ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
<strong>In</strong> addition to acknowledging our funders, we wish to acknowledge the partners whose advice, guidance, and encouragement have been essential to the development <strong>of</strong> the program on which this guide is based: the authors <strong>of</strong> Crossing the Finish Line, William Bowen, Matthew Chingos, and Michael McPherson; Melissa Roderick and her colleagues at the Consortium on Chicago School Research, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago; Nicole Hurd and Veniese Bradley-Mitchell at the College Advising Corps; Patrick Milton and Barbara Karpouzian at the Chicago Public Schools and their former colleague, Bernard McCune; the Office <strong>of</strong> Postsecondary Readiness in the New York City Department <strong>of</strong> Education; and the principals, faculty, and other staff <strong>of</strong> our Chicago and New York City partner high schools. We also extend our thanks to the many individuals and organizations that gave presentations as part <strong>of</strong> the training and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development provided for the College <strong>Match</strong> advisers in Chicago and New York City. <strong>In</strong> addition, we wish to acknowledge the program directors and university affiliates <strong>of</strong> the Illinois and New York College Advising Corps programs who assisted with administrative activities related to program implementation in Chicago and New York. We extend a special thank you to the former College <strong>Match</strong> advisers Alysha Rashid, Christine Rabbitt, Alana Mbanza, Jessica Salazar, Mariana Saucedo, Kelli Hammond Antonides, Michele Taylor Howard, Erin Howell, Ebelio Mondragon, and Cristina Posadas, whose work informed the practices that are documented in this guide. Nathan Monell <strong>of</strong> the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, Crystal Newby <strong>of</strong> the National Association for College Admission Counseling, Judith Lorimer <strong>of</strong> the Options Center at Goddard Riverside Community Center, and Veniese Bradley-Mitchell <strong>of</strong>fered insightful advice on the development <strong>of</strong> the guide’s contents. Judith Lorimer and Veniese Bradley-Mitchell also reviewed a previous draft <strong>of</strong> this guide and <strong>of</strong>fered helpful comments. At MDRC, many staff members contributed to the College <strong>Match</strong> Program and study. Robert Ivry, Fred Doolittle, Rebecca Unterman, and former staff member Saskia Levy Thompson contributed to early program design. Nicholas Sherefkin, Nicholas Commins, and former staff members Kristin Cahill Garcia and Ezra Fishman assisted with program operations and data collection. Mario Flecha and Crystal Robinson assisted with data entry, and Marie-Andree Somers led program outcomes analyses. Ushapriya Narasimhan provided valuable guidance on the development <strong>of</strong> the database used to monitor program operations, and Sandhya Bandi provided ongoing support managing it. Cammie Brown, Deni Chen, Mifta Chowdhury, Hannah Dalporto, Mercy Emelike, Brittany Henderson, Robert Mesika, Trinel Torian, and Jennifer Uribe participated in | xi