Professional Offices held:

  • President, WNY Suburban Counselors Consortium - 1985-1986
  • President, New York State Association for College Admission Counseling 1997-2000
  • President, National Association for College Admission Counseling – 2002-2004
  • Executive Committee and Board member, The Common Application – 2004-2008
  • Reader, National Merit Finalist Scholarship Competition – 2006-2009

Professional honors:

  • New York State Association for College Admission Counseling Distinguished Service Award/Secondary Counselor of the Year -1994
  • Appeared as a guest on the NBC Today Show speaking about college acceptances while President of NACAC- 2003
  • Niagara University Department of Education, Western New York Counselor of the Year – 2006
  • Margaret Addis Service Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to the National Association for College Admission Counseling – 2008
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – SUNY at Buffalo, School Counseling Department – 2008
  • Lifetime Emeritus Membership New York State Association for College Admission Counseling - 2008

Educational Positions held:

  • Social Studies teacher – New Rochelle Academy, New Rochelle, NY and Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Town of Tonawanda, NY 1968-1973
  • Guidance Counselor – Orchard Park Junior High School, Orchard Park Middle School and Orchard Park High School. 1974 -2000
  • Director of Guidance – Orchard Park High School 2000-2008
  • Adjunct Professor – Canisius College, graduate school of education. 1998-2003
  • Adjunct Instructor – University at Buffalo, graduate school of counseling and educational psychology 2004-2009

Professional Affiliations:

  • New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC)
  • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
  • Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA)
  • American Institute of Certified Educational Planners (AICEP)

Special Projects related to college admissions

  • Member of the SUNY Task Force on College Transition - 1994-1997
    Member of the SUNY Counselor Advisory Board  - 1995-1997
    Member of Guidance Advisory Boards for the following colleges: 1992-2019

    • D’Youville College
    • Millard Fillmore Hospital School of Nursing
    • Canisius College
    • University at Buffalo
    • Daemen College
    • SUNY Erie
  • Co-Author "College Counseling for Admission Professionals"
    Taylor & Francis, 2014