Meet Our Team

Kelly is a former admissions officer at Stanford University, where she served in both the Undergraduate Admissions Office and the Graduate School of Education. With a career spanning several top institutions, she has held roles as an enrollment manager at California College of the Arts, a college counselor at an independent preparatory school, and an academic adviser at the University of San Francisco.

Kelly has extensive experience in undergraduate admissions and has reviewed thousands of applications from across the U.S. and around the world. As a counselor, Kelly’s approach is focused on helping her students engage in the self-discovery process, to go beyond what is expected of them, and get passionate about their roles in shaping their future.

Kelly also brings hands-on experience in gap year and study abroad advising. Kelly prides herself on devising innovative ways to make her students shine and communicate their “specialness,” demystifying the admissions process to make it more of a creative journey together, no matter which major or path. Kelly holds Bachelor’s degree from UC Davis and Master’s degree from Florence, Italy. She has also served as a portfolio reviewer at National Portfolio Day events.