Meet Our Counselors

Boston Counselors

John Backcock, Success Counselor
john@bottomline.org
College Attended: University of Kansas
Major: Music
Fun Facts: John grew up in Kansas, taught sixth grade math for 2 years, and can play the accordion (sort of).

Mallory Bram, Success Counselor
Mallory@bottomline.org
College Attended: Vassar College
Major: Psychology & Education
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Christi, Conkling, Access Counselor
Christi@bottomline.org
College Attended: Carleton College
Major: American Studies
Fun Facts: Christi grew up in San Diego, CA. She ran her first marathon in 2010 and enjoys watching documentaries.

ShaCara Costa, Access Counselor
ShaCara@bottomline.org
College Attended: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Major: Communications
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Fina Fontes, Access Counselor
Fina@bottomline.org
College Attended: Northeastern University
Major: Human Services
Fun Facts: Fina grew up in Dorchester. She enjoys writing poetry, dancing, jogging, and sailing.

Tory Hayes, Senior Success Counselor
Tory@bottomline.org
College Attended: Middlebury College
Major: Psychology
Fun Facts: Tory's favorite restaurant is Anna's Taqueria.

Ann Helfman, Access Team Manager
Ann@bottomline.org
College Attended: Harvard University
Major: Government
Fun Facts: Ann knows how to play the oboe.

Kendall Hiedeman, Access Counselor
Kendall@bottomline.org
College Attended: Grinnell College
Major: Pscyhology & Sociology
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Elizabeth Hood, Success Counselor
Elizabeth@bottomline.org
College Attended: Smith College
Major: Anthropology
Fun Facts: Elizabeth grew up in Maryland and was on C-SPAN in high school. She enjoys swimming, jogging, reading, and baking.

Michaela Kinlock, Success Counselor
Michaela@bottomline.org
College Attended: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Major: Psychology
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Scott Koenning, Success Counselor
Scott@bottomline.org
College Attended: Grinnell College
Major: Sociology & Spanish
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Hannah LeMieux, Access Counselor
Hannah@bottomline.org
College Attended: University of Vermont
Major: English
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Amy Markarian, Success Team Manager
Amy@bottomline.org
College Attended: Northeastern University
Major: Human Services
Fun Facts: Amy enjoys shopping, football, her dog Molly, Squam Lake, baking, and reading.

Joseph Maurer, Access Counselor
JMaurer@bottomline.org
College Attended: Brown University
Major: Public Policy & Education
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Miguel Mendoza, Access Team Manager
Miguel@bottomline.org
College Attended: UMass Amherst
College Major: Political Science
Fun Facts: Miguel is from the Dominican Republic and loves to go there on vacation. He spends his time on the weekends walking around Jamaica Pond. He loves to eat granola bars and Dominican food and go to water parks.

Yorky Mercedes, Success Counselor
Yorkiana@bottomline.org
College Attended: College of the Holy Cross
Major: Sociology, Women & Gender Studies Concentration
Fun Facts: Yorky grew up in the Bronx, New York. She speaks both English and Spanish.

Noelle O'Brien, Success Counselor
Noelle@bottomline.org
College Attended: St. Lawrence University
Major: Government & History
Fun Facts: Noelle allegedly has never once had the flu and longs to own a bicycle with streamers in the handle bars.

Christie Rogers, Access Counselor
CRogers@bottomline.org
College Attended: Boston College
Major: English
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Sheryl Rosenburng, Career Counselor
Sheryl@bottomline.org
College Attended: Chapman University
Major: Sociology & Public Relations
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Miriam Rubin, Program Director - MA
Miriam@bottomline.org
College Attended: Connecticut College
Major: Sociology
Fun Facts: Miriam grew up in Boston. She loves to go to Zumba and do arts and crafts on the weekends.

Victoria Sargent, Career Team Manager
Victoria@bottomline.org
College Attended: SUNY Oswego
Major: Business Administration
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Rachel Smith, Success Team Manager
Rachel@bottomline.org
College Attended: Colgate University
Major: Psychology
Fun Fact: Rachel will try any food at least once. She enjoys bike riding, Frisbee, and kickboxing.

Nicolle Toledo, Success Counselor
Nicolle@bottomline.org
College Attended: Brown University
Major: Ethnic Studies
Fun Facts: Coming Soon!

Hilary White, Access Counselor
hwhite@bottomline.org
College Attended: Northeastern University
Major: College Access Studies
Fun Facts: I won not one, but two NCAA March Madness Brackets this April!!

Worcester Counselors

Vanessa Acheampong, Access Counselor
Vanessa@bottomline.org
College Attended: College of the Holy Cross
Major: Psychology
Fun Facts: Coming soon!

Gayle Calderon, Success Counselor
Gayle@bottomline.org
College Attended: Emory University
Major:
Fun Facts: Coming soon!

Michelle Easton, Access Team Manager
Michelle@bottomline.org
College Attended: Colby College
Major: Sociology and Human Development
Fun Facts: Michelle grew up in Andover, MA. She loves to tell stories and has never had a cavity.

Ali Lincoln, Senior Success Counselor
Ali@bottomline.org
College Attended: College of the Holy Cross
College Major: English and Creative Writing
Fun Facts: Ali grew up in Fitchburg, MA, and studied abroad in Italy during college. She loves board games and trivia.

Deandra Roberts, Access Counselor
Deandra@bottomline.org
College Attended: Arizona State University
Major:
Fun Facts: Coming soon!

Justin Strasburger, Site Director
Justin@bottomline.org
College Attended: Bowdoin College
Major: Government and Teaching
Fun Facts: Justin was born in Paris, France, and grew up in New Jersey and Maine. He enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, and skiing, among other outdoor activities.

Kira Terrill, Success Counselor
Kira@bottomline.org
College Attended: Framingham State University
Major: Psychology
Fun Facts: Kira grew up in Charlton, MA, plays field hockey, and recently went on a cross-country road trip.

New York City Counselors

Emma Bedford, College Counselor
Emma@bottomline.org
College Attended: Smith College
Major: Study of Women & Gender
Fun Facts:I have an adorable dog named Oliver; and we named him that because he used to be an orphan, just like Oliver Twist.

Risa Dubow, College Counselor
Risa@bottomline.org
College Attended: Union College
Major: Sociology and Psychology
Fun Facts: Coming soon!

Sonia Essaibi, College Counselor
Sonia@bottomline.org
College Attended: Boston University
Major: Print Journalism
Fun Facts: Sonia is from Boston (Dorchester), Massachusetts. She enjoys traveling, eating comfort food, listening to music, and people watching

Victoria Hulit, College Counselor
vhulit@bottomline.org
College Attended: Colgate University
Major: Psychology
Fun Facts: Victoria grew up outside NYC and was a math teacher before she joined Bottom Line.  She loves any sport involving boats and anything with bacon in it!

Ginette Saimprevil, Program Director
Ginette@bottomline.org
College Attended: Bowdoin College
Major: History
Fun Fact: Ginette is from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and grew up in Boston. She wants to write a book on the Joys of Eating and Sleeping. Ginette is a Bottom Line alum!

Deb Steinberg, College Counselor
Deborah@bottomline.org
College Attended: Brown University
College Major: History
Fun Facts: I'm a potter and love to make mugs, bowls, and pitchers.