Meredith Halpern is a marketing and communications leader with experience engaging communities across higher education, independent schools, government, and media. For the past four years, she has served as Associate Head for Strategic Communications at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. In higher education, Meredith held senior communications leadership roles at Columbia Business School and Hunter College. In the independent school sector, she led the marketing and communications teams at The Hewitt School and Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Earlier in her career, Meredith served as Deputy Press Secretary for the Mayor of San Francisco and as Head of Guest Research and Booking at CNN Financial News. She earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.B.A. from New York University.