BOARD OF ADVISORS

The Board of Advisors have a critical role with the American Gap Association. Although primarily their role will be to continue to advocate for more Gap Year participation, they also have some very defined roles within the Association. The Advisors will play a critical role in the development of the Standards, the review process for Accreditation, and the oversight of the Scholarship wing.

We are proud to have at our backs a strong cadre of individuals well known for their support of Gap Years and for their contributions to higher education in general:

• Holly Bull - President, Interim Programs (http://www.interimprograms.com)
 
• John Luria - Director, Princeton Bridge Year Program (http://www.princeton.edu/bridgeyear/)
 
• Karl Haigler - Author, Gap Year Advantage
 
• Bob Clagett - Former Dean of Admissions at Harvard and Middlebury (http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/clagett-gap-year/)
 
• Linda Connelly - College Counselor, New Trier High School (http://org.newtrier.k12.il.us/services/postHS/connelly.html)
 
• Pamela Kahl - President, Verbal 800 Communications (http://verbal800.com/home.html)
 
• Dave Cort - Parent of a Gap Year student, Executive Director, San Geronimo Valley Community Center (http://www.sgvcc.org/about/staff.html)