By no means is this a complete list, but it gives you a sense of how common it has become for MBA admission officials to become MBA admission consultants. Dozens of business school adcom staffers have made the switch, bringing with them inside knowhow of how admission decisions are made.
Former Adcom Officials Who Now Consult With MBA Applicants
School | Consultant | Firm | Former Admissions Title |
Harvard | Maxx Duffy | Maxx Associates | Associate Director (19NA-1976) |
Harvard | Chioma Isiadinso | EXPARTUS | Assistant Director (2000-2002) |
Harvard | Mollie Wolin | EXPARTUS | Assistant Director (2000-2004) |
Harvard | Pauline Jennett | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (2008-2012) |
Stanford | Lisa Park | The Admission Advisory Group | Assistant Director (1998-2004) |
Stanford | Maureen Phalen | The Admission Advisory Group | Assistant Director (1999-2002) |
Stanford | Katharine Lewis | mbaMission | Admissions Reader (2007-2009) |
Wharton | Judith Hodara | JudithSHodara.com | Senior Associate Director (2004-2009) |
Wharton | Kimberly Raynor-Smith | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (2001-2004) |
Wharton | Graham Richmond | Clear Admit | Counselor (2001-2002) |
Wharton | Brett Haber | Clear Admit | Counselor (2001-2003) |
Chicago | Brad Pearson | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (1997-2000) |
Columbia | Heather Nicholson | The MBA Exchange | Assistant Director (1997-2001) |
Columbia | Joanne Garcé-Rodríguez | The MBA Exchange | Manager, EMBA Program (1998-2002) |
Columbia | Jennifer LaRusso-Leung | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (2008-2011) |
Columbia | Deena Maerowitz | Clear Admit | Associate Director (2004-2005) |
Dartmouth | Stacey Oyler | Clear Admit | Assistant Director (2003-2005) |
Michigan | Aparna Baman | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (2006-2010) |
Michigan | Jana Blanchette | Inside MBA Admissions | Senior Director (2007-2008) |
Michigan | Natalie Brinblatt Epstein | Accepted.com | Director, Enrollment Mgt. (1987-1998) |
Cornell | Natalie Brinblatt Epstein | Accepted.com | Director (1998-2005) |
UCLA | Karen Lee | The MBA Exchange | Associate Director (2004-2006) |
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