ABOUT ALISON

Throughout her career in education, law, and nonprofit service, Alison has focused on guiding people through complex systems with clarity and care. As an educational consultant, she works with families applying to colleges, boarding schools, and independent schools in New York City and beyond. She brings to her work years of perspective as both an advisor and a parent, having guided her own three children through fifteen admission cycles spanning nursery school through graduate school.

Alison’s understanding of selective admissions is also grounded in her twenty-five years as an interviewer for Brown University. Her background as a lawyer informs her practice with a rigor and clarity that families find reassuring, while her training at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a docent reflects her ability to connect, teach, and inspire. She is currently completing UCLA’s College Counseling Certificate and is an associate member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association.

Alison attended The Chapin School in New York, St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, and Brown University, where she received her A.B. in History. After several years in finance and law in San Francisco, New York, and Hong Kong, she earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from NYU School of Law and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She went on to practice in private client and family trust offices before turning her attention to raising her children and, ultimately, to education consulting.

The hallmark of Alison’s work is her ability to listen deeply, guide calmly, and help students discover schools where they will thrive. Families consistently praise her for making the admissions process manageable—and even meaningful. She is based in New York but advises students across all time zones.