Before I joined College Inside Track, I started HM College Consulting after 20+ years of helping students with college admissions. The first 13 years of my career were spent on the college side, crafting enrollment marketing materials, running auditions, recruiting nationally and internationally, and managing multi-million dollar financial aid budgets. In 2011 I switched sides to create the college advising program at The Chicago HS for the Arts, Chicago’s first public performing and visual arts High School. HM College Consulting was born out of the desire to help more students (both in the arts and outside the arts) navigate the current college admissions landscape - including arts auditions and portfolios - and make the process manageable for students and families. In the Fall of 2021, I was invited to join College Inside Track and join their impressive list of college consultants. With a focus on finding the academic, social and financial fit for their clients, joining this team was the next step in my consulting practice. Leveraging the proprietary method and tools that College Inside track provides, I’m able to serve my students to an even higher level. After several months of working at The ChiArts Foundation and taking on CIT clients, I found that I wanted to be a consultant full time. After 10 years and 6 months, I moved on from ChiArts and work full-time at College Inside Track with an amazing team.