Announcing Prep's New Director of Counseling Jackson Collins (XII)

Jackson Collins (XII/Saint Ann's '96, Amherst '00) MA, Teachers College '09 returns to Prep for Prep as Director of Counseling, where he will oversee the academic and personal progress of over 700 students currently enrolled in independent day and boarding schools. He comes to us from The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he most recently served as the Upper School Dean of Students and Associate Head of the Upper School. A member of the Upper School Admission Committee, Jackson also chaired the Upper School History Department. Prior to Shipley, he worked at The Episcopal Academy where he served as Upper School Form Dean, history teacher, and basketball coach. Jackson began his professional independent school career at his alma mater, Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, where he was the Coordinator of Interscholastic Athletics.

Jackson graduated from Amherst College and earned a Masters in Education Leadership from the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College Columbia University. He is presently working toward an Ed.D. in Education Leadership in the University of Pennsylvania's Mid-Career Doctoral Program. Jackson serves on the Board of Managers for the Oakwood Friends School and on the Board of Directors of LEADERSHIP Philadelphia. He also founded and operates Nine Nickels, a nonprofit organization inspired by his grandmother to promote socioeconomic progress through education and opportunity.