About Me

Maureen has spent her career in college admissions and counseling, working at a small private college, large research universities and a private college consulting company. She spent 10 years as the Associate Director of Admission at the University of Southern California. During her time at USC, Maureen supervised the review of applications from a select group of Los Angeles area schools and personally reviewed up to 1,800 applications a year from students in California, New England, and Michigan. Before joining USC, Maureen worked in the admissions offices of the University of Michigan and Dominican University of California and evaluated applications for UCLA. In her time in admissions, Maureen has evaluated over 15,000 applications.



Maureen also has served as a college counselor at Collegewise and Princeton Review, helping students gain admission to a variety of colleges from small, liberal arts institutions like Bates and Colgate to large research institutions like the University of Michigan and the University of California—Berkeley and many more.



Maureen is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Western Association of College Admission Counseling (WACAC), where she served as the chairman of professional development. She is an active member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA).



Maureen was an instructor for the College Counseling Certificate Program at UCLA Extension. She also serves on the board of the College Access Plan, which focuses on helping underserved students in the Pasadena area pursue higher education.