
Consulting for Schools
Overview
College admissions has changed faster than most school-based college counseling structures. Earlier decisions, greater variability in outcomes, and heightened emotional stakes have gradually shifted more interpretive work into senior year—when it’s hardest for students, families, and counselors to carry.
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I lead coaching sessions and workshops for high school leaders who want to better understand their college counseling program—and strategic opportunities for growing or positioning it—within the context of the JrK-12 school community. ​My work focuses on realigning when critical college-guidance work happens in support of students, families, college counseling teams, and the school.
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My coaching sessions and workshops are designed for your specific school context and draw on experience across independent schools, higher education, and national professional forums.
Focused Workshops
​These workshops help schools identify where college counseling work has become compressed or reactive, and where modest structural shifts can reduce downstream pressure.
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Common focus areas include:
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​Aligning academics, college counseling, and enrollment priorities without overloading any one team
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Sequencing high-impact, college-process education for families before junior year
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Clarifying which signals, and the accumulation of them, can support better guidance
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Managing family anxiety with operational transparency
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Workshops are collaborative and forward-looking. They do not involve evaluating individual student outcomes or counselor performance.
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Coaching Sessions for School Leaders
College Counseling in Today's Admissions Environment
For Heads of School, Division Heads, and Academic Deans whose training or experience predates the current admissions landscape.
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These sessions provide:
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a clear picture of how admissions dynamics have shifted
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insight into where schools unintentionally create added pressure
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guidance on structural adjustments that support both counselors and families
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Building and Leading the College Counseling Department
For first-time or new-to-the-school Directors of College Counseling.
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team structure and role clarity
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programming and communication sequencing
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data use that informs guidance without overwhelming students
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Program Alignment
I partner with existing college counseling teams and school leadership to:
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map where college counseling work currently lives across grade levels
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identify points of friction and opportunity
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develop a phased roadmap that redistributes key work earlier—without adding responsibilities or increasing a workload
This work is designed to strengthen alignment across the division and school, to help ensure senior year is focused on execution and celebration.​​
Experience
My facilitation and leadership experience includes:
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Board and family presentations at independent schools
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Conference presentations at NAIS and SACAC
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Moderating panels of college admissions professionals
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Serving as an undergraduate instructor at a top-20 institution
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Participating as a roundtable panelist for a liberal arts college Board of Trustees meeting​
Contact me for information and rates
