Colleen Lamon
Yuba City, CA college consultant and Gates Millennium mentor
Colleen Lamon owns Colleen's Creative Consulting in Yuba City, California, and has counseled students for 10 years, including mentoring a first-generation applicant to a Gates Millennium Scholarship through Oakland's College Counseling Collaborative, after previously working as a Senior Coach at the Sacramento-based ESM Group.
Provides orientation, testing timeline advising, college list review, and bi-monthly coaching meetings to guide students to best-fit colleges.
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Good fit if
- You want help with college admissions
- You want help with financial aid and scholarships
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What to check before you hire Colleen
- Lists these credentials: BA Liberal Studies, UC Santa Barbara; Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension College Admissions and Career Planning; Member, WACAC; Member, NACAC.
- Background: Has counseled high school and community college students for the past 10 years as owner of Colleen's Creative Consulting
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About Colleen Lamon
| Focus areas | |
|---|---|
| Based in | Yuba City, California, United States |
| Credentials | BA Liberal Studies, UC Santa Barbara; Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension College Admissions and Career Planning; Member, WACAC; Member, NACAC |
| Practice | Colleen's Creative Consulting |
Background
- Has counseled high school and community college students for the past 10 years as owner of Colleen's Creative Consulting
- Mentored a first-generation applicant to a Gates Millennium Scholarship through the College Counseling Collaborative's Partners Program in Oakland
- Previously worked as a Senior Coach at the ESM Group, a Sacramento-based independent counseling firm
- Has spent 27 years involved in the local public education system, including as a substitute teacher and a 16-year mentor for the Gifted and Talented Program
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Colleen Lamon focuses on college admissions and financial aid and scholarships.
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Colleen Lamon lists: BA Liberal Studies, UC Santa Barbara; Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension College Admissions and Career Planning; Member, WACAC; Member, NACAC.
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