Alexandra Taylor currently serves as Director of Central Texas and National Recruitment for the Office of Admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been with the UT Austin for 7 years since relocating from her home state of Connecticut. Alexandra previously served as Associate Director of Admissions for Bard College-Simon's Rock and Director of Admissions and Enrollment/Director of College Counseling at the Hawthorne Valley School (NY). She received her BA in English Literature from Russell Sage College (NY) then pursued a Master of Arts in Literary Studies at Trinity College (CT). She serves on the Board of Texas Hillel and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the Junior League of Austin. She is a proud first generation American and a First Generation college student.