AIGAC Graduate Admissions Consultants: What We Do

AIGAC Officers and Directors:

Graham Richmond – President
Anna Ivey -- Vice President
Linda Abraham – Treasurer
Irene Maxx Duffy – Secretary
Ricardo Betti -- Director
Stacy Blackman -- Director
Jeremy Shinewald -- Director
Kathy Snelson -- Executive Director

	Linda Abraham, Accepted’s founder and president and AIGAC’s treasurer, earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School (then the Graduate School of Management). In addition to advising thousands of successful applicants to a variety of graduate and professional programs, Ms. Abraham has written and lectured widely about admission strategies. The Wall St. Journal, The New York Times, The Sunday Times of London, and BusinessWeek are among the leading publications that have sought Ms. Abraham’s expertise in admissions. Contact Linda at: labraham (AT) aigac (DOT) org.
	Ricardo Betti, physician with an MD degree from USP-SP and an MBA from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sloan, has a specialization in Human Resources from CEAG-FGV (São Paulo), extensive experience in HR, and has held director-level positions in national and international companies. Since 1988, he acts as an Educational Advisor specializing in counseling MBA candidates applying to international programs, and advising companies implementing international talent-development programs. Vice-President of the MIT Sloan Alumni Club in Brazil, Regional Advisor of the MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Brazil, and Mentor of "Fundacao Estudar" and "Instituto Endeavor", Betti is also co-founder of AIGAC (Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants) and BrazilMBA.com. Contact Ricardo at rbetti (AT) aigac (DOT) org
	Stacy Sukov Blackman has been consulting on the MBA application process since 2001. She earned her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and her Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to privately consulting, Stacy is a sought-after speaker on the topic of MBA admissions. She has taught groups from the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and coached alumni organizations from schools such as the Stanford, Penn and Williams College. She also runs workshops at companies including JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston. Stacy has been profiled in several publications, including Fortune Magazine, BusinessWeek and the Wall Street Journal. Contact Stacy at sblackman (AT) aigac (DOT) org.
	Irene Maxx Duffy, Maxx Associates' founder and director and AIGAC’s secretary, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from The Wharton School. Before starting Maxx Associates, Ms. Duffy was Associate Director of Admissions at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business Administration. She has corollary experience in career planning, marketing, advertising, and franchise consulting. Ms. Duffy has conducted corporate seminars and taught at a variety of continuing education programs. Contact Maxx at mduffy (AT) aigac (DOT) org
	Anna Ivey, president of Anna Ivey Consulting and AIGAC's vice president, earned her undergraduate degree at Columbia College and her law degree at the University of Chicago Law School. Ms. Ivey practiced corporate and film finance law in Los Angeles before serving as Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School. Today, she advises applicants around the world as they plan their futures and navigate the world of college and graduate school admissions. She is author of The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions (Harcourt, 2005) and publishes The Ivey Files, a blog for college students and twenty-somethings. She has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Forbes.com, and Marie Claire, and has appeared on Fox News Channel and CNN. Contact Anna at aivey (AT) aigac (DOT) org.
	Graham Richmond, Clear Admit's Co-founder and CEO and AIGAC's president, earned his BA from Swarthmore College and his MBA from The Wharton School. He began his career with MCS Multi-App, an educational software startup offering application software products to business school applicants and admissions officers. Upon the completion of his MBA, he worked for the Wharton Admissions Committee as an Admissions Counselor and helped to redesign the school's admissions process while representing the school at admissions events across the United States and Europe. A foremost expert on MBA admissions trends, Richmond has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Economist and Business Week. Contact Graham at grichmond (AT) aigac (DOT) org
	Prior to founding mbaMission, Jeremy was the sole Speechwriter for the Ambassador of Israel to the United States, for whom he wrote more than seventy policy addresses. As his speeches were being published in the Washington Post, Washington Times and other major international media outlets, Jeremy was also laying the foundation for mbaMission, helping a small number of applicants gain acceptances to top-tier MBA programs each year. Jeremy was admitted to several top domestic and international MBA programs himself and ultimately became one of the youngest members of his class at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, where he was an admissions interviewer, wrote a Business Ethics case and a Small Business Acquisitions case and was chosen by his peers to be Class Graduation Speaker. After graduation, Jeremy formally established mbaMission and his firm has subsequently provided admissions consulting services to applicants from the United States and more than twenty other countries on six continents. Jeremy at jshinewald (AT) aigac (DOT) org.
	Kathy has extensive experience in strategic planning, fund development, membership development, public outreach and grassroots advocacy. She has worked closely with not-for-profit and non-profit associations, coalitions and foundations since 1992, specifically working with boards of directors to build and maintain systems and structures that initiate fulfillment of organizational goals and objectives. She is an active member of the AMC Institute, a member of the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE), the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), BoardSource and has been published in CalSAE's magazine. Contact Kathy at: ksnelson (AT) aigac (DOT) org.

	"Admissions consultants play an influential and positive role in the admissions process by helping applicants and admissions offices." - *From Admissions Consultants: Love 'em, Hate 'em, Use 'em* presented at the 2006 GMAC Conference.**
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