Members of the Admissions team (left to right): Kelly Tedrow, Inez Thomas, Julie Noll, Monica Gallardo and Jacquie Wilson.
Members of the Admissions team take pleasure in helping parents navigate the path to Parker. They introduce prospective families to the Parker experience by hosting a series of open houses, presentations and community coffees at the homes of current Parker families. Throughout the fall, they also offer personal campus tours and arrange School visits that allow prospective students to shadow a Parker student for a firsthand look at classes and lunch. Of course, they are happy to assist parents throughout the application process for both admissions and financial assistance. Now that you’ve met Jacquie Wilson, Director of Enrollment, allow us to introduce the other members of Parker’s outstanding professional Admissions team.
MONICA GALLARDO Associate Director of Middle School Admissions
KELLY TEDROW Associate Director of Lower School Admissions
Monica Gallardo started at Parker in 2006 as a Middle School Spanish teacher and joined the Admissions team in 2013. “Señora Gallardo,” as her students call her, divides her time between the classroom and the Admissions office. Born and raised in Mexico City as the daughter of Cuban immigrants, Gallardo and her husband adopted San Diego as their second home in 1988. Three of their sons have graduated from Parker and their youngest is in the Class of 2020. Having experienced the process of applying to Parker with her four sons, Gallardo finds it very rewarding to assist families applying to the Middle School.
Kelly Tedrow came to Parker in August 2015 and brings extensive experience in admissions at independent schools. She worked previously as Associate Director of Admission at St. Margaret’s School in San Juan Capistrano, a Junior Kindergarten–Grade 12 school much like Parker. She was previously an admissions counselor at San Diego State University and Assistant Director of Admission at the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. She is married with two sons, the eldest of whom is in Senior Kindergarten at the Lower School.
JULIE NOLL Admissions Associate/Data Manager
INEZ THOMAS Director of Community Outreach/ Admissions Associate
Julie Noll has worked for independent schools for the last eight years in various roles. She is beginning her second year at Parker. She supports the Admissions team and works with prospective families throughout the admissions process. She also manages the admissions database and assists with the coordination of all admissions events. When she is not at work, you can find her at the beach, shopping or spending time with her three sons, her grandson and her daughter-in-law. Her favorite summer activity is traveling to the Azores Islands, Portugal.
Inez Thomas joined the Admissions team in 2004 after years of being an involved Parker parent. Her passion is mentoring students from underrepresented communities and helping them develop into young leaders. She began her career teaching in elementary schools on the East Coast. In addition to her work at Parker, she is active with a variety of community service groups, including Links, Jack and Jill of America, Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary and her church. She and her husband, Dr. Ted Thomas, have two daughters who graduated from Parker, Sydney ’04 and Nicole ’06. 31