Meet Our Admissions Team
LINDSAY SISSON
DEAN OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Lindsay joined Calhoun in 2024 after more than a decade leading enrollment and operations teams in higher education and preschool-12th grade independent schools. Most recently, she served as the director of enrollment management at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Maryland. Lindsay holds advanced degrees in both business administration and couple and family therapy. Prior to joining Roland Park Country School in 2017, she worked as a couple and family therapist in Chicago, Illinois.
In her free time, Lindsay absolutely loves to read; you can often find her reading two or three books at a time. A native of Ocean City, Maryland, Lindsay also loves all outdoor activities (especially the ones involving the ocean!) and most recently is learning how to ebike and play golf. She also loves competitive cooking shows. Lindsay and her husband Jimmy have two children who attend Calhoun.
lindsay.sisson@calhoun.org | 212-497-6511
Shameena Khan
Associate Director of Admissions, middle & upper school
Shameena has been a part of the Admissions team at Calhoun since 2011. She has a BA in women and gender studies from Bates College and a MA in sociology and education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Shameena is a fitness enthusiast, and you can often find her waking up early to take 5am classes in yoga, pilates, boxing or rugby. If she could be a Calhoun student, she would most want to take the Upper School electives Race and Housing or Digital Photography.
shameena.khan@calhoun.org | 212-497-6534
Shnieka Johnson
Associate Director of Admissions, Lower School
Shnieka joined the Admissions team in 2020. Previously, she was a member of Calhoun's Lower School faculty. An early childhood educator, she received her Master of Science in education from Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan. She has extensive experience in educational settings, with years of work in independent schools, museums, and nonprofits.
Shnieka is also a 2023-2025 NYSAIS Emerging Leaders Institute cohort member. If she could be a Calhoun student, she would most want to take the Upper School elective Personal Finance.
shnieka.johnson@calhoun.org | 212-497-6512
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Casey Nicklis
Admissions manager, lower school
Casey has been part of Calhoun since 2003 and has worked in admissions for the past 16 years. She has a B.A. in English literature from Denison University. Prior to Calhoun, Casey held positions at Carnegie Hall and the American Museum of Natural History.
Outside of Calhoun, Casey’s passions include travel and food. If she could be a Calhoun student, she would most want to take the Upper School elective The Science of Food.
casey.nicklis@calhoun.org | 212-497-6516