Meet our 2026-2027 President - Conner Ellinghuysen, Director of Admissions, Buena Vista University
This feels like a full circle moment. I started my career as a student intern in 2014 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, attending the MIDWest conference, and now here I am, back in this space, taking on this role. It is humbling in the best way. This past year as President Elect, I learned so much from Craig, Sheryl, Gail, and so many others in this association. Thank you for your leadership, your guidance, and probably for answering more of my questions than you ever expected to. When I first started my career at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, I worked a Wisconsin territory, so naturally I joined WACAC instead of MNACAC. For a while, I honestly felt a little out of place, like I was still trying to figure out where I belonged in this profession. Then I came to Buena Vista University in 2019, and everything changed. As I slowly became more involved, Tom Paulson called and asked me to serve as the Iowa Delegate. Ironically, NACAC removed the position during my very first year in it. That feels like a pretty accurate introduction to leadership in admissions these days.
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