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 …

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Nicole 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 …

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Robert Cummings

College Consultant

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 …

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Dave 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 …

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Lisa 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 …

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Katie 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 …

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Allison 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 …

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Caroline 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.  …

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Sarah 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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Edward L. Bigelow III

Retired Partner

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 …

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G. Frederick Dickson

Retired Partner

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 …

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Don Dunbar

Consultant Emeritus

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, …

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John Greenwood

Retired Partner

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 …

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