News & Events 2007-2008

Ryan Pagotto ’97 Named Dean of Admission

Ryan Pagotto has been named dean of admission, effective July 1, 2008. Ryan succeeds Barbara Haase, a faculty member for 18 years and dean from 1994-2008.

After graduating from Blair, Ryan attended Dickinson College and taught at Wyoming Seminary before returning to teach in the history department, coach tennis, and serve as associate dean of admission at Blair. In addition to his tenure at Blair, Ryan has also served as director of The
Cambridge Prep Experience, a division of Oxbridge Academic Programs, which is a selective summer program for high school students located in Cambridge, England. He spent this past year at Columbia University’s Klingenstein School earning a master’s degree in educational leadership.

Headmaster Chan Hardwick said, “Ryan’s Klingenstein experience and summer school leadership experience complement his deep and genuine affection for Blair. I have confidence that Ryan, along with Heather Eckert, associate dean and director of financial aid, Bowen Posner, Andrew Pearce ’02, Alexis Machabanski and Paul Clavel ’88, will continue the strong personal and professional standards that have become the hallmark of the Blair Admission Office.”

Ryan remarked, “We have a highly committed and capable admission team, and I am eager to continue the forward momentum that Barbara has sustained in her tenure at Blair. I am thrilled to continue serving the school I feel so strongly about and look forward to the professional
challenges and reward that come with that service.”

Posted 5/19/08

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