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Laura O'Brien Gatzionis | Eduadvise: Empowering students on their College-bound Odyssey, member of OACAC, HECA, NACAC, IECA (assoc.)
LAURA O’BRIEN GATZIONIS

Educational Advisory Services, Athens, Greece: 2010-Present

Certified Educational Planner, Independent Educational Consultant advising students interested in matriculating at English language universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Instructs graduate courses for high school counselors and independent educational consultants. Specialties in Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, International Students and Learning Differences.

The University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education Instructor. Course: “American College Consulting for the International Student”, 2016-Present. Course: “International College Consulting for the American Student,” 2018-Present.

Alumni Admission Council, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2009-2018

Christie’s Auction House, New York, Assistant Vice-President, Sculpture Department, NYC, NY, 1988-1994

EDUCATION

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, M.Ed. in International Counseling, 2016.

University of California-Los Angeles, California, UCLA Extension Graduate Certificate in College Counseling, with distinction, 2010.

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, B.A. in Art History, 1989.

David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri, National Merit Scholar, National Honor Society, 1985.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND COMMITTEES

AICEP: American Institute of Certified Educational Planners (2016-Present)
Certified Educational Planner, 2016-Present; One of approximately 550 Independent Educational Consultants/High School Counselors worldwide with this designation.

IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association (2010-Present)
Executive Board, Vice-President of Membership & Engagement (2022-2023); Board of Directors, 2020-2023; Global Consulting Committee, 2013-2020: Chairman 2016-2018, Vice-Chairman, 2015-2016; Strategic Planning Committee 2021; Strategic Planning Committee, 2014-2015

International ACAC: International Association of College Admission Counseling (2010-Present)
InternationalACAC Conference Bursary Committee (2015-Present); Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Workgroup 2020; Membership Committee, 2015-2020; International ACAC Task Force on Commission-Based Recruitment, 2016

NACAC: National Association for College Admission Counseling (2010-2024)

PUBLICATIONS

RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICE

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund Program, Washington, D.C.: General Scholarship Fund, Scholarship Reader, 2015-2021.

Matchlighters Essay Coach, Los Angeles, CA. 2017-2019.

ScholarMatch Virtual College Coach, San Francisco, CA. 2018.

QuestBridge Essay Coach, Palo Alto, CA. 2016.

Laura O'Brien Gatzionis is a member of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counselors Laura O'Brien Gatzionis is a member of the IECA Laura O'Brien Gatzionis is a member of the AICEP - American Institute of Certified Educational Planners
Η Laura O'Brien Gatzionis είναι μέλος των IECA, International ACAC και AICEP
και ακολουθει τις Αρχές Καλής Πρακτικής.