Natalie began her career at her undergraduate alma mater, Dartmouth College, where she served as an Assistant Director of Admission and stewarded gains in Black, Latino, and Native American recruitment. After Dartmouth, her next step was at Saint Xavier University in her hometown of Chicago. Here, she accomplished noteworthy successive recruitment records across three years, which increased academic quality and geographic diversity. She also took a leadership position at the University of Pennsylvania as the Associate Dean for Equity and Excellence.
After pausing to earn her Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University’s Medill School, Natalie next ventured into the world of independent schools serving as the Dean of Enrollment Management at Hackley School. While there, Natalie created and assumed the role of Diversity Hiring Coordinator overseeing an EE Ford grant matched by the community to diversify faculty.