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Office of Enrollment Management
Beth-Sarah Wright
Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright, Director of Enrollment Management 

Path to HIES OEM: After graduating from Princeton, Cambridge and New York Universities, was a college professor at NYU and Spelman College teaching expository writing and African Diaspora and the World studies. Studied and lived around the world from Edinburgh, Scotland to San Juan, Puerto Rico. An author of 5 books, most recently: DIGNITY: Seven Strategies to Create Authentic Community

Hidden passion: I love learning a new word every day. Current favorite word: toothsome

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Andrew Mack
Andrew Mack, Associate Director of Admissions, MS & US and Director of Financial Assistance  

Surprising Skill:  Most people never guess that I am a great cook. Favorite dishes to make are Paella and Gumbo. 

Currently Binging: Handmaid's Tale

Mic drop: You can only control what you can control. Everything else you give it to God. 

Path to HIES OEM: After graduating from Valparaiso University, where I majored in accounting, I worked at an accounting firm for a year before making the transition to education. Starting my career in education in college admissions, I then transitioned to high school, where I have served as a college counselor, dean of discipline, athletic director, and more. My family and I relocated to Atlanta in 2019, which led me to join the Holy Innocents’ community.

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Claire Benedict
Claire Benedict, Assistant Director of Admissions, PS & LS (PK3-Grade 5)

Favorite past HIES tradition: The Turtle Race — because the lesson is, you have to stick your neck out to ever get anywhere.

Favorite touristy-thing to do in Atlanta: Ride a bike on the Beltline and eat at The Varsity

Favorite Family Trip:  Big 5/Monument Circle

Path to HIES OEM: After graduating from UGA, worked in corporate hospitality during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, then worked in art gallery in NYC, before moving back to Atlanta to work in family’s printing business, where the company printed the HIES Torchbearer Alumni magazine and other materials.

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Katie Patrick
Katie Patrick, Enrollment Data Manager

Superpower: Flying- and it’s the only dream I have ever have on repeat.

Fear: Roaches and small spaces

Admire in friends: Listening ear

Favorite HIES memory as a student: Basketball games and overnight class retreats

Length of time at HIES: Seven years as an HIES student, going on eleven years as an HIES parent, and entering my 17th year as an HIES employee

Path to HIES OEM: After graduating from SMU and completing a Master’s degree at Northeastern University in Boston, I worked as a mental health counselor for four years before shifting gears and returning to HIES to join the Office of Enrollment Management.

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Kay Wright
Kay Wright, Enrollment Management/Special Events Coordinator

University of Georgia graduate; Works in admissions at Holy Innocents’ going on sixteen years. Former HIES parent; Chosen to work with 2019-20 Scholar in Residence on the Storytelling Project;  Enjoys spending time with her grandsons.

Path to HIES OEM: After graduating from the University of Georgia and attending graduate school at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, I worked for about twenty years in the business and non-profit community. When my children enrolled at Holy Innocents’, I volunteered in the Lower School library for two years. I joined the admissions staff over 15 years ago and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.

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