Academy staff work with students, families, school partner communities, and Success Coaches to offer a year-round experience that supports both students and Success Coaches, developing their gifts and talents.
“The Pine Manor Institute for Student Success will help to raise the sightlines for young students by providing access and the academic support that has enabled generations of underserved ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ students to succeed. The Academy will be the first step in helping students to achieve success by gaining the confidence that comes from good academic preparation during the middle school and high school years.”
Joy Moore
Vice President and ExecutiveÌýDirector
Pine Manor Institute for Student Success at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ
In July of 2020, Joy was appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ. Prior to this position she served as vice president for Student Affairs at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ.
As a secondary school and higher education administrator, she has served at a variety of independent schools and universities over a 35-year career. Prior to returning to ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ in 2011, Joy served four years as the interim and deputy head of school at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has also served as the head of school at the Archer School in Los Angeles, California, and as the associate head/director of Upper School at Dana Hall in Wellesley, Massachusetts. As a university administrator, she has held a variety of leadership positions at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of San Francisco, and ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ. Her experience extends into the field of alumni engagement and fundraising.
An active local and national volunteer, she has served as a trustee and board member for the National Coalition of Girls Schools, the Nashoba Brooks School, Dana Hall School, the South African Heads of Independent Schools Association, and the South African Girls’ School Association. Joy chaired the annual joint conference of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and served as a trustee on the CASE board. As a community volunteer, she served for many years as co-president of the Wellesley chapter of the national A Better Chance Organization. She has also served on the boards of the Women’s Lunch Place in Boston and the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Foundation board. She is a 1981 graduate of the Lynch School of Education and recipient of an honorary doctorate degree in 2010 from ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ.
Contact
Staff
Across all programs, Pine Manor Institute staff are committed to working with students and alumni to provide robust pathways to success.
Carly Anderson
Director, The Academy and Alumni Outreach
Bowman House 206
Carly.Anderson@bc.edu
617-552-3761
Chasneika Astacio
Associate Director, McNair Scholars Program
50 College Rd 203
Chasneika.Astacio@bc.edu
617-552-4551
Karl Bell
Director, Mentoring & Academic Achievement
50 College Rd 205
Karl.Bell@bc.edu
617-552-4551
Cameron Berry
Assistant Director, Data Systems and Applications
Bowman House 108
Cameron.berry@bc.edu
617-552-4759
Dacia Gentilella
Assistant Director, Outreach & Support
50 College Rd 204
Dacia.Gentilella@bc.edu
617-552-4551
Sarah Krinsky
Assistant Director, Mentoring & Academic Achievement
50 College Rd 102A
Sarah.Krinsky@bc.edu
617-552-4551
Mercy Lara-Bautista
Associate Director, The Academy Admissions
Bowman House 203
Mercy.Lara-Bautista@bc.edu
617-552-3114
Denise Mashmasarmi
Associate Director, TRIO and OTE Programs
50 College Rd 206
Denise.Mashmasarmi@bc.edu
617-552-4551
Rebecca Mitchell
Associate Director, Curriculum and Assessment
Bowman House 204
Rebecca.Mitchell@bc.edu
617-552-3771
Maya Moran
Assistant Director, The Academy
Bowman House 106
Maya.Moran@bc.edu
617-552-0916
Brian Nwafor
Assistant Director, Alumni Outreach and Career Engagement
Bowman House 1202
Brian.Nwafor@bc.edu
617-552-3115
Rachel Wahlert
Assistant Director, McNair Scholars & Questbridge Programs
50 College Rd 102B
Rachel.Wahlert@bc.edu
617-552-4551