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About our President, Lisa Bleich, MBA

Lisa Bleich is an experienced educator, marketing consultant, and recruiter. She works with students on the college application process to help them uncover their strengths and weaknesses and develop a personal plan for success. She also leads seminars in the Northeast on the college application and selection process. Ms. Bleich spent two years as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Whittier College teaching courses in Marketing, Management and Organizational Behavior, and Small Business Management. She also directed the college's business internship program.

Lisa combined her passion for teaching and mentoring with her fifteen years of marketing experience to found College Bound Mentor to fill a void that she saw in helping students understand their needs and market themselves effectively to colleges. She serves on the alumni council for Brandeis University and interviews prospective freshmen for fit with the University. In her role as Director of Recruiting at Ticketmaster Online CitySearch, Lisa interviewed numerous candidates and taught interviewing skills workshops to help uncover personal attributes of prospective employees.

Lisa holds a BA in European Cultural Studies and French from Brandeis University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She is a Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and she also holds membership in the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Diane Forman, MA, LDT-C
Learning Difference Associate

Diane specializes in transition to college for students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. After years of experience as an Adjunct Professor in Project, Excel, the support service for students with learning disabilities (and/or ADHD) at Kean University, she now focuses on helping students navigate the college process. Her success in helping students reach their academic goals is based on her ability to develop a trusting, supportive relationship with each student. Diane gives careful consideration to each student's talents and challenges, designing a roadmap to the college search and admissions process that best reflects individual abilities, interests and needs.

Diane holds an M.A. in Student Personnel Services and a Post Masters Certification in Learning Disabilities (LDT/C). She holds NJ cerfications as a Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant, Student Personnel Services, and as an Elementary School Teacher. Diane has also been employed as an LDT/C on the Union County Educational Service Commission's Child Study Team. She is an Associate Member of IECA and NACAC.