Accomplished college counselor and professional writer with valuable expertise in creative marketing to help students define their interests and differentiate themselves authentically; provides student-focused mentorship and individualized tools to successfully strengthen college readiness, sharpen critical thinking skills, and develop best-fit school lists; essay specialist known for encouraging and effective guidance in aiding students to find their unique voice and ideas for stand-out writing; 7 years college counseling experience for non-profit and private clients; alumni interviewer for the University of Pennsylvania; 10+ years as a senior creative director/marketing executive at film studios; children’s book author; marketing copywriter; personal biographer; creative writing instructor; Vanderbilt parent

About Me

Education
Earned a B.A. in English and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania

Hobbies
Creative writing, tap dancing, cross-stitching, community involvement, swimming, online word games, consuming way too much licorice, and crushing the competition in charades

General Strengths
Organizational skills, creative writing, literary analysis, summer enrichment planning, major advisement/selection, editing and proofreading college essays, social science programs, resume review/evaluation, pre-college summer programs, course selection for high school, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, UC specialization, college research and advisement, course selection for undergraduate programs, journalism programs, humanities programs, Cal State specialization, college list building, film programs, highly selective colleges/universities specialization, high school selection, transcript analysis, extracurricular/resume development, application review, personal statement brainstorming and composition, business programs, scholarship search (merit-based aid), liberal arts school specialization, interview skills, visual arts programs, film, television, and digital media, career assessment tools, gap years, architecture programs, computer science

Specialty Areas

Students Enrolled

Boston University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Georgia, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Tulane University, San Diego State University, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Washington, Seattle, University of California, San Diego, University of California -- Los Angeles, New York University, Southern Methodist University, Fordham University, Drexel University, Hofstra University, University of Denver, Case Western Reserve University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- New Brunswick, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Oregon, Lehigh University, College of William and Mary, University of California, Davis, Santa Clara University, Northeastern University, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, University of California, Santa Cruz, Harvard University, Villanova University, The George Washington University, Auburn University, The University of Alabama, The University of Arizona