Advising
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Betsy Stangel, JD
Director of College Advising
Betsy Stangel brings over 23 years of experience in college advising, helping thousands of families navigate the often overwhelming college admissions and financial aid process with confidence and clarity. As Director of College Advising at Method Learning, Betsy leads a team of expert advisors, ensuring families receive exceptional, personalized support at every stage of their journey—from aca...
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Blair Dean
Assistant Director of College Advising
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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Bralyn Beathea
Bralyn Beathea is a highly experienced educational consultant and admissions strategist with nearly two decades of success guiding students toward college and scholarship opportunities across the United States and abroad. Known for his strategic and student-centered approach, Bralyn has helped hundreds of students gain admission to some of the most selective colleges and universities in the U.S...
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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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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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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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Nichelle Haymore
Nichelle has more than twenty years of experience in college counseling and student services. She has held leadership roles in public schools, private schools, and nonprofit organizations, and is a certified K–12 School Counselor in Florida, Texas, and Virginia. In addition to her work with students, Nichelle serves as a Counselor Supervisor, mentoring and training new school counselors enterin...
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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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Kelley Kaminsky
Kelley Kaminsky brings more than two decades of experience in education, journalism, and college counseling. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she began her career as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor before transitioning into education, where she discovered her passion for helping students express themselves through writing. This foundation in storytelling shapes every aspect of her...
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Ryan Klohr
Ryan Klohr has over a decade of experience in college admissions and counseling. He is a seasoned college admissions consultant, academic advisor, SAT and ACT tutor, application evaluator, and adjunct professor in business. Ryan has worked in the admissions departments of several well-ranked universities, including UPenn and the University of California, Irvine. As a college admissions consult...
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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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Enzley Mitchell IV
College Advisor
Dr. Enzley Mitchell IV is passionate about helping young people achieve their dreams of attending college and competing in intercollegiate athletics. He combines this passion with his expertise in sports, athletics administration, and College success education. Dr. Mitchell is the founder of EKM, LLC, and developed the PrepSearch College Success Seminar, a program designed to guide prospective...
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Kenneth McGhee
Kenneth McGhee is a nationally recognized college financial aid expert with more than 30 years of experience helping families, schools, and universities navigate the college affordability process. He began his career as a financial aid administrator in 1995 and has since served as assistant director, director, and executive director of financial aid for multi-campus colleges and universities....
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Natacha Muñoz
Natacha Muñoz is a college financial aid expert with more than 16 years of experience helping students and families navigate the college affordability process. She is passionate about making financial aid clear, accessible, and supportive so that finances never stand in the way of opportunity. Before joining Method Learning, Natacha held several leadership roles at Harvard Business School, m...
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Lauren Peckler
With over a decade of experience in college counseling, Lauren is passionate about empowering young people to achieve their academic and professional goals. She provides personalized guidance that helps students and families confidently navigate the college application and career planning process. Lauren began her career as an AmeriCorps member at the Boys & Girls Club in Boston, where s...
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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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Anna Rigali
Anna is a bilingual college and career counselor with a passion for expanding educational opportunities for all students. She enjoys getting to know her students' personalities and trying to make the college application and financial aid process low-stress for students and their parents. Anna has worked in the college counseling field for 16 years, in public schools and non-profit organizations...
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Roberto Suarez
Dr. Roberto Suarez is a school counselor, educator, and robotics mentor with more than 20 years of experience in college counseling, admissions, and student success. His background spans higher education, international admissions, and STEM and world language education. A co-founding committee member of the College Board’s BigFuture, Dr. Suarez is a member of NACAC and a Past President of the I...
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Jenna Thiel
With over two decades of experience across post-secondary and public education, I bring a well-rounded background in college admissions, academic advising, student success coaching, and scholarship management. My approach is student-centered, combining attentive guidance with encouragement and clarity throughout every step of the college planning process. I specialize in offering personalize...
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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...