Who We Are
Nancy Eckel Foushée, M.Ed., Principal Consultant
Nancy founded her independent educational consulting practice in 2017 and has since guided more than 100 students through the college search and admissions process. She brings over 20 years of experience in secondary and higher education, offering families both deep institutional knowledge and a highly personalized approach.
Nancy graduated from Bowdoin College with departmental honors in Art History and a minor in Studio Art. She earned her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of New Hampshire and completed additional coursework in college counseling at UCLA. Her professional background includes roles as a teacher, coach, advisor, dormitory parent, and college counselor at independent schools, as well as positions in student affairs and career services in higher education.
Deeply engaged in her community, Nancy has served as board chair and board member for local schools, historical, and arts organizations and has volunteered extensively in admissions, alumni relations, annual giving, and career planning at a selective liberal arts college.
When she is not working, Nancy enjoys spending quality time with her husband and their four children, three of whom have successfully navigated the college admission process. She also finds fulfillment completing home renovation projects and creating pottery in her home studio.
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 in their college applications.
J. Laurence Eckel, Ed.M., Associate
Larry recently retired from an independent 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 24 years at independent schools in Miami and 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 several mid-Atlantic universities, Larry has been a frequent presenter on college admissions at numerous colleges and secondary schools. He has also served on the admissions advisory boards of universities in Ohio and Texas.
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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*Additional educational and writing professionals round out the expertise that we bring to your college admission process.