List of 6 members.

• Dr.  Robert Bouressa 

  Director of College Guidance

  561.210.2410

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  Bob started as the Director of College Guidance at Saint Andrew’s in the summer of 2005. Prior to joining the school, he spent 10 years as the Director of Admission and College Counseling at the Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro, where he also taught and coached. He began his career teaching history and coaching and started working in college admissions at the collegiate level in 1986, serving as the Assistant Director of Admissions at St. Norbert College and later as the Associate Director of Admissions at Georgetown University. Bob earned a B.A. in History from St. Norbert College and M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees in Higher Education Administration from The College of William and Mary. He is active in the college admissions profession field, regularly presenting at regional, national, and international conferences and serving on university advisory boards.  He served on the Board of Directors for the International Association for College Admission Counseling and the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling, where he chaired the Admissions Practices Committee. His wife, Marcia, is a psychologist and former insurance executive, who now teaches math at NSU University School. They have two sons, Phillip, a 2021 SA graduate, and Edward, a current student at Saint Andrew’s. Bob has a passion for water sports and is an avid windsurfer and surfer. You will also see him regularly biking around Boca Raton one of his other favorite pastimes.

• Mrs. Audrey  Hanowitz 

  Associate Director of College Guidance Office

  561.210.2414

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  Audrey joined the Saint Andrew’s school community in the summer of 2016.  A New Hampshire native, Audrey chose to attend university in the Southwest, taking a break from the New England winters and graduated with a BS from The University of Arizona. Returning to NH, she continued classes toward an MBA, and became a practicing Registered Financial Advisor, holding multiple securities licenses, as well as CLU and FLMI designations.  After spending many years working in NH and raising their five children on a working organic farm, Audrey and her Visual Arts educator husband, Neal, left their small town in NH to experience life at an international boarding school in the Swiss Alps. They spent the next seven years on the faculty of LAS in Switzerland, integrated into all facets of life at the school. At LAS, Audrey worked as a College Counselor, IB CAS coordinator, residential team supervisor, faculty family advisor, and student mentor.  During their time in Switzerland, Audrey and Neal organized and lead numerous cultural, service and adventure trips for students to locations throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.  In 2014, Audrey accepted a position as College Counselor with The Village School in Houston, Texas, where she worked until coming to Saint Andrews. 

   

  With their family now grown and spanning the east coast from Montreal to Florida, Audrey and Neal have chosen to make South Florida their permanent home.  As a member of the CGO Audrey is passionate about supporting the Saint Andrews School mission of “Educating the Whole Child” and guiding her students toward a successful and enriching higher education that is in-line with their life goals.

• Mrs. Tammy Friedman 

  Senior Associate Director of College Guidance

  561.210.2408

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  A Scot since 1992, Tammy Friedman joined the College Guidance Office in the summer of 2016. Prior to that time, Tammy served as a Grade Chair in the Upper School for five years, overseeing the academic advising process for students in grades 9 and 10 while continuing to teach part-time in the English department. As a member of the CGO, she draws upon her 20+ years of experience teaching English in both the Middle and Upper schools here at SAS and relishes the opportunity to engage with students about their writing, particularly in the area of college application essays. Each spring, Tammy visits all of the grade 11 English classes to lead students through an introduction to the college essay. She earned a B.A. in Literature and Rhetoric from Binghamton University (SUNY), an M.A.T. in English Education from The College of New Jersey, and a certificate in Fundamentals of College

  Counseling from Rice University. An avid reader, Tammy also enjoys traveling, yoga, cooking new recipes, and cheering on her favorite NY sports teams (no matter how poorly the Giants are doing that year). Tammy and her husband Steve are parents to Hayley, Eric, and Becca, a member of the SAS class of 2022.

• Mrs. Leann Doyle 

  Associate Director of College Guidance Office

  561.210.2415

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  LeAnn Doyle joined the College Guidance Office in the summer of 2021. She is originally from New Jersey (South Jersey!) but has spent the last six years living in South Florida. Earning her teaching degree from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, she always knew education was her passion. Soon after graduating, she started her career as a teacher. Her desire to guide and mentor students only got stronger as she made the transition to work in college admissions nine years ago. Her most previous position was working as an Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission at the University of Miami, where her role granted her the opportunity to oversee South Florida high schools. This is where she formed bonds with high school counselors and learned of Saint Andrew’s School and the intellectual, driven students who attend here. LeAnn enjoys working with these students and families to help them reach their college goals and ultimately achieve their dreams. Outside of the office, she is a mother of three young girls and her favorite hobbies include traveling, baking, and crafting.

• Mrs. Jamie Adelson 

  Associate Director of College Guidance

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  Jamie Adelson joined the College Guidance Office in the summer of 2022. Jamie is a native Floridian and graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) with a B.S. in Advertising, but eventually made a career shift having come from a family of educators. She spent the first few years of her professional career working in college admissions and then decided to make the move to college and guidance counseling after receiving her Master of Science Degree in School Counseling from Carlos Albizu University. She has been fortunate to work in some wonderful independent schools in the South Florida area including Gulliver Schools in Miami, Florida, and most recently, North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, FL. Jamie has worked with a broad range of students over the past 12 years and has experience with both national and international selective and competitive college placements. Outside of school, Jamie enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul, and one-year-old son, Blake.

• Mrs. Melissa Halsey 

  Administrative Assistant to College Guidance

  (561) 210-2410

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  Melissa became a part of our community in the spring of 2021 as a long-term substitute in the Upper School English department, teaching both English 9 and AP English Literature. This role was a wonderful opportunity for Melissa to return to the classroom after being a full-time mother for six years. Before taking a hiatus from teaching, Melissa taught English and Yearbook Journalism at the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale and the Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove. She realized her passion for the teaching of literature and writing at Oberlin College where she earned a BA in both English and Religion. She pursued her studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, gaining her M.Ed. Melissa sought her position in the CGO to support the SAS community as the students plan their education following high school. She believes strongly that education is transformative and that its power serves as a catalyst for social change. 

  
  

  Although she hails from Wellesley, Massachusetts, Melissa has lived in South Florida since 2006. She plans to stay forever in this world of sandy beaches, sunshine, and year-round tennis, for it was here that Melissa met her husband Eric. Together they have three children - Dean, Owen, and Grace. As a family, they avidly cheer for their favorite Boca Raton Little Leaguers and care for their pets, Gus & Gray.