Dean Kilgour serves as the Assistant Vice President for Enrollment at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles. During his 34-year tenure at MSMU, Dean has held a variety of roles within the Enrollment Division.
Dean has been a strong advocate for Catholic, women’s education from his beginnings in the Undergraduate Admission area. Over time, his skills have allowed him to focus on enrollment planning, operations and analytics. In his current position, Dean provides leadership, oversight and assessment for the Offices of Financial Aid, Enrollment Technology, Graduate and Weekend/Online Admissions. He is responsible for managing strategic priorities, initiatives and process improvements for the Enrollment Division in order to support the MSMU strategic plan.
Dean has twice served on the University WASC Steering Committee, as well as on the Strategic Plan Implementation and Oversight Committee, the President’s Advisory Council, and the University Marketing and Communications Committee, among others.
He has been an active board member of the National Catholic College Admission Association since January, 2018. He currently is the Western Regional Representative and contributes to the Communications/Marketing Committee. He is active in the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC).