Premium Prep

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Expert Counselors and Writing Specialists

Premium Prep's team of nationally recognized college counselors and writing specialists brings deep experience from top independent schools and selective universities across the country.

50+Expert Counselors
20+Years Experience
3500+Students Guided
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Leadership

Senior Leadership

Meet the people shaping Premium Prep’s direction and standards.

Alyse Levine

Alyse Levine

Founder & CEO
Lisa Frankel

Lisa Frankel

Executive Vice President
Mary Pat Gritzmacher

Mary Pat Gritzmacher

Executive Vice President
Bethany Ely

Bethany Ely

Vice President
Michelle Adelman

Michelle Adelman

Senior Director & Head Writing Specialist
Jennifer Murlless

Jennifer Murlless

Director of Enrollment
Alexis Mackbach

Alexis Mackbach

Program Manager

Expert Guidance

Our Counselors

Meet our counselors — each working one-on-one with students through every stage of the application.

Amy Ciccone

Amy Ciccone

College Counselor
Carol Bernstein

Carol Bernstein

College Counselor
Doug Badger

Doug Badger

College Counselor
Erin Hugger

Erin Hugger

College Counselor
Jean Wall

Jean Wall

College Counselor
Kathy Cleaver

Kathy Cleaver

Counselor Emeritus
Kierstin Streitel

Kierstin Streitel

COLLEGE COUNSELOR & PREPUP SCHOLARSHIP MANAGER
Kristen W. Miller

Kristen Wong Miller

College Counselor
Melissa Robinson

Melissa Robinson

College Counselor
Peter Newman

Peter Newman

College Counselor
Roz Estrada

Roz Estrada

College Counselor
Samantha Chen

Samantha Chen

College Counselor
Stuart Titus

Stuart Titus

College Counselor
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Sarah Ross

College Counselor
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Essay Excellence

Our Writing Specialists

Meet our writing specialists - published authors and educators trained to bring out every student's strongest essay voice.

Jennifer Anderson, Writing Specialist

Jennifer Anderson

Writing Specialist

Jenn has worked in independent schools for the past twenty years. Currently the Director of Learning Support at Rowland Hall, a top private school in Utah, she previously worked at Holton...

Sarah Anderson, Writing Specialist

Sarah Anderson

Writing Specialist

Sarah has taught both academic and creative writing at the University of Michigan, where she completed her MFA in Writing. She also has experience in public health communications, where s...

Anna Broadwell-Gulde, Writing Specialist

Anna Broadwell-Gulde

Writing Specialist

Anna Broadwell-Gulde has extensive experience teaching English at the college level, including first-year writing and literature courses at the University of North Carolina. She has also...

Cate Mahoney, Writing Specialist

Cate Mahoney

Writing Specialist

A native New Yorker, Cate Mahoney has spent her career teaching English and writing to students of all ages. She currently serves as an English teacher at an elite private school in New Y...

Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, Writing Specialist

Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

Writing Specialist

Tatiana Schlote-Bonne has developed and taught courses on personal writing, literary interpretation, and publishing at the University of Iowa. She is the author of three novels: Such Love...

Jordan Klevdal, Writing Specialist

Jordan Klevdal

Writing Specialist

Jordan Klevdal has been teaching English at the college and high school levels for nearly a decade. She has taught English Composition and Rhetoric at the University of North Carolina, wh...

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