30 Years of Experience in Higher Education and Secondary Education.
Currently in Search of a College Counselor position at a Catholic high school or a consultant position to enhance a Catholic high school's college counseling offerings.
· Mentor 5-16 highly selective summer / freshmen / transfer program applicants a semester.
· Apply interviews and brainstorming to uncover personality and tentative interests.
· Assess and evaluate admissions odds at more than 25 desired colleges per applicant.
· Facilitate exploration of careers / majors / colleges by generating targeted spreadsheets of 20+ potential programs where they can thrive academically and socially.
· Train and guide applicants in online research, interviewing, and narrative writing.
· Advise applicants in formulating 2+ essay topics and crafting authentic voice.
· Contribute feedback, questions, and suggestions to enhance story and analysis.
· Identify weak academic and life skills; then formulate individualized improvement plans.
· Manage marketing, sales ($85k/year), scheduling, communication, customer service, service offerings, records, invoices, budget, taxes, strategic planning, and contractors.
· Monitor breaking news, trends, and proposed policies in secondary and higher education.
· Introduced school to 50+ target colleges’ admissions representatives via phone and email.
· Formulated 80+ procedures and policies for new high school division’s college applications process, school counseling program, incoming admissions process, and benchmark testing.
· Discovered lesser-known colleges that align with school’s goals, values, and beliefs.
· Investigated and verified 400+ U.S. and international colleges’ incoming and graduation course requirements, plus student life offerings.
· Designed, developed, and delivered a searchable and easily revisable database on categories of particular interest at 400+ colleges, both religious and secular.