Marcia Monma

Marcia Monma is an independent college admissions consultant who guides students through the full college planning process. She has worked as an educational consultant for 20 years. Before that, she spent 30 years as a database consultant, starting at Boeing in 1974. She also volunteers as a college counselor at South Whidbey Academy, a role she has held since 2006.

What Marcia helps with

Marcia helps families handle each step of college planning, from high school course choices to final enrollment tasks.

• Planning high school courses and activities
• Choosing summer programs
• Scheduling college tests
• Selecting colleges and planning visits
• Preparing profiles and auditions
• Completing college applications
• Filling out financial aid forms
• Meeting final enrollment requirements

Background and qualifications

Marcia was born in Seattle. She began at Boeing in 1974 and spent 30 years as a database consultant. From 1982 to 2003 she worked as a computer consultant on very large database systems. Her clients included Boeing, Cornell University, University of Bonn, Warner-Lambert, Exxon, AT&T and IBM. She then became an independent educational consultant, and has worked in that role for 20 years. She has volunteered as a college counselor at South Whidbey Academy since 2006. She also served as volunteer bookkeeper for South Whidbey Commons, a non-profit, from 2005 to 2018.

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• College planning from high school through enrollment

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