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Informed by his passion for student-centered educational values and practices, Peter enjoys using his truly impressive depth of experience in college and school admissions on behalf of the students and families he...
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As the Chair of McMillan Education’s School Planning practice, Jill’s leadership of colleagues, and her guidance of families, are both informed by her student-centered values and extraordinary background working in schools and...
Jeanne Deschambeault, M.Ed
Jeanne (pronounced Jahn) is the first point of contact for most of our McMillan Education families. As our Professional Outreach Specialist, Jeanne brings her extensive experience as an educator, her training in...
Peter Olrich, MBA
Informed by his passion for student-centered educational values and practices, Peter enjoys using his truly impressive depth of experience in college and school admissions on behalf of the students and families he...
Tony Lambert, M.A.
Tony is the definition of a “school person,” the highest compliment you can pay someone in the world of student-focused education. Simply put, Tony combines his incredible skill and experience as an...
Susanna Beckwith, MALS
Susanna most enjoys the close relationships with students and families she builds in her work in school and college planning. She relishes the privilege of helping parents of younger students just starting...
Samantha McMillan New, MOT
Samantha has always been driven by an authentic desire to help students reach their full potential. A highly valued member of McMillan Education’s traditional college and school planning teams, Sam combines her...
Rachel Leja, M.S.
Rachel brings her wealth of experience as a special educator of students with a wide range of learning, emotional and behavioral challenges to her school and college planning work at McMillan Education....
Nanny Noyes
Nanny brings decades of experience as an educator and admissions expert in school and college planning to her work with McMillan Education students and families. Her mixture of personal warmth and enthusiasm...
Kelly McAdams, MSW, LICSW
Kelly comes to McMillan Education with decades of experience working with students and families in schools and private behavioral health programs. A highly skilled clinician, school counselor and admissions expert, Kelly enjoys...
Jamie Paul
Jamie enjoys working with students of all ages, from elementary school through college, who are taking either a traditional or non-traditional path on their educational journey. Jamie’s extensive experience as an educator...
Chris Hawk, MSW, LCSW
Chris uses his extensive experience as a clinical social worker, therapist, teacher, and school administrator to guide students with a wide range of needs and abilities to the best educational or therapeutic...
Bill Southwick, C.A.G.S.
Bill brings to McMillan Education decades of experience in admissions and teaching in schools and camps serving elementary, middle, and high school-aged students. Truly a renaissance man, Bill works with a wide...
Kim Chorosiewski, Ed.D., CSCS, CMAA
As Chair of Innovation at McMillan Education, Kim embodies the firm’s commitment to both anticipating and contributing to changes in the field that prioritize a strong student-centered experience and impact how our...
Amy Christie, M.A.
Amy brings over 15 years as a college counselor in independent schools to her work guiding McMillan Education families, her experience encompasses knowledge of the distinctive opportunities and complexities posed by a...
Sarah McMillan
Along with husband Don, Dr. Sarah McMillan owns and directs McMillan Education. In close collaboration with the practice’s leadership team, Sarah enjoys continually enhancing the best guidance practices of the group by...
Don McMillan, M.A., M.F.A.
Don brings over 30 years’ experience as a passionate educator to his work overseeing McMillan Education’s leadership team and the consultants working in traditional and international school and college planning. In close...
Kelly Cusack Chauncey
Kelly comes to us after spending the last 13 years managing a fast-paced real estate law office. Kelly oversaw all aspects of the office, fine tuning all areas so that the office...
Noah McMillan
Like all family businesses, the children of the proprietors are often conscripted into service and Noah was no different! So Noah has experienced McMillan Education’s multifaceted work with families and students first...
Socrates McMillan
As CWO, Socrates has a busy daily schedule enlightening the McMillan Education team to the priorities of a well-educated, virtuous, happy life. Known by some as the philosophy dog, Socrates has his...
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