Kristina L. Dooley

Kristina Dooley has extensive experience in traditional boarding school and college placement having worked professionally in both areas prior to becoming an independent consultant. Kristina served as the Assistant Director of Admission at Hiram College (OH) before moving into her role as Director of Admission and Marketing at Andrews Osborne Academy (OH).

In her previous positions, Kristina had the opportunity to assist students with varying academic and extracurricular interests and abilities with their school search processes. These experiences were the foundation for Kristina's interest in assisting families through a process that, though seemingly complex, can also be very exciting!

In addition to assisting students from the U.S., Kristina has had the opportunity to work with students from around the world. Having lived in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, Kristina has a strong sense of the hurdles international students and "global nomads" face when applying to study in the U.S. or Canada. Her experiences living abroad have helped to strengthen her passion for working with international and expatriate students, particularly those in Latin America.

In addition to her work with students, Kristina is also a contributing writer to several education and expatriate websites such as Unigo, Expat Women, PrivateSchoolU, Expatica, Admissions Quest, Expat Exchange, and Hundreds of Heads. Kristina was also a contributor to the book Life's Little College Admission Insights by Eric Yaverbaum and the 2012 Teen Life Media Guide to College.

Kristina spends several weeks each year visiting campuses across the U.S. and Canada. Click here to read her "Dooley Noted" blog which chronicles her many campus visits. Kristina is an Associate Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and holds membership in the Small Boarding School Association, the Higher Education Consultants Association and the Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling.