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    Fran Reed, MA (she/her/hers)

    Dean of Graduate Admissions
    Catholic University
    Ashburn, Virginia, United States

    Fran Reed has more than two decades of leadership experience in graduate enrollment management. Fran currently serves as the Dean of Graduate Admissions at The Catholic University of America where she provides strategic direction for graduate recruitment and enrollment growth. She also works in close collaboration with Financial Aid, Communications & Marketing, Enrollment Operations, and Enrollment Services to strengthen the full graduate enrollment lifecycle from prospect generation to yield and matriculation. Fran previously held the role as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Neumann University. Ms. Reed oversaw both undergraduate and graduate enrollment efforts, as well as university marketing and public relations. Throughout her career, she has successfully grown graduate enrollment and developed comprehensive recruitment plans spanning from high school through graduate levels.
    Her team won NAGAP’s Award for Promotional Excellence for the Best Admitted Student Event in 2008.
    In addition to being involved in a number of professional organizations, Fran has been an active member of NAGAP since 2002. She currently servies on the Executive Board of NAGAP as Vice President and sits on the NAGAP Experts Bureau. Fran is a recent recipient of the 2019 NAGAP Distinguished Service Award.

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