Anna Ivey

Anna founded Ivey Consulting to help applicants of all stripes apply to selective colleges and law schools in the United States. She grew up in Germany, attended high school in Massachusetts, and earned her B.A. in History at Columbia University and her law degree at the University of Chicago. In college, she spent a year at Cambridge University, where she was awarded the annual Newnham Prize for distinguished undergraduate work in History. During law school, she served on the board of the University of Chicago Law Review and served as research assistant to Prof. Lawrence Lessig on topics ranging from Constitutional Law to Cyberlaw.  After graduating, she worked at two law firms in Los Angeles before returning to the University of Chicago in her admissions role and becoming Dean of Admissions at the Law School. She next worked in development at Stanford University before founding Ivey Consulting. She is the author of The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions and co-author of How to Prepare a Standout College Application. Anna also co-founded the non-profit Service to School, which mentors transitioning military veterans through the college and graduate school application process. Follow Anna on LinkedIn.

Rose Aluotto, Client success manager

Rose is our Client Success Manager. She is often the first point of contact for prospective applicants, connecting them with the appropriate coaches, and making sure they are well taken care of. Rose has bachelor's and master's degrees in diplomacy and international relations from Seton Hall University and has worked for the U.S. State Department in Rome as well as the United Nations.

David Jewett, college coach

From David's role as Assistant Director of Admissions at Tufts University, he has a deep familiarity with the admissions process from a college's perspective, and also has experience working directly with students from his time as a high school teacher in the Boston Public Schools. He has an understanding of how diverse backgrounds, talents, and interests all have a place in selective colleges, and encourages applicants to find their voice as they tell their story, no matter what it is. His students have enrolled in colleges including Stanford, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, UCSB, and UCSC.

David holds a A.B. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard College and a Masters of Education from the University of Massachusetts - Boston.

JEANNIE HE, college coach

Jeannie He joined Ivey Consulting after working as an Assistant Dean of Admissions at Wesleyan University for several years. As a first-generation college student, she understands how wide the college information gap can be and is devoted to helping students make the most comprehensive and informed decisions. Her students have been accepted and enrolled at Yale, Cornell, Williams, Notre Dame, and University of Chicago.

Jeannie graduated from Wesleyan with a B.A. in Philosophy and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In her senior year, she was awarded the Carol B. Ohmann Memorial Prize for best senior essay.

Jennifer Sacon, college coach

Jen Sacon comes to Ivey College after working in admissions at the University of Chicago. She has over a decade of experience helping students find their voice and make their applications standout. Her students have enrolled in colleges across the country including Caltech, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Wellesley, and Wesleyan.

Jen holds a B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Brandeis University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Beth Briney, SPECIALIST FOR YOUNGERS AND COLLEGE COACH

Beth Briney is Ivey College’s leading specialist for our younger students. Many students come to her unsure of their passion. Beth has a talent for coaxing those hidden interests out of students and creating exceptional action plans to set them on the right path. Her students have enrolled in top colleges including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Northwestern, and New York University.

Beth holds a B.A. from Gettysburg College, and a M.S. from the UNC-Greensboro in School Counseling and College Counseling. She has admissions experience at Truman State University, St. Louis University, and Gettysburg College. She has served as a College Counselor at a Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis.

Greg Henning, law school coach

Greg graduated from Harvard, cum laude, with a degree in Government before attending the University of Virginia School of Law. He served on the Virginia Law Review, and after graduation he clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit before returning to Boston to become an Assistant District Attorney. Over nearly a dozen years as a prosecutor he handled cases ranging from white collar crime to homicide, and served as the Chief of the Gang Unit. Greg has also taught middle school English and 12th grade constitutional law. He now manages Henning Strategies, a law firm focused on crisis management, investigations, and public relations. As Anna's first hire (15+ years and counting), Greg has been a foundational part of the Ivey Consulting Team. 

Janeille Matthews, law school and grad school coach

Janeille graduated from Harvard Law School and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She also holds a PhD in Criminal Justice Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she was the recipient of a Post-Graduate Research Scholarship. 

Janeille has worked as an associate in the London office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, a legal intern at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and an international strategy consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Janeille received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Villanova University where she graduated magna cum laude and competed on the varsity Track & Field team. 

Janeille works with JD applicants as well as masters degree applicants (LLM, MPP, MPA).

Ada Sheng, law school coach

Ada is a former Assistant Director of Admissions at Harvard Law School. Ada has a Bachelor of Science from Yale University with honors in History and Biology. She joined the Peace Corps after college and next earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Masters of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. During law school, she was a Senior Editor of the International Law Journal and worked as a pre-law advisor at Harvard College's Leverett House for five years.

After law school, she clerked for the Hon. Morris E. Lasker and worked as an attorney in the Boston office of a large international law firm. She has also worked on human rights projects with the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic.

TERESA ANDERSON, LAW SCHOOL COACH

Teresa graduated from Boston College Law School and also holds a master’s degree in American Legal History from Boston College. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Teresa began her legal career in private practice as an associate at two law firms in Phoenix before returning to Boston to join the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. She served as a prosecutor for over ten years and was assigned to the Appeals Unit and the Gang Unit. Her practice focused on criminal appellate work, and primarily homicide cases. She briefed and argued over 100 cases in the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court and second-sat some of the most high-profile homicide trials in Boston. She also teaches legal research and writing to second-year law students at New England Law | Boston. Recently, she joined the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education and is responsible for enforcing several Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination.

Indrani Stangl, Law School & Grad School Coach

Indrani has years of experience at Stanford University in roles including Associate Director of Admissions at Stanford Law School, and Student Services Manager at the Mechanical Engineering Department. She has also had a successful record as a career coach, helping people land their dream jobs in her native Silicon Valley. Indrani is now a law school and graduate admissions counselor who prides herself on building strong rapport with her clients, helping both international and domestic students gain admission to their chosen programs. Indrani holds a Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science from Occidental College and a Masters in Counseling from Santa Clara University.