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Our Team

by AdmissionsQuest

Meet AQ's Management Team

Peter Baron
President
Peter’s desire to connect schools and families grows naturally from his experiences. He founded AdmissionsQuest in 1998 as resource through which schools and families would come together.

AdmissionsQuest dedicates itself to providing clear, timely, unbiased information to families who are new to, researching, or working through the independent school admission process.

For schools AdmissionsQuest introduced the first customized on-line application software; over 100 schools currently use this package. AdmissionsQuest sold the software to inRESONANCE in 2006. Peter also served as the Vice President for Sales at inRESONANCE until May 2007.

Prior to founding AdmissionQuest, Peter served as Program Manager for the Historic Neighborhoods Foundation in Boston where he oversaw and developed programs focused on public debate of urban design issues and their economic effects. Revenue and program membership increased greatly during his tenure. Peter later joined the organization's Board of Directors after founding AdmissionsQuest.

Peter attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH. He earned is BA from Skidmore College and MAT from Tufts University. Peter's teaching experiences include Fenway Middle College High School, Pine Ridge School and Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School.

Peter is an avid baseball student and Red Sox fan. When activities don’t involve baseball, cooking, or his young daughter, you will often find him- shoes laced-up- putting in a few miles of road work.

Brian Fisher
A product of both private and public education, Brian Fisher was born and raised in Houston, TX. After attending public schools in TX, he spent grades 10 - 12 at and graduated from the Trinity-Pawling School, a boys boarding school in NY.

Brian served as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, and administrator over the course of nine years for three different schools- The Phelps School, Brewster Academy , and the Dublin School. In addition, since 1988, Brian has filled several roles at Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School, in NH. These roles include counselor, program coordinator, recreation coordinator, managing chef, and admission assistant.

Since 1998, Brian has been a partner in Admissions Quest, an online service for families and schools interested in independent education. Brian is the dabster in the office.

Brian is married to Virge Cornelius, a math teacher. They live in Oxford, MS, with their five year old daughter. He enjoys sports, reading, and is an excellent cook.

Jim Smith
Jim brings a wealth of admission experience to AdmissionsQuest. Most recently, he completed a five year term as Assistant Head of School Enrollment at Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes Wisconsin.

At Conserve, Jim directed all admission marketing, travel, budgeting and admission office activities. Prior to his Conserve appointment, Jim served as the Director of Admission at Wasatch Academy, The Orme School, The Webb School, and West Nottingham Academy.

Held in high esteem by his peers, Jim has been elected to serve in several leadership capacities within admission associations serving as the Marketing committee chair for the Midwest Boarding Schools Association and as a Steering committee member for Western Boarding Schools Association. Jim has also made numerous professional presentations at boarding school and educational consulting events.

Before entering independent education, Jim spent almost a decade in city government, serving as an assistant city manager and city manager of several Utah and Idaho municipalities.

At heart a teacher, Jim has received the Outstanding Professor award from Park College, Hill Air Force Base, Clearfield, UT and he also been recognized as a Leading Professional in the boarding school admissions field by the Secondary School Admissions Testing Board (SSATB).

Jim recently returned to Utah- from his time at Conserve School- where he lives with his wife Kim.

Please feel free to contact Peter, Brian or Jim with any questions.

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