Meet the College Counseling Office

You may reach individual College Counseling staff members by clicking their
e-mail link below.

Megan Harlan

Title: Director of College Counseling
Phone: (508) 786-6251
Email:meganharlan@stmarksschool.org

Megan Harlan begins her third year at St. Mark's School after serving as Director of the College Counseling Office at Princeton Day School in Princeton, New Jersey for the last three years. Before Princeton Day, Mrs. Harlan was the Senior Associate of College Counseling at Phillips Academy Andover between 2003 and 2006 and was a college counselor at St. Paul's School in Concord New Hampshire between 1998 and 2003. Besides guiding students through the college admissions process, Megan serves as a Weekend Administrator and is Head Coach of Girl's Varsity Lacrosse.

Mark Machan 

Title: Associate Director of College Counseling
Phone: (508) 786-6324
Email:markmachan@stmarksschool.org

The St. Mark's College Counseling Office is pleased to welcome Mark Machan as Associate Director of College Counseling in the fall of 2011. Mark comes to St. Mark's from Princeton Day School in Princeton, NJ where he was the Assistant Director of College Counseling. Prior to his position at Princeton Day School, Mark served as Associate Dean of Admission at Franklin & Marshall College for eight years. Mark earned his B.A. from Union College and his Masters from Boston College in Higher Education Administration.

Katie Poitras


Title: Office Manager
Phone:(508)786-6391
Email:katepoitras@stmarksschool.org

Kate joined the College Counseling Office in September 2010. Previously, Kate worked at Boston University and Framingham State College, before taking time off to raise her daughters. She graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications. 

Claire Messier

Title: Registrar
Phone: (508) 786-6261
Email: clairemessier@stmarksschool.org

Claire Messier has been the Registrar at St. Mark's School for the last five years, and she has worked in the College Office for the last fifteen years. She graduated from Emmanuel College.