Abby van Geldern
Managing Counselor
- Former Admissions Counselor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Former Women’s Soccer Coach, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Former Admissions Ambassador, Saint Lawrence University
Allison Lopour
Executive Director of Talent
- Counseled over 500 students since 2007
- Collegewise Master Counselor
- Former Admissions Counselor, University of Redlands
Amy Chatterjee
College Counselor
- Former College Consultant, CUNY at Home in College
- Former Coordinator of Collegiate Programming, Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
- B.S. in Secondary School Counseling, Villanova University
Annie Behari
College Counselor
- Ed.M, Higher Education, Harvard University
- Assistant Director of Admissions, Johns Hopkins University
- Assistant Director of Admissions, Lafayette College
- College Counselor, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL
Arun Ponnusamy
Chief Academic Officer
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Chicago
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Caltech
- Former Application Reader, UCLA
Ashley Nieblas
Managing Counselor
- MFA, Creative Writing, Bennington College
- B.A., History, UCLA
- Former Program Director, Test Prep Gurus
- ACT/SAT Tutor, Tier One Tutors
Becky Motta
Managing Counselor
- B.S.W., Calvin College
- Accredited by Council on Social Work Education
- Senior Regional Admissions Counselor for Enrollment, Calvin College
Breanne Boyle
College Counselor
- Collegewise Master Counselor
- Certificate in College Counseling, UC San Diego; B.A. in English, Miami University
- President-Elect, Western Association of College Admission Counseling
Casey Near
Executive Director of Counseling
- Former Admissions Counselor, Mills College
- Summa cum laude graduate, Scripps College
- Outstanding Collegewise Counselor Award, 2014
Chelsea Block
Chief Operating Officer
- M.Ed. in School Counseling, USC
- Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA
- B.A., University of Michigan
Christina Mangano
College Counselor
- Ed.M, Educational Administration, St. Peter’s College
- B.A., Education & Special Education, Boston College
- 20+ years’ experience as a teacher in NJ school districts
- Former Founder, Course to College (college consulting)
Christopher LaBounty
College Counselor
- Former Admissions Counselor, MIT
- MBA, Boston University
- M.A. in Teaching, Northeastern University
Christopher Logan
College Counselor
- B.A. Economics, Yale University
- Two-time recipient of Yale’s Light Fellowship
- Counseled just under 300 students since 2011
Colleen Boucher-Robinson
College Counselor
- M.A. in English Language and Literature, Boston University
- Magna cum laude graduate, Loyola University Chicago
- Outside application reader, University of San Francisco
- Co-author, The 2019-20 Collegewise Guide to the Common App
- Co-author, The Collegewise Guide to Summer Planning
Darcy Hoberman
College Counselor
- M.A. in School Counseling, The George Washington University
- Former high school English teacher, School Counselor, and Director of College Counseling at local San Antonio schools
- Member of NACAC, TACAC, and IECA
Dr. Margaret Carter
College Counselor
- Ph.D. & M.A., British & American Literature, Claremont Graduate University
- B.A., English & French Literature, UC Santa Barbara
- Lecturer, Scripps College
- English Teacher, Phoenix Country Day School & Notre Dame Preparatory
- College Counselor & Owner, Carter Educational Services
Emily Selden
College Counselor
- MSEd, Higher Education and Policy, Northwestern University
- B.A. in Africana Studies, Wellesley College
- Assistant Director of Admission, Northwestern University, The Kellogg School of Management
- Associate Director of Admission, Saint Mary’s College
- Independent College Counselor
Eva Dodds
College Counselor
- President, Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling 2016-2017
- MACAC Rising Star Award (2010) awarded as Independent Counselor
- MACAC Up and Coming Member Award (2002) awarded as School Counselor
- Founder of American College Consulting (2005)
- College Counselor, Dean of Students, History Teacher, Coach at Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, MI
- Director of College Counseling, Soccer & Track Coach at Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD
- College Counselor, History Teacher, Varsity Cross Country, Soccer and Track Coach at St. John's School, Houston TX
- C.A.S. in Administration, Planning & Social Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education; M.Ed. & Secondary Teacher Certification, John Carroll University; B.A. History, College of Wooster
- Over 25 years of experience guiding thousands of students
Grant Cushman
College Counselor
- M.Ed., Education, Chapman University
- B.A., Communication, Chapman University
- Admissions Consultant, Pomona College
- Senior Assistant Director of Admission, University of Richmond
- University Programs Manager, Riot Games
Hani Rahman
University Counselor
- Former Assistant Manager of Admissions & Financial Aid, Yale-NUS College
- Former Admissions Advisor, University of California, Davis
- M.A. in Higher Education Leadership & Policy, California State University
- 10 years of experience in university admissions & counseling (US & Singapore)
Holly Bennetts
College Counselor
- MSEd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration, Indiana University Bloomington
- M.S., Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services, Capella University
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Past President, Michigan Association for College Admissions Counseling (MACAC)
- Joyce Ivy Foundation Counselor of the Year (2019)
- Director, College Counseling, University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy
- Counselor, Mercy High School, Farmington Hills
- B.S., Biology, Minor, Chemistry, Alma College
Ian Parker
College Counselor
- B.A., Economics, Saint Joseph’s University
- Former Master Tutor, The Princeton Review
- Teaching Credential, Social Science, California State University Long Beach
- NCLB-certified (No Child Left Behind) & EL-certified (English Learner)
Jazzmin Lu
College Counselor
- B.A., Yale University
- Former Admissions Officer and Assistant Dean of Admissions, Pomona College
- Former Summer Recruitment Coordinator, Yale Undergraduate Admissions
Jennifer Turano
College Counselor
- Former Alumni Admissions Interviewer for Cornell
- Member of NACAC and NYSACAC
- B.A. in Psychology, Cornell University
- Featured monthly speaker at The New York Public Library
Jenny Peacock
College Counselor
- Former Director of Admissions, William Peace University
- Former Associate Director of Admissions, Peace University
- Transfer Admissions Expert
Joe Korfmacher
College Counselor
- Former Director of College Counseling, Xavier High School
- M.A., School Counseling, Seton Hall University
- Guidance & College Counselor, St. Peter’s Preparatory School, Jersey City, NJ
Jordan Kanarek
Managing Counselor
- Director of Private Tutoring, The Princeton Review of Washington, D.C., 2013-2015
- Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA
- Certificate in College Counseling, Columbia University
- Invited Speaker, Johns Hopkins Pathway to College and Summer Discovery
- Director of Operations, Curio Partnership
Judy Lee
College Counselor
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Yale University
- M.A. in Administration and Policy Analysis, Stanford University
- Former Principal Analyst, UC Office of the President, Student Academic Services
Julie Simon
Managing Counselor
- Former Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan
- Has evaluated over 20,000 college applications during her 16 years of experience in college admissions
- M.A. in Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan
Katherine Folkman
College Counselor
- Former College and Career Counselor, Mira Costa High School
- M.A. in Counseling, Loyola Marymount University
- Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA
Katie Konrad Moore
College Counselor
- Counseled over 500 students since 2004
- Collegewise Counselor of the Year, 2014
- Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA
Katie Sprague
Managing Counselor
- M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and M.Ed. in School Counseling, Columbia University
- Former School Counseling Intern, High School for Math, Science, and Engineering
Kavin Buck
Visual and Performing Arts College Counseling Specialist
- MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
- Former Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services at The Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
- Former Director of Enrollment and Outreach at UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Los Angeles, CAPast President of the Western Association for College (WACAC)
Kim Haselhoff
College Counselor
- Executive Director, Parents Education League
- UCLA College Counseling Certification Program
- Ph.D., Political Science, UC-Irvine
- M.A., Social Science, UC-Irvine
Kirsten Hanson-Press
College Counselor
- Former Executive Director, Parents Education League of Los Angeles
- Successful career as a film commercial and music video producer
- Member of National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- Member of Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC)
Kristin Sullivan
College Counselor
- 15 years' counseling experience
- B. A., Psychology, University of Michigan
- M.A., Counseling, Michigan State University
Laura Cavanaugh
College Counselor
Laura Dicas
College Counselor
- Master’s degree in Public Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Former Associate Director of Admissions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Millsaps College and Spring Hill College
Leigh Weissman
College Counselor
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Sacred Heart University
- Former Manager, Division I Men’s Basketball, Quinnipiac University
Leslie Tam
University Counselor
- 14 years’ counseling experience at leading high schools & universities across Asia
- Academic Dean & Director of College Counseling, Stamford American International School (SAIS)
- Ed.M, International Education Policy, Harvard University
- B.S, Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Liz Pack
College Counselor
- B.A., Psychology & Music, UNC Chapel Hill
- M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, UT Austin
- Former Admissions Counselor, UNC Chapel Hill and UT Austin
Matt Musico
College Counselor
- Former Associate Director of Admissions, Sacred Heart University
- M.S. in Sports Management
- Specializes in athletic recruiting
Maureen Gelberg
College Counselor
- Former Admissions Officer, USC and University of Michigan
- Has reviewed more than 15,000 applicant files
- Former Application Reader, UCLA; Faculty Member at UCLA Extension
Maureen Hinkis
College Counselor
- M.Ed., School Counseling, Columbia University
- M.S., Elementary Education, Hunter College
- B.A., History, The College of William & Mary
- Social Studies Teacher, Forte Preparatory Charter School, Queens, NY
- Counselor & Intervention Coordinator, Uncommon Schools North Star Academy, Newark, NJ
Meegan McRoberts
College Counselor
- B.A., English, Colgate University
- Ed. M., Washington University
- Board member, Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling
Meg Mahoney
College Counselor
- B.S., Northeastern University; Ed.M., Harvard University; M.Ed., UMass Boston; College Counseling Certificate, UCLA
- Bentley University, Former Outside Application Reader
- More than 10 years of college counseling experience
Megan Carlier
College Counselor
- B.A., California State University, San Marcos
- M.Ed., University of South Carolina
- Former Admissions Counselor, University of South Carolina
Meredith Graham
College Counselor
- Former Associate Director of Admissions, Cornell University
- Former Associate Director of the University Service Center, Boston University
- Former Academic Advisor, Purdue University
Monica Brown
College Counselor
- B.A., Stanford University
- M.Ed., Harvard University
- Former Senior Admissions Officer, Harvard University
- Former Assistant Director of Admission, Wellesley College
Nakul Malik
University Counselor
- Bachelor of Commerce, Sauder School of Business
- Former Advising Officer, University of British Columbia
- Former Admission Evaluator, Sauder School of Business
Nan Yuasa
College Counselor
- B.A., Georgetown University
- M.A. in School Counseling, Seton Hall University
- Alumni Interviewer for Georgetown University
Nandita Gupta
College Counselor
- Read over 7000 applications during her tenure as an admissions officer at Stanford University
- Princeton graduate; thesis on college accessibility & readiness
- Managed Stanford’s alumni interview program in two regions
Nicole Oringer
College Counselor
- B.S., Education with a minor in Psychology, Bucknell University
- M.A. and M.Ed., Columbia University
- Founder of Ivy Educational Services
Nicole Pilar
College Counselor
- Two time Fulbright Scholar (2014-15, 2015-16)
- B.A. in Political Studies, Pitzer College
- Invited Speaker, Johns Hopkins Pathway to College
Nikayla Loy
College Counselor
- Master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership, Drexel University
- Read and evaluated several thousand applications for Drexel University
- Deep knowledge of biomedical engineering field
Noor Haddad
College Counselor
- Worked in International Programs Division at UC Irvine
- Worked in international test prep at The Princeton Review
- B.A. in Spanish, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Patti Miller
College Counselor
- MBA, Finance, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., History, Yale University
- College Counseling Certification, UCLA
- Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company
Rachel Will
College Counselor
- B.A., Public Relations, Marketing Minor, University of Southern California
- Candidate for M.F.A., Fiction, University of California, Riverside
- Former Independent College Admissions Counselor
- Freelance Writer for publications including the International New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal
Rahsaan Burroughs
College Counselor
- Former Associate Director of Admissions and Liaison to Department of Athletics, The George Washington University
- Has evaluated over 17,000 college applications throughout his 15 years in college admissions
- Ed.D in Higher Education Administration, George Washington University; B.A., The College of William & Mary
Rebecca Putter
Executive Director of Collegewise Academic Services
- Summa cum laude graduate, NYU
- M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration, UT Austin
- Former Pre-Law Advisor and Career Coach, UT Austin
Sandi Zwick
College Counselor
- Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA; M.Ed., USC; B.A. in Child and Family Development, CSU Long Beach
- Member of NACAC, WACAC, and IECA
- Experience working with performing arts students headed to college
Sarah Turner
College Counselor
- B.A., Sociology, Minor in Education, Bowdoin College
- Director of Admission, The Gordon School, East Providence, RI
- Director of Admission & Financial Aid; Director of Secondary School Placement & Outreach; Middle School Dean, Cambridge Friends School, Cambridge, MA
- Associate Dean of Admission & Financial Aid, Waynflete School, Portland, ME
- Assistant Director of Admission & Financial Aid, North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, ME
Sydney Matthes
College Counselor
- M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, George Washington University
- B.A., Philosophy, West Virginia University
- Assistant Director of Admission, George Washington University
- College & Career Center Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
- Independent Counselor
Tara Swoboda
College Counselor
- Former Assistant Director/Program Specialist, USC Marshall School of Business
- Former Scholarship Auditor and International Field Study Staff, University of Southern California
- B.A. and Peer Counselor, University of California at Berkeley
Tom Barry
College Counselor
- M.Ed., Stanford University
- Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Colorado College
