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Mark Schindler

Mark Schindler

Assistant Director of Admission and Financial Aid at Mercersburg Academy

Mark is an assistant director of admission and financial aid at Mercersburg Academy, as well as the head coach of the boys’ varsity lacrosse team. He is also the founder of Nexus Lacrosse (www.nexuslacrosse.com / @NexusLacrosse / facebook.com/NexusLacrosse), a series of summer programs and consulting designed to help youth lacrosse players prepare for varsity-level competition. He graduated from St. Paul’s (MD) in 2000 and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and three varsity letters in lacrosse from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Before starting his teaching career, Mark worked for a small educational marketing and publications firm in Baltimore before moving to Newport News, Virginia, in 2006 to teach and coach at Hampton Roads Academy. There he taught AP psychology, forensic science, and biology, and coached varsity lacrosse and JV soccer and basketball. While living in VA, Mark earned an M.Ed. in educational leadership from William & Mary. He currently lives on campus at Mercersburg with his wife Abby and daughter Liddy.

http://www.nexuslacrosse.com

Cheap Cheats for Starting Up on a Budget

Cheap Cheats for Starting Up on a Budget
by Mark Schindler ·

I recently began a new small business that will rely heavily on free marketing. I don’t have a huge advertising budget or unlimited marketing resources, thus several of the ways in which I am working to grow the company is via social media, email, and word-of-mouth marketing. Continue reading »

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Summertime, and the Tweetin’s Easy…

Summertime, and the Tweetin’s Easy…
by Mark Schindler ·

It’s about that time of year when school schedules are wrapping up, and teachers, coaches, and administrators are pondering the best ways to keep in touch with their students over the summer. Continue reading »

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Conversation Fodder for the Fashionably Late

Conversation Fodder for the Fashionably Late
by Mark Schindler ·

Welcome to the party! As a new contributor to edSocialMedia, I want to reach out to all the readers who … Continue reading »

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