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 …

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 …

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.  …

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 …

After graduating from Lake Forest College in 1968, he worked at Dexter School in  Brookline, MA for seven years. In 1975, he moved to Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA where he taught, coached and worked in admissions. After …

Robert Cummings is a Partner with Dunbar Educational Consultants and has been guiding high school students bound for college and college students seeking to transfer since 1999. He is a graduate of Milton Academy and the University of Pennsylvania where …

Rick Dickson advised families of students bound for independent schools, as well as families in crisis dealing with troubled teens. He graduated in 1975 from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in history, which included a teaching internship in American …

Donald Dunbar founded Dunbar Educational Consultants in 1984. His career in education spans more than 40 years, having served as teacher, chaplain, coach, guidance counselor and admissions consultant at a number of schools, including St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, …

John graduated from St. Lawrence University and joined Morgan Stanley and Co. where he worked from 1976 to 1993, culminating in his appointment as a Managing Director. He again served as an Advisory Director for Morgan Stanley from 2000 to …