Our Team
The Dunbar team works together, freely sharing their collective experience and knowledge with one another to ensure the best possible results for each of our students. The depth and synergy of our diverse consulting team is a key part of what makes Dunbar different and enables us to provide a superior level of service.
Holly Brown
School Consultant
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 …
Read moreNicole Busby
College Consultant
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 …
Read moreDave Means
College Consultant
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 …
Read moreLisa Nelson
College Consultant/Managing Partner
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 …
Read moreKatie Baker Rocheleau
College and Career Consultant
Katie Baker Rocheleau lives in Boston and works with high school students and their families on the college admissions process as well as advising current college students on their career search process. Prior to joining the Dunbar team, Katie worked …
Read moreAllison Slater Tate
College Consultant
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 …
Read moreCaroline Brokaw Tucker
College Consultant
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. …
Read moreBen Yeager
College Consultant
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 …
Read moreSarah White
College Consultant
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 …
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