Angela Conley

Angela provides expert coaching for college readiness, the application and admission process for students and families. Venture Forth Consulting.com/ @AdmitGuru84 on Twitter

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Angela Conley is an innovative and adept college advisor; also experienced in residence life, student activities, student leadership development and admissions. As a private college coach and advisor, she reviews scholarship applications for the College Success Foundation and serves as a reader and ambassador for the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Currently employed in China, she manages Chinese counselors in multiple high schools in different provinces in negotiating the United States college application process for their high school seniors.

Director of College Counseling at Ameson Cultural Exchange Foundation

August 2013 - Present | Nanjing, China - Jiangsu Province

Manage the college and financial aid application process for seniors at multiple high schools, providing guidance and coaching.

College Admission Manager at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity

November 2007 - 2011

Managed college and scholarship application process for 70 seniors derived from 20 different high schools; Presented at NACAC, CACNY and other conferences; Coordinated annual college tour; Reviewed applications for Gates Millennium Scholarship; Educated parents about the college and financial aid process; Coached students securing $2.6 million in scholarships.

Director of College Coaching at College Summit

2005 - 2011

Supervised volunteer college coaches, informal and corporate personnel assisting students in identifying the calibre, characteristics and culture which best fit their academic and professional goals.

Director of College Counseling at Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)

June 2005 - November 2007

Facilitated college selection, application and scholarship search for rural scholars from across the United States; Lived in residence with students at Princeton and assisted students who procured Gates Millennium, Seinfeld and Robertson Scholarships.

Academic Advisor '02-'05 at Bank Street College, Liberty LEADs Program

2002 - 2005

Guided and monitored the Class of 2005 in their preparation and development for branding, selective college accesss and profile scholarships from sophomore year to graduation.

Associate Director of L.E.A.P. at City University of New York (CUNY

September 2000 - July 2002

Supervised professional staff in directing the efforts and applications of labor union personnel seeking to capitalize their union benefits for post-secondary education.

Director of Student Activities at Sarah Lawrence College

July 1994 - October 2000

Coordinated various aspects of student leadership development and co-coordinated community outreach.

Assistant Director of Student Activities at Mills College

July 1992 - July 1994

Organized annual traditional events including junior tea and senior commencement activities; Coordinated orientation for two years; Advised yearbook staff; Taught diversity facilitation course; Chaperoned first alternative spring break to Tijuana with students; Planned campus-wide events; Facilitated first ever community gospel concert featuring, Winans, Phase II.

Resident Director at Barnard College

July 1990 - July 1992

Managed the residence hall after graduate school; Advised in house group focused on athleticism and healthy lifestyles; Served as member of residential life team; Assistant Dean for pre-college Summer in New York Program.

Pre-professional Advisor at Columbia University

1988 - 1989

Supported Dean Blake Thurman in advising students applying to law schools in their personal statement development and identification of their best match law school providers; also initiated an African-American alumni mentoring effort matching practicing attorneys with aspirants.

Assistant Director of Admission at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

July 1985 - August 1988

Recruited students nationwide; Sat in admission committee review; Coordinated renovation of welcome center; Co-facilitated development of recruitment video; Advised graduate student fellowship group; Mentored first-year undergraduates and completed admission interviews.

Admission Counselor at Cornell University

1984 - 1985

Traveled as SouthWest regional representative for admissions, collaborated with secondary school counselors, supported minority recruitment and advised on campus clubs and organizations.

Undergraduate Para-professional at University of Texas at Austin

1981 - 1984

Supported admission office outreach to populations of color in the state of Texas previously discouraged and disaffected from the state's flagship institution.

Teachers College, Columbia University

1988 – 1989

M.A.

Concentration: Education Administration

Activities: Pre-professional advising, residence life, student leadership.

The University of Texas at Austin

1979 – 1984

B.S.

Concentration: Communications

College readiness and access, family, faith-based missions, exercise physiology, social activism, volunteerism travel and my godsons: Caleb, Corey, and Daniel.