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Cecil Foster, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cecil joins the Embark family as the executive vice president and chief operating officer after a very successful career in the Higher Education and non-profit sectors.
Most recently, Cecil served as the Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Services at the University of South Dakota. In this position, he oversaw the Admission, Financial Aid, and Registrars functions of the University. Cecil also served on the USD Executive Committee and Presidents Advisory Council where he developed state of the art scholarship matrices, enrollment forecasting models and implemented new reporting structures. Cecil increased enrollment by 10.6 percent in a short two year period.
In addition to USD, Cecil's professional career in education has covered Daemen, Canisius , and D'Youville Colleges. While at Daemen, Cecil served as the Director of Admissions and pioneered a theory now known as "The 24 hour Admissions Office" that makes use of the most innovative technology in higher education today. The use of best practices and ground breaking theories resulted in an 11.5 percent increase in enrollment over a two year period.
Cecil's impact in enrollment management was made even more remarkable by the fact that both Daemen and USD saw amazing results in the face of declining student populations. At both schools, Cecil used Embark as his primary admissions software.
Prior to his roles in education, Cecil Co-founded the K.I.D.S Development Project in 1997, a non-profit organization that provides youths with an opportunity to attend summer camp outside of Buffalo, NY. For this work he was recognized by the state of New York, Erie County legislature for his outstanding achievements and contributions to the students of Erie County and Western New York.
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