Dari Pedines is a dedicated education professional, spending the last 6 years gaining experience in various sectors in the field of education from serving as a Peace Corps education volunteer in the Philippines to recruiting for Marquette University as an admission counselor in the Chicago-land area. Currently, Dari serves as an Assistant Director of College Counseling at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL, where she supports domestic and international students in their college search, application, and admission process in addition to academic advising. Driven from her experiences as a first-generation college graduate, education access is her passion. Building strong relationships with students, their families, and colleagues is the foundation of Dari’s work.
Dari specializes in post-secondary planning – regularly attending national and regional conferences to stay up to date with the current landscape of college admissions and higher education. She holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology, and is pursuing her M.Ed. with a focus on Student Affairs and Higher Education. When not working with students, Dari enjoys spending time with friends and family, soaking up the sun at the beach, training for her next race, and traveling the world.
