College Counseling

Mr. Keeon Gregory has more than 35 years of experience as a Dean of College Counseling and college admission professional, known as a champion and advocate for young people. He has dedicated over 25 years to college counseling at three independent schools, placing more than 1,500 students nationwide and abroad. With 10 years in college admissions, he has served as Associate Director of Admission at the University of Rochester, Ithaca College, and Wittenberg University, and is a recipient of the College That Changes Lives Award for exemplary counseling and leadership. His office motto, “Trust the Process,” has been adopted and celebrated by students and parents alike.

He has visited nearly 300 colleges and universities and has built lasting relationships with admission contacts nationwide. Mr. Gregory has sat and currently sits on several College Admission Advisory Boards, including SMU, The Ohio State University, and Furman University, and was recently selected as one of seven college counselors nationally to serve a four-year term on the National Merit Scholarship selection committee. An active member of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools, he serves on the annual college counselor conference planning committee and as the conference moderator for the College Dean’s Panel. He has led GDS to become one of the most respected college counseling programs in the state and is sought nationally for panel discussions, advisory board service, and counseling expertise.

Since joining GDS, Mr. Gregory has created and initiated several new programs, such as the biweekly College Counseling Newsletter, College Pennant Wall and Rock Your College Shirt Day Celebrations, Just for Juniors College Fair, and Parent Quarterly Coffee series. He has revamped the College Counseling Boot Camp into a robust summer program attracting admission experts to GDS to help our rising seniors complete applications and essays. He also teaches the senior Clear Lab Completing the Common App.

A former D I track and field scholarship athlete and The Ohio State University team captain, Mr. Gregory works closely with GDS’ recruited student-athletes throughout the college application process.

Dr. Barbara Boyette has spent more than 30 years in higher education supporting and serving young people, including experience at The College of New Jersey, Guilford College, UNCG, and Elon University. She has served as Associate Director of Academic Services, Assistant Director of Athletics/Director of Academic Progress and Life Skills Development, Associate Academic Dean for Student Success, Director of Admissions, and Admissions Reader.

Dr. Boyette is a national presenter on retention, grit, academic advising, and student and academic affairs collaboration. She has taught several college classes and was recognized as an Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. She has also been honored with the Bruce B. Stewart Award for Community Service at Guilford College.

At GDS, Dr. Boyette serves as the lead administrator of the SCOIR college application platform, organizes scholarship information, coordinates visits from college admission representatives, and teaches the Developing Your College Plan class for juniors. She also facilitates the biweekly College Counseling Newsletter and serves as Assistant Testing Coordinator for the PSAT, PreACT, and AP Exams.

Dr. Boyette has had success promoting excellent college essay writers to national recognition; one student’s essay was published in the New York Times, and another student’s essay was featured in Princeton Review’s Essays That Kicked Apps.

Dr. Boyette has been invited on national college tours to network with admission representatives and see firsthand why a school might be a good fit for our students. Most recently, Dr. Boyette was selected to attend the Sunshine Tour of Florida college and universities and the Bean Tour of Boston to visit several selective private colleges in the Boston area

Mrs. Susan Doss has worked in education for more than 35 years, including 21 years in higher education. Her experience spans independent colleges (Commonwealth College, University of Lynchburg, Greensboro College, Guilford College) and state universities (UNCG), as well as Greensboro Day School, where she has served as Registrar for nearly 20 years. Her previous positions in higher education include serving as Admissions Counselor, Athletics Department Office Manager, Associate Director of Financial Aid, and College Registrar.

At GDS, Mrs. Doss manages students’ class scheduling procedures in the Middle and Upper Schools and monitors all students’ progress to ensure that graduation requirements are met. She was an integral part of redesigning and updating the GDS transcript, which she prepares—along with other documents—for college applications and other purposes. Mrs. Doss also assists with the SCOIR college application platform and generates statistical reports as needed.

In addition to her role as Registar and college counseling duties, Mrs. Doss coordinates standardized exams in the Upper School for exams that are given on campus (PSAT, PreACT, AP). She also serves as a liaison with the NCAA for recruited student-athletes and transmits transcripts and other course information that is needed for eligibility determinations by the NCAA. Mrs. Doss received the O. B. Teague, Jr., Memorial Handshake Award from the GDS athletics department in recognition of her service to our student-athletes.

In 2025, Mrs. Doss received the GDS Cornerstone Award, which recognizes dedication to Greensboro Day School’s Community Cornerstones of Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility.