About Me

I was raised in Moraga, CA, am a graduate of Miramonte High School, and started helping students with essays while I was still an undergraduate at UCLA. I continued helping students refine their writing at UC Berkeley, and writing has been a huge part of my life ever since. I have worn a lot of hats, but at my core, I am a storyteller. I worked in advertising for many years, and when I had my first child, I switched gears and for ten years I worked daily with students and their parents in my role as general manager of the California Academy of Performing Arts. It was there that I discovered how much I love working with teenagers and helping them on this amazing journey to adulthood.

Several years ago, the success and positive feedback I received from the students (and parents of students) I worked with as an essay coach encouraged me to broaden my knowledge and services and make this my full time job. I completed the graduate certification program in college admissions advising through UC Berkeley and joined the community of professional college admissions advisors through IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association). I'm incredibly passionate about college admissions and I love helping students navigate all aspects of the admissions process. From day one, my students come away with a noticeable excitement about their applications and essays, instead of the dread that many experience. Contact me today to find out how I can help you in your own amazing journey!

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University of Colorado Boulder, University of Oregon, University of Miami, Southern Methodist University, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Loyola Marymount University, University of San Diego, Saint Mary's College of California, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, Chapman University, San Jose State University, University of California, Riverside, California State University, Monterey Bay, Texas Christian University, San Diego State University, College of Charleston, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, Willamette University, Sonoma State University, California State University, Chico, Fordham University, Drexel University, Michigan State University, Northeastern University, Texas A&M International University, The University of Arizona, Colorado State University, Baylor University, Boise State University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Pepperdine University, Bucknell University, Quinnipiac University, Coastal Carolina University, American University, California State University, Northridge, California State University, Long Beach, Pacific University Oregon, University of Mississippi, Adelphi University, Seattle Pacific University, Colorado Mesa University, Montana State University -- Bozeman, Cuesta College, University of San Francisco, University of California, Santa Cruz, James Madison University, Elon University, Northern Arizona University, University of California, Davis, Oregon State University, University of California at Merced, Washington State University, Las Positas College, Napa Valley College, California Maritime Academy, California State University, Sacramento, University of the Pacific, Santa Clara University, Gonzaga University, Miami University -- Oxford, The University of Alabama, Louisiana State University, University of Kentucky, Linfield College, Binghamton University, The State, University of New York, University of Rochester, University of Washington, Seattle, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Denver, The University of Findlay, San Francisco State University, Marymount Manhattan College, University of Redlands, Syracuse University, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Puget Sound, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, The University of Utah, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California -- Los Angeles, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Whitman College, University of California, Berkeley, University of Pittsburgh, University of Connecticut, Tulane University, University of California, Irvine, The University of Montana, University of Notre Dame, Concordia University -- Irvine

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