Our Team

WHO WE ARE

About Our Team

The team of college admissions consultants at Great College Advice works together to leverage their knowledge and experience to help make the entire admissions process both productive and successful. At the core, we are educators, with experience as classroom teachers, professors, academic advisers, admissions officers, writers, and marketers. We understand what it takes to succeed in the highly-charged, competitive atmosphere of college admissions.

At the same time, we share a highly collaborative approach. At Great College Advice, we share ideas, talk about how best to help particular students, and cooperate to ensure that every one of our clients benefits from our collective expertise. Our aim is to provide more than just college admissions advice. We aim to provide educational wisdom.

While we have had a variety of educational and professional experiences, we all have attended some of the most selective colleges and universities in the country, including Dartmouth, Northwestern, Tufts, USC, Columbia, Cornell, Colgate, and the University of Pennsylvania. Each of us have earned graduate degrees or have received advanced training in education. 

Andrea Aronson

Andrea leads our New Jersey office. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a certificate in college counseling from UCLA. As a marketing expert, she helps students shine. 

Jamie Berger

Jamie Berger leads our New England office. As an experienced academic coach and writer, Jamie mentors students to be the best possible version of themselves.

Sarah Farbman

Sarah Farbman leads our office in Chicago, Illinois. Sarah has studied and worked in higher education policy, holding degrees from Grinnell and Northwestern.

Pam Gentry

Pam Gentry heads up our office in Boulder, Colorado. With a degree in education from Dartmouth College, Pam has worked in K-12 education for more than 10 years. 

Jeanette Hadsell

Jeanette heads up our Southeast practice from her base in North Carolina. She has over twenty years of experience as a high school college counselor. 

Jared Hobson

Jared leads our Denver office as President of Great College Advice. He holds an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Sarah Myers

Sarah Myers is a professional educator teaching students to seize their opportunities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Colgate University and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the University of Colorado.