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O'Connor Consulting Services Educational Consulting |
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Credentials Mary Carter O’Connor, M.A. Mary O’Connor’s education includes boarding school in Virginia; B.A. from Stanford University with majors in English and Art; graduate degrees in Education and Guidance & Counseling from San Jose State University and the University of Colorado; and extensive Doctoral work at the University of Denver. In addition to her degree studies, Mary has completed dozens of admission training workshops conducted by the National Association of Independent Schools, School Scholarship Service, Secondary Schools Admission Test Board, National Association for College Admission Counseling, College Entrance Examination Board, Harvard University, and the Neuropsychological Testing Institute. Before returning to private practice in 1997, Mary worked for the College Entrance Examination Board for eight years; first, as Director of the Rocky Mountain Region and later on special admission and assessment projects in the Washington, D.C., Office. During these years she taught hundreds of workshops for teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and students on issues related to school achievement, testing, and college admission. Previously, she served as Associate Director of Admission for Marketing at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Director of Admission and Financial Aid at The Fountain Valley School in Colorado, and as a teacher, guidance counselor, sports coach, and tutor in Colorado and California. She is an active member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling (RMACAC), Colorado Council on High School and College Relations (CCHS/CR), and Rotary International. Currently she serves on the National Admission Practices (ethics) Board and was formerly the Chair of the Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling (RMACAC) Admission Practices Committee and Co-Chair of the Colorado Council Admission Practices Committee. These committees monitor the ethics of the college admission process and the counselors and admission officers who work in the field of college admission. Ethical standards are set by The NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice. In addition, she is currently Chair of Professional Development for RMACAC, Past President of the Higher Education Consultants Association (2002-2005), Past President of the Rotary Club of Broadmoor, Chairman of the Scholarship Selection Committee and currently serves as an Assistant Governor for this Rotary District. All of these activities, as well as the dozens of workshops she teaches each year, guide the way she works with students and families. |