College Counselors

The purpose of the college counseling program at Lovett is to assist students in assessing their strengths and interests, to help them select appropriate colleges or alternative programs, and to provide support for students and families throughout the process. College counselors--as advisors, resource people, guides, and advocates--stand behind the students as they take the lead in exploring options and making decisions about their futures.

College Counseling Staff

Pam Fetters
Director of College Counseling
pfetters@lovett.org
(404) 262-3032, ext. 1268

Pam Fetters came to Lovett last year from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA, where for fourteen years she served as director of college counseling, senior class dean, senior project coordinator, and AP Latin teacher.  Pam started her career as a full-time Latin teacher at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, New York and has taught both Latin and English in a variety of independent schools from New Jersey to Michigan to Virginia.  She participated in a one-year Fulbright Teacher Exchange to Larne Grammar School in Northern Ireland (a grammar school in the British system is a college prep secondary school).  And she has been the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study the history of civic engagement within the humanities at Georgetown University, the literature of the Renaissance at Princeton University, and Vergil’s Aeneid at the University of Pennsylvania.  She has also served as a reader for the National Endowment Younger Scholars Program. Pam began college counseling in 1987 at a small independent school in New Jersey where she headed a committee of college counselor-teachers and where she herself was chair of the English department.  She went on to become a member of a large college counseling staff at Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and then became director of college counseling at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA before moving on to Baldwin. Pam holds a BA in Classics from Wilson College and an MA in English Literature from The University of Virginia.

James Hightower
Associate Director of College Counseling
jhightower@lovett.org
(404) 262-3032, ext. 1159

James Hightower III, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is beginning his fifth year as associate director of college counseling at The Lovett School.  Previously, he served as associate director of college counseling and assistant football coach at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. James began his professional career in education through the admissions arena; he served as director of minority retention at Albright College in Reading, PA and later as senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. James also has previous experience in multicultural affairs and residential life. James earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in African and African- American Studies from Pennsylvania State University.  He is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). James is also program associate and co-founder of Hightower Scholars, Inc., a non-profit organization geared toward promoting access to higher education for underrepresented students and families.
   

Jessica Jaret
Associate Director of College Counseling
jjaret@lovett.org
(404) 262-3032, ext. 1318

Jessica Jaret is beginning her first year as associate director of college counseling at The Lovett School. Jessica is a native of Atlanta and attended The University of Georgia for both her BA in political science and MPA in education policy and management. Prior to Lovett, she served as an admission counselor at Emory University where she coordinated on-campus programs for prospective students and directed the conditional transfer program. She has presented at the last five Southern Association of College Admission Counseling (SACAC) conferences and has twice served as a faculty member for SACAC's Dry Run for new admission counselors. Jessica is also an active member of the Government Relations Committee of SACAC and will be coordinating Georgia's Legislative Day efforts this year. In April 2011, Jessica was honored with the SACAC Rising Star Award. In addition to her work with SACAC, Jessica is a member of NACAC and the College Board. She previously served as assistant director of new student orientation and as an admission counselor at The University of Georgia.