Mrs. Blessing grew up in central Florida, leaving to pursue her B.A. and M.Ed. in Counseling at the University of Virginia. While earning her degrees at Virginia, she worked in Undergraduate Admissions helping to unveil the AccessUVa campaign. Wanting to give snow a try, her professional career led her to Colgate University where she spent two years as the Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment. During this time, she was fortunate to be in charge of interviews and applications for Florida, giving her an initial taste of the Shorecrest community. Mrs. Blessing then joined the admissions team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working closely with students with special talents before most recently entering the independent school environment as an Associate Director of College Counseling in South Florida. She brings a wealth of knowledge about the world of highly selective admissions, athletic recruitment, special academic programs and artistic portfolios. After years in college admissions, Mrs. Blessing is ecstatic to return to central Florida and to continue working with dynamic students through counseling.

Bonni Klement 
Associate Director of College Counseling
bklement@shorecrest.org

Bonni Klement joined us in 2015 as Associate Director of College Counseling. A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Mrs. Klement attended Carson Newman University where she double majored in Psychology and Advertising/PR. She went on to earn her master’s degree in Education with a concentration in school counseling. Mrs. Klement comes to Shorecrest most recently from the University of Tampa where she served as the Assistant Director of Admissions, recruiting students from Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. She brings experience in teaching, counseling, and mentorship and is eager to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the Shorecrest community.

Mrs. Schneider has served as the College Counseling Associate, a vital part of Shorecrest’s College Center, since 2007. In addition to managing student applications and college related programming, she acts as support for both of our college counselors. Mrs. Schneider works with college representatives to answer questions and arrange campus visits to Shorecrest throughout the school year. During the summer, she has served as the College Advisor for the Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School in New Hampshire. There, she organizes seminars to educate a largely international population on the college application process in addition to leading trips to a number of New England area universities. Outside of the College Center, she also serves as Shorecrest’s AP Coordinator, Bright Futures Coordinator, and a member of the Diversity Committee. Meghan is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in New York state and The Lawrence Academy at Groton in Massachusetts.