Holly joined Bertram Educational Consultants in the spring of 2005. Prior to consulting, she worked in independent secondary schools for 15 years. Holly served as the Director of Admission and Dean of Students at Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut, the Associate Director of Admission at both Miss Porter’s School and Miss Hall’s School, and the Director of Admission at the Salisbury Summer School. Holly was inspired to become an educational advisor full time while she was employed as the Secondary School Advisor at the Indian Mountain School, a junior boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut. During her time at Indian Mountain, Holly thoroughly enjoyed working directly with the graduating ninth grade class and helping them with their secondary school searches. This experience led her to pursue the role full time as an independent educational advisor.
Holly also serves on the Advisory Board of the Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) in Deep Creek, Eleuthera, Bahamas. DCMS is a community outreach program of The Island School on Cape Eleuthera, a semester program for high school age students that is centered around ecology and sustainability. Holly’s role as a DCMS board member includes advising members of the graduating class in their secondary school search process. Holly also serves of the board of the NorthEast Association of Learning Specialists, an outreach organization of mainstream schools with learning support programs. Holly has a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University and is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Middlesex School.
Holly’s familiarity with secondary schools, experience with various admission operations, and relationships with admission directors through out New England provides a wealth of information to assist families in the school search process. Holly is dedicated to finding the right academic, social and emotional fit for every student.