Our Team

Holly Brown works with families helping them navigate the secondary school and boarding school admissions processes. Holly grew up in Greenwich, CT where she attended Greenwich Academy. Holly earned a B.A. in Psychology with a focus on Child Development from …

Nicole advises families throughout the United States with students seeking admission to college. She graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a major in Communication Studies and a Certificate with Distinction from UCLA’s College Counseling Program. Nicole counsels students with …

David Means works primarily with families of students seeking college admission and transfers. Dave counsels both American and international students bound for college. Dave grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, and is a graduate of The Gunnery School and Hobart …

Lisa Nelson works with high school students bound for college and college students seeking to transfer to a different college. Prior to joining Dunbar, Lisa spent several years in the financial services industry; her interest in college admissions and guiding …

Allison Slater Tate advises high school students and their families to help them find college homes where they will thrive and grow. She joined Dunbar after establishing a career as a professional freelance writer covering parenting, education, and college admissions …

Caroline Brokaw Tucker advises families of students bound for college and, in some cases, graduate school, including business and law programs. She graduated in 1985 from Princeton University with a major in Comparative Literature, specifically modern French and German poetry.  …

Ben holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Montana, where he taught composition classes and fiction workshops. He’s also a graduate of the Taft School in …

Sarah White helps students and families make sense of—and ideally enjoy–the college admissions journey. She received a BA in Psychology from Skidmore College in 1992 and later completed a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The State University of New York …