Irma Encarnación is a Former Associate Director of Admissions at Dartmouth and Barnard College, with 15 years of experience reviewing applications at top U.S. universities. She began her career guiding students through the admissions process and later applied a strengths-based approach to her work. Passionate about expanding opportunities for students, she has led initiatives in alumni engagement, multicultural recruitment, communications, and DEI efforts. Most recently, she worked at Spencer Stuart, recruiting leaders in education, nonprofits, and higher education.

Pursued A-Levels at a UK boarding school and completed a Bachelor’s in Psychology at a top 25 UK university, University of East Anglia. Lam has supported over 60 students, with impressive admissions results to top US & UK universities such as Cambridge, UPenn, Berkeley, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, LSE, Imperial, and more!