hi there!

When not college-counseling, I work in Hollywood. I am in the Writers Guild for a feature screenplay I sold to Disney, and I've spent most of my career making trailers for blockbuster films and commercials that raise money for good causes. This means that I understand how to sell a product and how to elicit a response. I often think of college counseling as teaching students how to marketing themselves and elicit acceptances from colleges.

Before I was a dad, I worked with teens as the leader/founder of a youth group at Santa Monica’s Quaker Meetinghouse, my spiritual home. I have always enjoyed helping teens become their best selves. 


I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and many interests beyond college counseling. If you write an essay on a topic I know nothing about, I'll be surprised. But even more, I'll be excited!

 

I’m a fan of all sports, and I am particularly good at tennis. If you can win a set off of me in any racquet sport, you get a free session!  I also umpire high school baseball, so I'm very comfortable around student athletes.

I grew up in the suburbs of NYC and attended a Catholic high school in Manhattan. At Wesleyan University, I was student body president, majored in Film, and minored in Econ.  I’ve lived in Los Angeles ever since college.  

I have a daughter finishing college abroad -- for free!  My older son attends his top choice college: Brown -- definitely not free.   My youngest attends Loyola HS.  

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I am currently enrolled at UC Irvine, and 60% through my certificate for Independent Educational Consultant (College Counselor.)  I am consuming countless books/articles/podcasts about the fast-changing college application process.

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