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Sawyer is an education professional who has worked in both college admission offices and small startups. His admissions experience has taken him across the U.S.A. and Asia. During his tenure as Assistant Director of Enrollment at Hendrix College, he managed the university’s enrollment coaching program and recruited domestic and international students alike. As a first generation college student, he is passionate about the transformative power of education and the pursuit of equity in the world. Sawyer’s prior work experience includes oversight of launch operations at Admissions Geek (Ed Tech Startup), project coordination for In Tune Inc. (Online Music Startup), and conducting international marketing in Shanghai at SMH International Consulting Agency. He graduated from Rhodes College with a B.A. in International Studies focusing on East Asia. During his undergraduate years, he spent nine months abroad in China pursuing intensive language studies at Nanjing University and volunteered as a language instructor through an English as a Second Language (ESL) program. He was named a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar by the U.S. Department of State, and a Buckman International Fellow. He was also inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies. Sawyer has been a member of SACAC, TACAC, International ACAC, and is currently an Associate Member of 51³Ô¹Ï. Sawyer also serves on the Verto Education Advisory Board and 51³Ô¹Ï Ad Hoc DEI Committee helping promote equity, inclusion, and access to students.