Meet the Admission Office

List of 6 members.

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  Mr. Greg Ferrell 

  Director of Admission & Financial Aid, Science Teacher

  615-369-5311

  Austin Peay State University - BS
  Vanderbilt University - MS

  Bio

  Greg has been a teacher and coach since 1985. After graduating from Austin Peay with a B.S. in Biology, he coached track and cross-country, and taught science at both the middle school and high school levels at Battle Ground Academy for 18 years. He received his Masters Degree in Biological Sciences from Vanderbilt University in 1998 and came to MBA in 2003.
  At MBA, Greg is the Director of Admission and Financial Aid, teaches science, and assists with junior school track, and cross-country. Greg and his wife, Betsy, have a son, Matt, who graduated from MBA in 2008, and a daughter, Allison, who graduated from Harpeth Hall in the class of 2010.
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  Mrs. Beth Anderson 

  Admission Office Manager

  615-369-5311

  Southern Methodist University - BA
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  Mr. D'Onshuv'e Coofer 

  Admissions Associate, Associate Director of Community & Culture, Director of MBA Wilson Summer Scholars, 7th Grade Football, Varsity Track & Field

  615-369-5311

  Rhodes College - Bachelor of Arts
  Northwestern State University of Louisiana - Master of Science

  Bio

  D’Onshuv’e, MBA class of 2016, has returned to the Hill after graduating from Rhodes College with a B.A. in International Business in 2020 and from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration in 2022.  While at MBA, D’Onshuv’e played football, wrestled, and threw discus for the Track & Field team every year from 7^th grade until graduation. Following graduation, D’Onshuv’e continued playing football being named a captain and an All-American both his junior and senior seasons. Along with football, he crossed into a fraternity called Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. during his freshman year that devotes energy to pouring back into the community. While at Northwestern State, he coached the Defensive Linemen the first year and the Linebackers the following year. He has since returned home to pour back into the MBA students just as much as the MBA family poured into him. He has returned as a part of the Admission Office and Diversity & Inclusion Office starting July 2022. While here, he is also a coach for the 7^th Grade football team and the Varsity Track & Field team.
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  Mr. Parrish Gaines 

  Admissions, Leadership Coach, History Teacher, Football Coach

  615-369-5311 ext. 351

  United States Naval Academy - BS
  Vanderbilt University - MBA
  University of Cincinnati - M.Ed.
  University of Louisville - MS
  Troy University - MS
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  Mrs. Chandler Harrington 

  Admissions Officer, Wilson Summer Scholars Coordinator

  University of Virginia - B.A.
  Vanderbilt University - M.Ed.
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  Mr. Mark Sutton 

  Admissions Associate, Dean's Office, Varsity Tennis Head Coach