Our mission is to be the most trusted source of expert advice to help students access the transformative power of higher education.
Our vision is to improve the lives of students today so they can improve the world tomorrow.
How It All Began
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Kevin McMullin founded Collegewise in Irvine, California, in 1999. For too many families, the college admissions process was overwhelming, stressful, and ultimately unsuccessful.
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Collegewise was built on the belief that students can get admitted to their dream college and still have some fun in their college admissions journey. More than 20 years after Kevin met with his first student, Collegewise is the nation’s largest college admissions organization.
What We Care About
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Our most important work is sharing quality information with each of our families, combating fear with facts, empowering students to take ownership of this important step in their education, and making sure that wherever they land, they can articulate why they’re there, what they will contribute, and what they want to get out of the experience.
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Whether you hire one of our counselors or tutors, read our book, use our proprietary platform, or browse our free resources, we’re here to inject sanity and perspective into the process that allows you to achieve strong admissions outcomes.
In Our Communities
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As leading experts in college admissions, we are woven into the very fabric of the communities we serve.
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We speak at hundreds of high schools and local events each year. Hundreds of thousands of people read our newsletters, blog, book, and watch our videos.
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We are proud to partner with organizations like Reach Higher, Michelle Obama's education initiative, and do our best to give back through our scholarship program.
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Our People
Anjali Bhatia
Chief Executive Officer
Anjali is a mission-driven CEO with a lifelong passion for helping students build the right skillsets. She's held a number of executive leadership positions within education over the last 12 years. Anjali holds her MBA from The Wharton School, where she received the Joseph Wharton Fellowship. She completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University, where she was the recipient of the full merit scholarship, the Robertson Scholarship. Outside of Collegewise? She is a tea sommelier and loves spending time with her daughter!
Kevin McMullin
Chief Education Officer
Kevin McMullin is the founder and Chief Education Officer at Collegewise. He has delivered over 500 presentations to discuss college admissions planning, employee engagement, and small business success. As long as the speeches don’t require Kevin to solve any math problems, he always does a bang-up job. Kevin graduated from UC Irvine with majors in English and history (where Kevin also answered, “What will you do with those majors?” approximately 783 times), and he has a college admissions counseling certificate from UCLA.
Allison Lopour
Chief People Officer
After graduating from the University of Redlands, Allison worked as an admissions officer there before joining Collegewise in 2007. Since then, she has helped more than 500 students find and apply to the right colleges, and she has been hiring, training, and supporting new Collegewisers for the last 5 years. In her spare time, Allison enjoys watching bad TV, listening to Taylor Swift, and telling her daughters that she’s not a regular mom, she’s a cool mom.
Ashley Nieblas
Chief of Staff
Ashley is a lifelong learner and strongly believes in the value of education. She holds a BA from UCLA (which she completed in three years) and an MFA in Writing from Bennington College. Ashley has worn many different hats in her career, including editor, marketing copywriter, tutor, college counselor, and manager. Through it all, she has always been driven by a passion for making people and processes better. Outside of work, Ashley loves to tend to her six animals (including four pet ducks) and competes on an outrigger canoe team with her husband.
Mamie Cosentino
Dean of Affiliates & Managing Editor
Katie Sprague
Director of Learning & Development
Na'ama Landau
Head of Sales and Marketing
Belinda Southgate
Director of Partnerships Marketing
Jordan Kanarek
Director of Counseling
Audrey Ooi
Senior Director of Marketing
Joe Korfmacher
Partnerships Director
Grant Cushman
Operations Director
Ashley Meyer
Counseling Team Lead
Patti Miller
Counseling Team Lead
Christina Mangano
Counseling Team Lead
Nichelle Passanisi
Counseling Team Lead
Christopher Logan
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
Samantha Joustra
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
Olivia Vail
Financial Operations Manager
Nick Wilson
Global Controller
Ana Boskovic
Marketing Manager
Michal Goldstein
Director of Tutoring
Cortney Flint
Director of Special Projects
Sherrylynn Hough
Accounting Manager
Brett Sullivan
Junior Accountant
Danielle Rubin
Marketing Associate
Theo Ha
Marketing Associate
Anna Lewandowski
Marketing Intern
Meet Our Program Advisors
Jaclyn Muralla
Program Advisor
Andrea Johnson
Program Advisor
Taylor Nganga
Program Advisor
Amy Sirkin
Program Advisor
Manjot Garcha
Program Advisor
Krissi Schumacher
Customer Service Manager
Rachael King
Sales Development Representative