Gail Grand, M.S.

Gail Grand has spent her entire professional life as an educator and writer. Mrs. Grand holds professional certification in Biology and General Science, in Gifted Education, and in School Guidance & Counseling. She is the author of two educational guidebooks for teenagers, the founder of the web’s largest search engine for educational enrichment programs, the publisher of a nationally used newsletter for independent educational consultants, and a highly respected independent educational consultant.

After nearly twenty years teaching secondary science and gifted education, Mrs. Grand earned a master’s degree in school guidance & counseling and embarked upon a second career specializing in college counseling. After 15 years as Director of College Counseling at the Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami, Mrs. Grand relocated to California and served as a college counselor at Chaminade College Preparatory School. Long an advocate of out-of- school experiences, Mrs. Grand shared her accumulated knowledge in Student Science Opportunities and in Free (and Almost Free) Adventures for Teenagers (both published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).The web's most comprehensive enrichment program search engine, www.EnrichmentAlley.com became the natural successor to these print publications

As a college advisor with both a school-based and independent practice, Mrs. Grand saw the need for timely and unbiased college guidance information to be presented to students and parents as they made their way through the maze that is the college selection, application, and financial aid process. Her newsletter, The College Advisor, and the highly acclaimed parent workshop series, College Unraveled, were developed to meet these needs.

Mrs. Grand is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA). She subscribes to their Principles of Good Practice.