Bard Admission Team

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Mackie Siebens 

She moved to the US to attend Bard College in 2008 and graduated four years later in 2012. While a Bard student, Mackie majored in American Studies and dedicated much of her time to student government and cross country running. Immediately after graduating, Mackie settled in New York City to work in the fashion industry and moved back to Annandale-on-Hudson to become the Director of Admission at Bard College in 2016.
 

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Greg Armbruster

He also received a Master of Arts degree from San Jose State University (San Jose, California), majoring in composition with Lou Harrison. A professional pianist for almost twenty years, his venues included the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), Harrah’s (South Lake Tahoe), Vanderbilt Plaza and the Maxwell House hotels (Nashville). As a composer, he participated in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Writers Workshop in New York City during the ‘90s, culminating in the 1998 Off-Broadway production of his musical, ‘The Fishkin Touch.’ That same year, his song cycle, ‘Ainu Dreams,’ won first prize at the NATS International Art Song Competition. Greg joined the admission team at Bard in 2001. Since then, he has also taught songwriting in the undergraduate music program and has managed the Bard College Community Orchestra for the past fifteen years.

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Melissa Cunningham

In her current role as CRM Support Specialist, she supports admissions and enrollment staff of the Bard undergraduate and graduate programs, specifically in their use of the Slate CRM for admissions. She comes to Bard with a background in operations and program management in the trust & safety field of the tech industry. In her free time she enjoys gardening, hiking and drawing. 

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Tessa Greenhalgh

She discovered Bard while attending a summer program and fell in love with it when she attended the Immediate Decision Plan. She studied Environmental in Urban Studies with a concentration in Food Systems and Agriculture, and graduated recently with the class of 2020 and has since begun working as the Admission Counselor for the New England area.
 

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Kate Hardy

A Bard alumna, Kate majored in Literature with a concentration in Gender and Sexuality Studies and went on to earn her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University, where she interned at a middle school in the Bronx and a small harm-reduction agency in midtown Manhattan, while continuing her work for Bard Admissions. Kate works part of her time based in the five boroughs, where she lives in Queens with her husband, also a Bard alumnus, who works for the administration at Bard High School Early College Queens. Kate is the primary Admissions contact for applicants from the Bard Early College network and the Bard Educational Opportunity Programs.

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Jamie Hoelzel 

She graduated with the Class of 2021 and has continued to work for Bard in various departments, and now she is part of the Admission Team. In her freetime, she enjoys watching animated movies (Disney is her favorite) and creating art.

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Angela Kozlakowski

Angela is from Brooklyn, New York, with a BA from Brooklyn College. She moved to Woodstock, NY and in 2010, she was hired by Bard College’s Office of Admission to create an all-encompassing Director of Communications position. Angela travels, meets prospective students, and is passionate about promoting Bard’s love of learning to future generations. 

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Amber Amina Leisher

She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, where she received her master’s in Higher Education.

Amber’s interest in Bard stems from Bard’s commitment to college access and social justice, as well as the Bard Network. She lives in Philadelphia and focuses on international travel and applications from outside the United States. Her own global experiences of working and studying in the Netherlands, Spain, and South Korea underscore her passion for global engagement and working with international students.

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Isaac Moore 

A Bard alumnus from the class of 2013, Isaac majored in Historical Studies with a concentration in Jewish Studies and was awarded the Marc Bloch Prize for his Senior Project. After leaving Bard, Isaac went abroad to Europe where he pursued a Master of Arts in Comparative History from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary (now located in Vienna, Austria).

Isaac is thrilled to return to Bard as an Admission Counselor for California and Latin America following four and a half years at Harvard Law School, where he supported teaching and research operations. While at Harvard, Isaac also completed a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During his studies, Isaac was drawn to admissions in the liberal arts context and his love of Bard’s unique academic traditions and commitment to civic engagement and social justice led him back to the college. He is excited about contributing to the work of the Bard admission team and expanding and furthering opportunities for all to succeed in their educational journeys.

Isaac currently resides in Red Hook, New York. In his free time, he enjoys reading, watching murder mysteries, playing squash, running, and trying out new recipes.

 

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Shawn Moore

Bard College is his undergraduate alma mater, and he received an M.M. from Yale University. Shawn concurrently works a professional violinist, and is an avid language learner.

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Farah Akhtar

Perhaps she missed her Bard classroom and discussions so much that she wanted to go back to an intellectually rigorous environment. Farah currently resides in Chicago, working for Bard while also pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Chicago's Divinity School.

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Sam Prince

After attending Bard he spent a half decade in the classroom as a teacher, and attended the University of Colorado at Denver, receiving his M.A. in Education and Human Growth and Development. Sam lives in Portland, Oregon. In his free time he is a voracious reader and also attends sporting events whenever he can. 

 

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Sean Russell

After working with a startup website company, Sean now assists the Office of Enrollment at Bard with data analysis and reporting.

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Kimberly Sargeant

After earning her Bard BA in Mathematics in 2014, she went on to then earn her Masters in Education and taught middle school math in Memphis, TN.

In 2017, Kim moved back to the Hudson Valley to connect with students in a different way via Bard’s Office of Equity & Inclusion Programs. In this role, she was able to build relationships through advising, programming, and recruiting the next generation of HEOP, BOP, ECO, & Posse Scholars. Kim currently lives in her hometown of Stone Mountain and is excited to bring her love for Bard back home to the South.

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Josh Tyler

After teaching for 5 years in the public-school system, Josh returned to Bard and has been with the Admission's team since 2015. Josh is the coordinator of both the Bard College Bridge Program for local high school students and Group Tour Visits.
 
 

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Savannah Williams

Savannah is a proud Bard alumna and is thrilled to able to share that through her work. She was first introduced to Bard in 2006 by her brother-in-law who also went to Bard and studied film, and was determined to be a part of the community ever since. Her goal is to show prospective students the hidden gems and campus culture through different forms of media. 
 

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Mike Wood

He enjoys composting, reading, and spending time with his wife and two daughters—not in that order. Before coming to Bard, he worked as a substitute teacher. He holds an MAT in literature from Bard, where he's proud to work because of the college's commitment to social justice.