EQU Advisors Fills Senior Position for Sarah Lawrence College
November 11, 2026 – Executive search firm EQU Advisors has assisted in the recruitment of Michelle Lacoss as associate vice president of enrollment of Sarah Lawrence College. Ms. Lacoss is an enrollment professional with demonstrated experience working in a broad range of areas within higher education, from admissions and advisement to strategy, marketing and operations.
Ms. Lacoss previously served as senior director of graduate enrollment at Agnes Scott College, where she oversaw graduate admissions and enrollment for a portfolio of graduate and post-baccalaureate programs. Before that, she spent nearly nine years at Georgia State University, most recently serving as assistant director of graduate admissions and program management at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Lacoss held several positions with InterContinental Hotels Group, including manager of business planning and lead analyst of development opportunity within strategic development planning.
In her new position with Sarah Lawrence College, Ms. Lacoss will work closely with the director of financial aid, the director of enrollment operations, and the director of undergraduate admissions, as well as colleagues in marketing and communications, first-year experience, athletics, and graduate and professional studies.
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in Bronxville, NY. Founded in 1926, the institution is known for its individualized approach to education, emphasizing small seminar-style classes, close faculty mentorship, and interdisciplinary study. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and creative and performing arts.
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EQU Advisors was co-founded by Veena Abraham and Robert Luke. The firm serves higher education and non-profit institutions and leaders through executive search, management consulting, and candidate advising. Throughout our careers, they have completed approximately 200 searches across a full range of private and public institutions including liberal arts colleges, regional universities and colleges, research universities and institutes, members of the Ivy League, as well as national non-profit organizations.
Diverse Leadership Placements
EQU Advisors’ experience includes searches for presidents and chief executive officers, provosts and vice presidents, deans and other leadership positions. Eighty-two percent of the firm’s placements within the last three years identified as women; Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, or from two or more races; and/or part of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
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Ms. Abraham draws upon her experience as an attorney, higher education administrator, and executive search consultant. Based in Orlando, FL, she has experience in a range of searches for senior academic administrators, including presidents, provosts, and deans at distinguished educational and cultural institutions across the nation. Prior to becoming a higher education consultant, Ms. Abraham was senior director of regional engagement for the University of Miami in Florida.
Mr. Luke draws upon 20 years of higher education consulting and administrative experience supporting universities, colleges, and non-profit institutions through complex leadership transitions. Based in Providence, RI, he has a record placing vice presidents for academic affairs, finance and development as well as deans of architecture, science and engineering, social work and social policy.
Additionally, Mr. Luke has completed several CEO searches for leading scientific centers, institutes and laboratories, and non-profit organizations. In addition to consulting, he is known for his administrative and operational leadership, which he developed across a variety of sectors. He came to higher education consulting in 2013 from George Washington University.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
