Who We Are
Nancy Eckel Foushée, M.Ed., Principal Consultant
Nancy graduated from Bowdoin College with departmental honors in Art History and a minor in Studio Art. She received her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of New Hampshire and has taken additional coursework in college counseling through the UCLA Extension program.
Nancy has over 20 years of experience working in secondary and higher education. She has served as a teacher, coach, advisor, dormitory parent, and college counselor at several independent schools: Ransom Everglades School in Florida, Hebron Academy in Maine, and Cincinnati Country Day School in Ohio. Moreover, Nancy has worked in Student Affairs for both the University of New Hampshire and Bowdoin College, and as Assistant Director of Career Counseling at Bates College. Her community involvement includes board chair and member roles for local schools, historical and arts organizations as well as volunteering in Admissions, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving, and Career Planning at Bowdoin College.
When she is not working, Nancy enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Eric, and their four children, three of whom have successfully navigated the college admission process. Nancy began her consulting practice because she is passionate about helping young adults attain their goals by developing greater self-awareness and learning how to best present their experiences and achievements.
J. Laurence Eckel, Ed.M., Associate
Larry recently retired from Park Tudor School in Indianapolis, where for 14 years he served as Director of College Guidance and Coordinator of Pre-K through 12 Counseling Services. Previously he spent 14 years at the Ransom Everglades School in Miami and 10 years at the Kinkaid School in Houston, serving both institutions as Director of College Counseling and Head of Upper School. Earlier in his career he held positions in public and private schools and colleges in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Florida as a counselor, teacher and administrator.
Formerly an adjunct instructor at Villanova University and a member of the counseling staff at the University of Delaware, Larry has been a frequent presenter on college admissions at Washington & Lee University and numerous other colleges and secondary schools. He has also served on the admissions advisory boards of Miami University of Ohio and the University of Texas at Austin.
A graduate of Colby College, where he has served as an alumni interviewer for admission, Larry earned a master’s degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and completed additional graduate study at Yale Divinity School, the University of Pennsylvania, and Florida International University. A former president of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling and a member of the Midwestern Council of the College Board, Larry has always found his greatest professional fulfillment in helping students and their families navigate the school-to-college transition, and his greatest personal enjoyment in being a husband, father, and grandfather.
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