How It All Began
  • Kevin McMullin founded Collegewise in Irvine, California, in 1999. For too many families, the college admissions process was overwhelming, stressful, and ultimately unsuccessful.

  • 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
  • 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. 

  • 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
  • As leading experts in college admissions, we are woven into the very fabric of the communities we serve.

  • 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.

  • 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.

30,000+
students
admitted
92%
of students accepted
to their top 3 schools
25+
years of admissions
experience
9 of 10
families recommend
us to their friends

Our People

Anjali Bhatia

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

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

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

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

Mamie Cosentino

Dean of Affiliates & Managing Editor

Katie Sprague

Katie Sprague

Director of Learning & Development

Na'ama Landau

Na'ama Landau

Head of Sales and Marketing

Belinda Southgate

Belinda Southgate

Director of Partnerships Marketing

Jordan Kanarek

Jordan Kanarek

Director of Counseling

Audrey Ooi

Audrey Ooi

Senior Director of Marketing

Joe Korfmacher

Joe Korfmacher

Partnerships Director

Grant Cushman

Grant Cushman

Operations Director

Ashley Meyer

Ashley Meyer

Counseling Team Lead

Patti Miller

Patti Miller

Counseling Team Lead

Christina Mangano

Christina Mangano

Counseling Team Lead

Nichelle Passanisi

Nichelle Passanisi

Counseling Team Lead

Christopher Logan

Christopher Logan

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director

Samantha Joustra

Samantha Joustra

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director

Olivia Vail

Olivia Vail

Financial Operations Manager

Nick Wilson

Nick Wilson

Global Controller

Ana Boskovic

Ana Boskovic

Marketing Manager

Michal Goldstein

Michal Goldstein

Director of Tutoring

Cortney Flint

Cortney Flint

Director of Special Projects

Sherrylynn Hough

Sherrylynn Hough

Accounting Manager

Brett Sullivan

Brett Sullivan

Junior Accountant

Danielle Rubin

Danielle Rubin

Marketing Associate

Theo Ha

Theo Ha

Marketing Associate

Anna Lewandowski

Anna Lewandowski

Marketing Intern

Meet Our Program Advisors

Jaclyn Muralla

Jaclyn Muralla

Program Advisor

Andrea Johnson

Andrea Johnson

Program Advisor

Taylor Nganga

Taylor Nganga

Program Advisor

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Amy Sirkin

Program Advisor

Manjot Garcha

Manjot Garcha

Program Advisor

Krissi Schumacher

Krissi Schumacher

Customer Service Manager

Rachael King

Rachael King

Sales Development Representative

This is just a snapshot of the Collegewise team. When you enroll with Collegewise your student will benefit from the collective experience of more than 90 Collegewise admissions experts.

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