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Donelle B.

Donelle Broskow

11 Years Leading Kellogg Part-Time MBA Admissions

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    University of Kansas

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    Kellogg School of Management

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Starting at 9:00 PM UTC

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About

I spent 11 years leading admissions for Kellogg’s Part-Time MBA Program, where I recruited, interviewed, and evaluated candidates and helped build four incoming cohorts each year. That experience gave me a firsthand understanding of how admissions professionals assess not just individual parts of an application, but the strength and credibility of the candidate as a whole. Today, I bring that perspective to my work with MBA applicants. I help clients step back from the individual requirements of the application to understand what is distinctive about their candidacy, where questions or gaps may exist, and how their experience, goals, and reasons for pursuing an MBA fit together. My broader career has included leadership roles in higher education and my current work in workforce strategy and policy. Across these roles, I have spent my career evaluating, developing, and advising people at important points in their education and careers. My coaching style is thoughtful, candid, and highly individualized. My goal is not to manufacture a version of you that you think an admissions committee wants to see. It is to help you make sound strategic choices and present a clear and well-supported case for your MBA candidacy.

Donelle’s MBA Qualifications

M7 Admissions Experience: I spent 11 years leading admissions for the Part-Time MBA Program at Kellogg School of Management. During that time, I recruited, interviewed, and evaluated MBA candidates, counseled prospective students and reapplicants, and helped build four incoming cohorts each year. My Kellogg experience gives me a perspective on MBA applications that goes beyond essays and application mechanics. I understand how an admissions professional looks at the whole candidate - from professional progression and accomplishments to career goals, communication, and program fit. I also understand the questions or concerns that may emerge when all the pieces are considered together. Part of my role as a coach is to ask the questions an applicant may not have considered, and help determine what will strengthen the overall candidacy. Today, applicants have access to more information and tools than ever before. I encourage clients to use good resources thoughtfully. I bring something complementary: years of experience evaluating real MBA candidates and the judgment that comes from seeing how individual choices contribute to the overall impression an applicant makes. My goal is not to create an application for you. It is to help you make informed choices and present the strongest, most authentic version of your candidacy.

Donelle can help with:

Application Strategy

Editing

Essays

General Exploration

Interviews

Recommendations

Resume

School Selection

Secondary Review

Supplementary Materials

Why do I coach?

MBA applicants today have access to AI and an extraordinary range of information, advice, and resources. Used thoughtfully, AI can be a powerful tool to help applicants generate ideas, challenge their thinking, and see possibilities or issues they may not have considered. But tools and information still require judgment. Having spent years on the admissions side of the table, I help applicants sort through what they are hearing, reading, and generating and consider their candidacy as a whole. That means going beyond polishing an essay or preparing answers to expected interview questions. I look at what is distinctive about your background, what may raise questions, what may be missing, and whether your experiences, goals, and choices come together into a clear and credible picture of who you are and where you want to go. My role isn't to manufacture a more polished version of you. It's to bring an experienced admissions perspective to the process, help you make thoughtful choices about what actually strengthens your candidacy, and ensure that what you ultimately present is genuinely your own. That's what I value most about MBA coaching: getting to know the individual behind the application and helping that person recognize and communicate the experiences and potential that make them distinctive.

Work Experience

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Training Strategy & Policy - U.S. Cyber Command

U.S. Department of Defense

February 2019 - Present

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Assistant Dean & Adjunct Instructor

American University

May 2012 - February 2019

Provided strategic leadership for innovative program development, academic partnerships, and experiential learning at American University. Led teams responsible for recruitment, admissions, advising, student success, and program operations while developing domestic and international partnerships that expanded educational opportunities. Guided the creation of new academic, internship, and mentorship programs that strengthened student career readiness, generated new institutional revenue, and advanced the University's strategic goals.

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Consultant

Kellogg School of Management

January 2012 - April 2012

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Director of Admissions - Part-Time MBA Program

Kellogg School of Management

September 2000 - December 2011

Provided strategic leadership for admissions, enrollment management, and student services. Led recruitment, applicant evaluation, admissions strategy, and enrollment initiatives designed to identify and select high-potential professionals, while enhancing the candidate experience. Collaborated across academic and administrative teams to strengthen recruitment, improve enrollment outcomes, and support the student experience.

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Manager of Student Services

Kellogg School of Management

January 1998 - August 2000

Education

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University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design and Technology

2020 - 2021

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University of Kansas

MS, Education

Emphasis in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Higher Education Administration Master’s Thesis: The Experience of Women Students at the University of Kansas: 1866-1890