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About Us
Edvice is an international educational consulting firm
committed to helping students and their families navigate the
complexities of both college admission and independent day and
boarding school admission. We identify the best schools for our
students based on their personality, intellect
and aspirations and guide them through each step of the application process.
The team at Edvice/Princeton
represents over 50 years of collective wisdom from professionals
who have done the job on both sides of the admission aisle—at
the most selective level for both colleges/universities and
secondary schools. We know kids. We know colleges.
We know schools. 
Steve LeMenager
Steve brings a
wealth of knowledge and expertise at the university level and is
a leader in U.S. college and university admissions, having
served for many years as the Director of Admission at
Princeton University. He spent 24 years at Princeton in
senior leadership roles, not only in the Office of Admission, but
also in the areas of Campus Life (director of planning),
Communications (senior director) and Development
(director of development relations). Steve has presented at
numerous national conferences, including the College Board and
the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Prior
to Princeton, Steve was a high school teacher and basketball
coach. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College (A. B.) and
Harvard University (Ed. M.) and is an active member of his
community, having served as Chair of the Board of Trustees
at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, in Princeton,
New Jersey.
 Edward
"Ted" de Villafranca Ted
has a sterling national reputation in the field, with over 25
years experience in all areas of admissions work from selective
college and university admissions to independent boarding school
admissions. Ted worked at the Peddie School for 17 years
as the Director of College Counseling and Dean of
Admissions and College Counseling and served on the Arts
Faculty as a choral director. He directed the college counseling
programs at Berkshire School and Virginia Episcopal School and
worked in college admissions at Manhattanville College and the
University of Richmond, where he forged a strong network of
admissions colleagues. Known within the admission and
counseling community as someone who works tirelessly for his
students, Ted brings with him a broad and deep network both in
the United States and Canada. Having traveled and recruited
abroad, he knows school systems far and wide. A graduate
of Kent School, Columbia University (M.A.)
and
Rhodes College
(B.A.), Ted has presented at national and regional
conferences and sits on the advisory board of the Fiske Guide to
Colleges. Often quoted in the New York Times, Ted most recently
served as their on-line expert for college admissions.
Lisa Montgomery
Lisa has over 18 years experience in the college counseling and
admissions fields where she has helped thousands of students
realize their potential for higher education. She has served as
Director of College Counseling in some of the most
prestigious independent day schools in the United States, and
most recently at the American School of London. Lisa started her
career as an admissions officer at the University of Chicago.
Lisa has shared her expertise about all aspects of college counseling at numerous national conferences in the United States
and Europe; such as the College Board and the National
Association for College Admission Counseling in the U.S. and at
Oxford University and the Independent Schools Careers
Organization in the U.K. She presented on the U.S. National
Public Radio on the topic of “Writing the College Essay.” Lisa
received her degree in Religion from the University of Chicago. |
