College Application Boot Camp for the Class of 2016

The DEC Network® Announces College Application Boot Camp for Class of 2016

 Davis Education & Career Consultants, LLC (The DEC Network®)will offer a College Application Boot Camp for rising seniors in the Class of 2016, on Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th from 4pm-7pm and Saturday, September 26th  and Sunday, September 27th from 10am-3pm for a total of 16 hours.

Directed by Debbie Davis, President of the DEC Network, students will spend four days developing and fine-tuning their application strategies. Participants in the boot camp will start with Presenting Yourself & the College Application, complete Myers-Briggs personality assessments, finish their resumes, as well as complete the Common Application and essay work with individualized, one-on-one assistance from experienced college consultants and writing specialists.

Available space in the College Application Boot Camp is limited. To register and learn more, contact Debbie at 203-438-0624 or davis@dec-network.com, or visit the website at www.dec-network.com.

 

About the Company:

Davis Education & Career Consultants, LLC, the DEC Network® is an education & career planning company headquartered in Ridgefield, CT. Founded by Debbie Davis, the company’s mission is to bring objective insight and compassion to every relationship, while promoting the right fit. Over 1,000 families have benefited from the organizational resources provided by the DEC Network® workshops, individual consultations and comprehensive services. 

Program Participants:

Debbie Davis, CEP, M.B.A. and President of the DEC Network® has consulted with individuals, families, schools, communities, and corporations in various professional capacities for more than 30 years. As President of the DEC Network, Debbie has advised clients of all ages on how to best prepare for school, college, graduate school, gap or postgraduate years, athletic recruitment, summer enrichment, internships, study abroad, and career planning. Ms. Davis is a Certified Educational Planner (CEP) and has attended both the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions and the Independent Educational Association Consultants (IECA) Summer Training Institute. She serves on the Executive Board of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). She is also a Certified Practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality assessment. Ms. Davis holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Lawrence University and a Master in Business Administration/Concentration in Human Resources from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University.

Kristen Esemplare, M.A. has consulted with individuals, families, schools and corporations in the field of writing for more than 20 years. She began her career as a news reporter and went on to work as a business journalist following the high-tech industry. Kristen later moved into public relations where she developed programs for IBM and other technology companies. As a freelance writer, Kristen’s work has included magazine writing, executive speech writing, and video script composition. She also held the position of Fiction Competition Editor at a literary journal. Most recently, Kristen has provided professional expertise on essays for numerous clients applying to college, and has worked with college students on communication related to internship and job applications. Kristen has worked as an adjunct professor in the Department of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process at Western Connecticut State University since 2009. Kristen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts in Writing from Manhattanville College. 

Caroline Legg, M.A. is a writer, editor and publicist, with an extensive background in strategic communications and journalism. Caroline has written in a journalistic capacity for print and digital journalism publications across the U.S. These include NPR affiliate radio station KQED in San Francisco, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, and a variety of local magazines in the New England area, including her hometown magazine in Connecticut, Ridgefield Magazine. Caroline currently works as a senior publicist and writer at March Communications, a Boston-based public relations and content marketing agency that serves emerging startup companies and established global brands. Prior to her work at March, Caroline was a publicist for two New York public relations agencies, Hill + Knowlton Strategies and Alice Marshall Public Relations. Caroline holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Washington and Lee University.

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