrence graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Chicano Studies and Spanish. She has been a Student Affairs Officer at the University of California at Berkeley since 1993, recruiting applicants for admission in the Southern California region.

Peter Johnson graduated from Earlham College in Indiana. He previously worked in college admissions at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. A long-time resident of Harlem, Peter has served at an Ivy League university for over 20 years in various student affairs positions, including Dean of Student Affairs. He has served on a number of college admission panels and is regularly a featured speaker at national conferences. He is currently Senior Associate Director of Admissions at an Ivy League, where he directs the university's multicultural recruitment efforts.

Shawn Abbott graduated from the University of New Hampshire, has a Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina and is finishing up his Ph.D in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in urban studies. Shawn has worked in student and alumni affairs at a community college in Boston and at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He formerly served as Assistant Director of Admissions at Boston University, and currently is a Senior Associate Director of Admissions at an Ivy League University.