Yarmouth, Maine, May 21, 2025: Twenty-seven colleges will attend North Yarmouth Academy’s (NYA) first-ever mini college fair on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the gym (154 Main St., Yarmouth). NYA’s Director of College Counseling Gretchen Bergill organized the fair with the students in mind. The scope and crowds of large fairs can be frustrating and overwhelming to students. They also may find it hard to get the attention of or spend enough time with college representatives they wish to speak with in such an environment. So Bergill brought the fair to campus, with much less noise.

“A college fair is a great way to kick off the college research process. Motivated students can learn about colleges that may not have previously been on their radar AND they have a chance to demonstrate their interest at the same time,” said Bergill. Current NYA Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Maine Coast Waldorf Juniors as well as parents are invited. Bergill provided the students all with a How-To guide to college fairs with everything from note-taking tips, to starting a conversation, to questions to ask. She designed the event to be as beneficial as possible to both students and college representatives alike.

Bergill said, “We hope that these first conversations will make the process feel less daunting and get students excited to learn more about the many opportunities they will have as college students. For the college representatives, getting time to meet with more students than just those who make it to an individual fall college visit and seeing NYA in action helps them to get a better sense of what makes this place special.”

The list of visiting colleges is below.

North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational day and boarding school for toddlers to postgraduate students with an enrollment of over 400. Since 1814, NYA has fostered integrity, character, and intellect in its students. For more information about NYA, please visit our website at NYA.org.

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• Bates College – Dan Abbatello
• Bishop’s University – Eric Gendron
• Champlain College – Brittany Beck
• Connecticut College – Christopher DeNegre
• Dickinson College – Kate Guertin
• Endicott College – Jen Richard
• Florida Institute of Technology – Dave Moody
• Hobart and William Smith Colleges – Kate Beyer
• Hofstra University – Samantha Schmeer
• Husson University – Chris Shorette
• Kenyon College – Julia Adamo
• Lynn University – Karen Fisher-Dickmann
• Merrimack College – Marisa Najarian
• Miami University (Oxford) – Dauri Torres
• Ohio Wesleyan University – Kristin Crosby
• Rochester Institute of Technology – Curran Dillis
• Suffolk University – Lark Krajeski, Fiona Han
• The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) – Andrew Hashimura
• Trinity College – Laura Silverman
• University of Massachusetts (Lowell) – Alyssa Stockwell
• University of New England – Spencer Emerson
• University of New Hampshire (Main Campus) – Tara Scholder
• University of Rhode Island – Raymond Kung
• University of Southern Maine – Tyson Desrochers
• University of Vermont – Sarah Hobart
• University of Wisconsin (Madison) – Laura Robitaille
• Washington College – Michelle Smith