Heather Chipley

Director of Visitor Services and Volunteer Outreach

Special projects: Liaison to Offices of Alumni and Institutional Advancement; Admissions Cougar PAWWS (Parents and Alumni Working With Students) Volunteer Program
Hometown: Tarrytown, NY
Reading territory: Institutional Interest applicants
E-mail: chipleyh@cofc.edu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A. in Education
Western Connecticut State University, M.S. in Education

Prior to joining the Office of Admissions at the College of Charleston in October 2007, Heather was living and teaching in New York and Connecticut. She was a member of the CofC Parent Advisory Council where she served as chair of the Admissions subcommittee for seven years, supporting recruitment. The fact that three sons decided to make Charleston their home after graduating from the College of Charleston prompted her to relocate here with her husband. Now serving as the liaison to the Parent Advisory Council, Heather collaborates with the Offices of Alumni, Development and other campus constituencies to expand the Cougar PAWWS volunteer program.

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