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.

Meghan Talmage
Interim Chief of Staff
Meghan is an empathic leader with over a decade of experience in operations management and educational consulting. She is driven by a commitment to helping others succeed—whether that's guiding students and families through the college application process or empowering her team to reach their goals. With a balanced focus on client experience and employee development, Meghan has dedicated her career to designing systems and strategies that deliver exceptional results for both. Outside of work, Meghan loves having dance parties with her two daughters and trying out with new pasta recipes with her husband.

Na'ama Landau
Head of Sales and Marketing
Na'ama Landau is the Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at Collegewise. Her journey in the education industry began almost six years ago. Na’ama has had the incredible opportunity to work with families in 12+ countries. She has seen the power of education transform lives, regardless of background or location, and is constantly in awe of what students can accomplish! She has also spoken around the world on admissions topics from NYC to Shanghai to New Zealand to Singapore to Spain and now Los Angeles.

Mamie Cosentino
Dean of Affiliates & Managing Editor

Katie Sprague
Director of Learning & Development

Belinda Southgate
Director of Partnerships Marketing

Grant Cushman
Operations Director

Patti Miller
Counseling Team Lead
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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

Michal Goldstein
Senior Director of Tutoring & Testing

Michael Cohen
Director of Instruction

Tanner Reive
Associate Director of Instruction

Albert Davis
Operations Manager for Collegewise Tutoring & Testing

Sherrylynn Hough
Accounting Manager
Holly Rios
Marketing Manager

Audrey Ooi
Marketing Advisor
Raziia Mansurova
Digital Marketing Manager

Theo Ha
Marketing Associate

Rachel Maida
Marketing Associate

Brett Sullivan
Junior Accountant

Andrea Wilson
Operations Associate
Meet Our Program Advisors

Jaclyn Muralla
Program Advisor

Amy Sirkin
Program Advisor

Manjot Garcha
Program Advisor

Rachael King
Sales Development Representative

Niki LeBlanc
Program Advisor

Kaelia Neal
Program Advisor

Lynn Lalka
Sales Development Representative

Dina Al-Sabawi
Program Advisor

Michael Boudreaux
Program Advisor