Advising
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Amanda Sterk
Dr. Amanda Sterk is the Director of College and Career Advising at Method Learning. Dr. Sterk has guided thousands of students through academic planning, career exploration, and applying and succeeding in college admissions and scholarships. She is co-author of the nationally recognized college admissions workbook, College UnMazed: Your Guide to Navigate the High School to College Maze. Dr. Sterk...
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Jessica Ruzicka
Originally from New York, Dr. Ruzicka currently resides in South Carolina and has over 25 years of combined experience advising students and families through the college process. She has worked in financial aid, admissions, academic advising, career development and program development in the college environment. She has also served as the Director of College and Academic Planning at a private K-12...
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Blair Dean
Blair Dean is a College Advisor for Method Learning. With 20+ years of experience, she has spent most of her career working with high school students and their families to plan for the best path to post-secondary success. Having worked in a variety of settings from undergraduate admissions, non-profit work, public schools and independent counseling, she has a wealth of knowledge from all sides of...
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Heather Driscoll
Heather Driscoll is a dedicated college counseling professional with over two decades of experience in guiding students through the college admission process as the Director of College Counseling at private schools. Her passion for helping students find their fit and gain acceptance to their school of choice drives her to develop and implement comprehensive college counseling programs that supp...
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Kelley Kaminsky
Kelley Kaminsky began her career in education over 20 years ago, after working as a newspaper journalist and magazine editor. She has coached thousands of students in the writing process as a certified English teacher with a passion for helping students find their authentic writing voice—an increasingly important aspect of the college application process. Kelley currently serves as the college...
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Kala Jones
Kala has over nine years of experience in education. She has leveraged her wealth of experience and unwavering commitment to student success to guide her students through the intricate maze of college choices, scholarships and financial aid. As a result, her students have gained admissions to Ivy and Ivy Plus universities, top liberal arts and single-gendered colleges, and prominent research inst...
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Bralyn Beathea
Bralyn is a dedicated advocate for educational advancement and leadership, with seven years of experience as a college admissions consultant. He has successfully guided students to top universities including Brown, University of Michigan, Harvard, UCLA, Northeastern, Georgetown, and Vanderbilt. Bralyn excels in developing educational programs, forming strategic partnerships, and nurturing individu...
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Cerita Grotts
Cerita graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Law and Society and Physical Anthropology. She then continued her educational pursuits graduating with a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Her career prior to joining Method Learning was in higher education with particular focus in student financial...
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Roberto Suarez
Dr. Suarez is a school counselor and robotics educator with 20+ years of experience in college and admission counseling. Over the years, Roberto has held positions in college and international admission counseling, STEM and world language education, and many other fields. A co-founding committee member of College Board’s BigFuture, Roberto is regularly invited to sit on advisory boards and uses hi...
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Sohyun Tallis Lee
Dr. Lee has a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership and has worked as a counselor, educator, and learning developer in K-12 education and leadership coaching for over 20 years. She has placed students at such schools as Yale, Stanford, Johns Hopkins University, Duke, Cornell, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and UCs. Dr. Lee has...
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Kevin Coy
Kevin Coy is a dedicated college counseling professional with over 25 years of experience in guiding students through the college admission process. For the past 13 years, Kevin has served as a Postsecondary Counselor at a large public high school in the suburbs of Chicago. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep commitment to guiding students through the college admissions process. Prior to...
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Jeremiah Harris
Jeremiah Harris is a dedicated student advocate with extensive experience in supporting high school students through the transition to college and career readiness. With a Master’s degree in School Counseling and a background in Community Sociology, Jeremiah’s career has centered on empowering students to achieve their academic, social, and emotional goals. His passion lies in helping students...
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Kathy Vogdes
Kathy has been assisting families through the college admissions process for the past several years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Indiana University Bloomington and a law degree from DePaul University College of Law. Kathy has practiced law for over 25 years. She is also a content writer and editor for LexisNexis. In her spare time, Kathy is active with the Leukemia & L...
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Carolyn Kost
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Tim Poynton
Dr. Tim Poynton has been a school counselor, counselor educator, and researcher for 24 years. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where he teaches college counseling and career counseling courses at the graduate level to current and future school counselors. He has also taught undergraduate students in a course titled “Work and Play: Counseling Ski...
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Lauren McClellan
Lauren hails from Atlanta, GA and currently resides in the Upstate of South Carolina, where she enjoys a variety of outdoor activities afforded by the surrounding lakes and Appalachian foothills. In addition to her degrees in Special Education and Educational Leadership, she has gained valuable experience working in the K12 environment through teaching, developing curriculum, managing special educ...
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Sarah Steele
Sarah has helped hundreds of students and families navigate the college admissions process through her position as the Assistant Director of College and Academic Planning at a private K-12 school in South Carolina. She understands all the parts of the college planning process, the timeline, what it takes to execute a comprehensive college search, how to write an essay that will stand out and the m...