College Counseling

List of 3 members.

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  David Lyons 99

  Director of College Counseling

  339-686-2270

  Hamilton College - AB

  Bio

  As Director of College Counseling, Dave is responsible for all facets of college counseling office, including counseling students and parents in the college search process, course selection for seniors, and working with faculty, staff, administration, and trustees. Dave also serves as the school's liaison to the NCAA eligibility center. He is a frequent presenter at professional conferences, and well as to executive groups on topics such as developing strategies for their children’s college process, tackling the common application, and athletic recruiting. As a Rivers graduate, he was inspired by his experience here to pursue a career in education, and is thrilled to be back working with many of those same people. A graduate of Hamilton College, he previously served there as Assistant Dean of Admissions.
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  Dana Warshauer 

  Associate Director of College Counseling

  339-686-4574

  University of Miami - BA

  Bio

  Dana Warshauer comes to the College Counseling Office from the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, FL, where she spent six years first as an Assistant and, later, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission, following a brief stint as Director of Parent Relations. Dana chaired and ran Miami’s college counselor conference, where she worked closely with college counselors from the nation’s high schools, has been a presenter at the annual national conference of college admissions officers, and has presented annually to high school panels on case studies in college admissions. Dana was also the liaison in Miami’s admission office to their athletic program. Prior to her work at Miami, Dana worked as a program coordinator for Suffolk University Law School’s Office of Graduate and International Programs, and for the Cohen Foundation as International Coordinator and Counselor for the Israeli Leadership Council. Dana has a BA in international relations from University of Miami.
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  Ian Watson  

  Associate Director of College Counseling

  339-686-2275

  University of Colorado - BA
  University of Boulder - MA

  Bio

  Ian Watson joins the College Counseling Office, bringing an outstanding record of counseling in a variety of settings. Most recently he was Director of College Counseling for Campus Bound, leading a team of 30 counselors in New England and California in their work with students and families in the application process. Prior to joining Campus Bound, Ian served as Associate Director of College Counseling at Crystal Springs Uplands School, a highly competitive Bay Area independent school in Hillsborough, CA, and, prior to that, as a college counselor at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, in St. Louis, MO. Ian has also served “on the other side of the desk” as a Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Wheaton College, where he also coached the tennis team. Ian is currently a member of the Common Application’s counselor advisory board. He has a MA in English and creative writing from University of Boulder, and a BA in English literature from the University of Colorado.