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Michael Sexton

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Santa Clara University
(Santa Clara, CA)

Mike brings thirty-four years of admission and enrollment experience to our program. He has worked for Juniata College (PA,) Rhodes College (TN,) Lewis & Clark College (OR) and now Santa Clara University in California. A New York native, Mike graduated from Buffalo State University and received his master’s degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green (OH). Before that he was both a high school and Upward Bound math teacher in NH.

A frequent presenter at professional conferences, Mike has been involved in numerous state/regional ACACs. He has been on the faculty of the NACAC Advanced School Counselor Institute and co-directed the Admission Mid-Management Institute.

Mike’s latest professional involvement has been on the College Board College Planning Advisory Board for the new “Big Future” web site. His admission work has taken him to 45 states and 14 countries. He is currently a faculty member of the College Board International School Counselor Institute and travels to American international schools on behalf of the US State Department.

The highlight of his career in enrollment was watching his two daughters successfully negotiate the process and join the field of education.

Self-introduction video

CERPP Mike Sexton from USC CERPP on Vimeo.