The Consultants

Text Box: Claire Law founded Educational Avenues in 1998 following a very successful career in a number of education related positions. She found that her background of college admissions work, career counseling and financial aid advising, crystallized in her, a calling to work directly with students in helping them make the best selections for college and career preparation. Over the past decade Claire has developed Educational Avenues placement processes that have helped hundreds of students and their families select the right college, boarding or private school that best supports the student. Importantly, she has also recognized the need for finding appropriate educational settings for those students with special needs and learning differences. She has been highly successful in placing these students in programs where they learn to overcome their issues and thrive in their new environment. Claire holds a BA in Psychology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and an MS in Human Development with a concentration in College Student Personnel, from the University of Rhode Island. Her action research deals with "College Congruity and Student Success". Her book on discovering a college that fits your MBTI© personality type will be available in bookstores in April 2010. Her work experience includes: Associate Director of International Admission, Bryant College, a Business Specialty School in Rhode Island Director of International Recruitment - The Art Institutes International (Education Management Corporation) Pittsburgh, PA Assistant Director of Admission - Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Admissions Officer - Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Claire also has extensive experience with respect to college financial aid having worked for AMS-Education Loan Trust a leading lender in the college loan business. Claire is directly involved in a number of key organizations relating to her educational consulting work including: Member and committee participant of IECA: Independent Education Consultants Association. Claire is a professional member and has achieved the highest level of certification with IECA: the CEP (Certified Educational Planner). For more information on this certification please go to www.aicep.org. Member and committee participant of NACAC:- National Association of College Admission Counselors. Member of NAFSA : National Association for International Educators Member of RIASFAA: Rhode Island Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators Chip Law is a co-founder of Educational Avenues and joined the practice full time in 2001. Prior to his involvement with Educational Avenues, Chip held a number of executive positions with major corporations including Johnson & Johnson, Digital Equipment, IBM and GTECH. In his executive role, Chip had to frequently assist his staff with educational choices. Having mentored and assisted in the career development of many young people throughout the years, Chip brings considerable real world experience when helping students identify careers, planning job searches, preparing resumes and practicing interviewing skills. In addition to his BA in Psychology from Rutgers University and in-depth experience with career development, he has had extensive training in the areas of substance abuse, sexual harassment, organizational behavior and disciplinary protocol. He has a firm grasp of the subsequent effect these issues can have on behavior outcomes and the impact to one’s future. Over the past few years Chip has had many articles including the college placement process, teen development and online child safety published in local and regional media. He has made appearances on national broadcasts of the Fox News Channel. He is an associate member of IECA. In addition to college placement, Chip has expertise is the following areas: Providing placement for families considering boarding or private schools (5th grade and up) Providing families with program transition placement and counsel Providing educational options the for high school seniors not quite ready for college Providing placement for families considering boarding or private schools (5th grade and up) Providing career counseling (teens through adult) in the areas of personality testing, resume preparation, career selection planning as well as interviewing and networking skill development

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The Consultants