“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”

— socrates

We’re passionate about helping students maximize their potential during the college application process.

With over 40 years of experience in the college advising space, our counselors offer guidance to sophomores, juniors, and seniors on the college application process. We have all worked in elite boarding schools within the United States and have a deep and extensive working knowledge of the industry, as well as the NCAA process.

Over our careers, we have worked with students who have been accepted to all of the Ivy League, NESCAC and UAA colleges, as well as 95 of the top 100 colleges and universities.

meet the team

  • Jim graduated from Connecticut College and earned a master’s in counseling psychology from Boston College. In over thirty years as a college counselor, Jim has worked with students and their families and has helped them yield acceptance to all the Ivies and top colleges and universities.

    Jim has been an athletic coach in the highly-competitive prep school leagues throughout his career and has extensive experience guiding student athletes through the college admissions process.

    As a coach at high-level high school, prep and club programs, Jim's teams have accumulated over 350 wins and a winning percentage above 70% and he has coached over 100 players that have earned All Star recognition including over 15 All Americans.

  • Daniella has worked in marketing and communications for the past fifteen years and has agency and in-house experience writing and editing copy and content within a variety of spaces: independent schools and colleges, tech/software, institutional asset management, finance, and fashion. Daniella works with each student on their application essays to craft a winning narrative with an authentic voice.

    Daniella graduated from Skidmore College with a B.A. in English Literature and Graphic Design. She is married to her college sweetheart and they live in Massachusetts with their three sons.

  • Casey was born and raised on the campuses of Eaglebrook and Northfield Mount Hermon and later attended both schools as a student. He graduated from Skidmore College in 2005 with a B.A. in Psychology. Casey has spent years coaching in the prep school leagues and as a college advisor at Deerfield Academy, guiding the nation's top students through the highly-competitive college admissions process.

    In his spare time, Casey enjoys fishing, playing guitar and soccer, and spending time with wife and three sons.