About Me

College Admissions Expert and University Insider

Former Associate Dean at the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies, admissions counselor for Fort Lewis College, and an external evaluator for teaching and learning programs at other universities, including the Yale University and University of Kansas.

An Award-Winning Educator

College professor at the University of Denver, teaching award from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, instructor at Harvard University, high school teacher at Saint Mary’s Academy in Denver, Fulbright teacher in France, and a leadership award from the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers (CCFLT).

An Empathetic Coach

Director of the Model United Nations program at the University of Denver for many years, guiding students in leadership development, public speaking, academic research, and negotiation skills; volunteer counselor for AFS Intercultural Exchange to help international students adapt to a new culture.

A Global Thinker

Fulbright grantee and high school teacher in Grenoble, France; college professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Masters and PhD degrees in international relations from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; lived in Mexico for a year with his wife and children.

Professional College Admissions Counselor in Denver

Member of the following college admissions counseling professional associations dedicated to guiding students through the transition from high school to higher education: National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), Colorado Council on High School/College Relations (CCHS/CR), and the Rocky Mountain Association of College Admissions Counselors (RMACAC).

Education

Dartmouth College: BA Cum Laude
Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy: MA and PhD
University of Northern Colorado: Professional Teaching License in Secondary Education, Coursework in Educational Administration
Independent Educational Consultants Association: Summer Training Institute for College Admissions Counselors

Personal

Mark is married to a wonderful woman named Laura, who directs an after school program for talented–but under-resourced–college-bound youth. They have two sons. The family enjoys skiing and hiking together in the Colorado Rockies, as well as traveling around the country and abroad. Mark and Laura enjoy ballroom dancing together, and they also enjoy hiking, camping, and learning foreign languages. Mark also sings tenor, reads The Economist religiously, and listens to NPR.

Specialty Areas

Students Enrolled

Princeton University, Providence College, University of Rochester, Susquehanna University, Bates College, Smith College, University of Denver, Trinity University, Santa Clara University, Cornell University, Case Western Reserve University, Southern Methodist University, University of Notre Dame, Allegheny College, Vassar College, The College of Wooster, Tufts University, Northwestern University, Colorado College, Dartmouth College, Yale University, Wesleyan University, Middlebury College, Colgate University, Franklin & Marshall College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Macalester College, Boston University, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz, Northeastern University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of California, San Diego, University of San Francisco, Saint Mary's College of California, Skidmore College, Wheaton College, New York University, The University of Chicago, University of Cambridge, Duke University, University of Puget Sound, Lewis and Clark College, Coe College, Lawrence University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Fordham University, American University, Wellesley College, Tulane University, University of Washington, Seattle, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Kenyon College, University of Northern Colorado, Webster University, Williams College, Bowdoin College, Brandeis University, Berry College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Sarah Lawrence College, Muhlenberg College, Emerson College, Washington University in St. Louis, Brown University, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, Clark University, Willamette University, Eckerd College, Rice University, Lehigh University, Hofstra University, University of New Haven, The University of Tampa, Dean College, Beloit College, Denison University, Hendrix College, Goucher College, McDaniel College, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, University of Wyoming, College of William and Mary, Grinnell College, Carleton College, University of Southern California, Colorado State University, St. Olaf College, Pomona College, Ursinus College, University of San Diego, Dickinson College, Oberlin College, Claremont McKenna College, Knox College, Union College, Texas Christian University, Saint Joseph's University, University of Evansville, Ball State University, Cornell College, Centre College, Whitman College, Juniata College, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Winthrop University, Linfield College, Montana State University -- Bozeman, Whittier College, Wittenberg University, Bentley University, Loyola Marymount University, Gonzaga University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Muskingum University, Syracuse University, Babson College, Swarthmore College, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Oregon, University of Vermont, Emory University, University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities, University of Maryland -- Baltimore County, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Washington State University, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, Creighton University, College of Charleston, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado, Denver, Michigan State University, Elon University, Pitzer College, Florida Atlantic University, The University of Arizona, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Stetson University, Rollins College, University of Miami, Durham University, University of Exeter, Lancaster University, The Ohio State University -- Columbus, Fort Lewis College

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