About Me

I founded Empower College Consulting after finding success and enjoyment in guiding our oldest child through the process in 2015. That journey started with a hundred yellow sticky notes in a Fiske Guide to Colleges book. Since then, I completed a seven-course certificate program as an Independent Educational Consultant (IEC) through UC Irvine, joined the Higher Education Consultants Association, toured over 30 schools, edited hundreds of essays, and officially launched Empower College Consulting. I thoroughly enjoy mentoring students through this transformative period in their lives and find it meaningful to share in their successful college launches!

My background includes an M.A. in communication theory/public relations from CSUF and a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College, where I competed in DIII swimming. Before raising children, I worked in marketing research and strategic communications for a national firm. College advising brings together my strengths of research, writing, editing, and a genuine connection with teens. I live in Orange County, CA, with my husband and our youngest of four, Foothill High School class of ’25, plus a bevy of pets. Higher education is a value in our family, one I’m excited to share with my teen clients who are just awakening –some reluctantly — to the amazing opportunities ahead!

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Students Enrolled

Sarah Lawrence College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of California, Riverside, University of Redlands, Oregon State University, Colorado State University, Marquette University, Union College, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Kansas, University of Denver, Santa Clara University, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, University of Oregon, California State University, Long Beach, Chapman University, Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University, The University of Arizona, The University of Utah, Tulane University, San Jose State University, San Diego State University, Indiana University Bloomington, Smith College

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