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OUR TEAM

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Guidance

QUALIFIED & COMPASSIONATE

ADRIENNE FRUMBERG, m.a.

FOUNDER & CEO

Adrienne has over 16 years of experience providing college guidance and academic and social skills instruction at leading educational institutions in New York City while also building a personal practice that has grown into what Lighthouse Guidance is today. While Adrienne oversees the broader Lighthouse Guidance business and team, she also works with students for the college process at all stages. Adrienne is also the head of college guidance for Academics Wes and a consultant at The Dorm NYC.

Adrienne has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from NYU, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Lafayette College and graduated from the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. Adrienne is a professional member of IECA.

Shannon dahl

COLLEGE GUIDANCE ASSOCIATE, ENGLISH TEST PREP TUTOR

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A high school and middle school English teacher, Shannon Dahl has been helping students prepare for standardized tests for over 25 years. She specializes in highly individualized test preparation based on her students' unique skills and learning styles. Together with her students, she builds a testing strategy that focuses on both content and confidence. Shannon also works with students on high school and college applications, helping students to present themselves to admissions in the most authentic, articulate way.

MOLLY LIEBERMAN, LMSW

COLLEGE COUSELOR, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING COACH & LCSW

Molly K. Lieberman, LMSW, is a school counselor working with high school students and their families to navigate the college application process. As a college counselor, Molly uses a holistic approach when working with the student and their family in order to learn about the student’s learning profile inside the classroom and interests outside of the classroom. Molly is committed to tailoring the college search to meet the social/emotional, educational, and extracurricular needs of each student by individualizing and creating a program that best matches their needs. Molly can provide a wide-range of services, including: assisting with college research, assisting with completing the common application and other application materials, and essay review.

Molly holds a BA from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a MSW from New York University Silver School of Social Work. She is a licensed social worker in New York State and a certified Executive Functioning Coach.

Talia Rosen

COLLEGE ESSAY COACH

Talia has a BA in psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University and has been passionate about creative and personal writing for as long as she can remember. She loves working with Lighthouse Guidance students to create essays that show who they truly are and what they are passionate about. She believes everyone has an important story to tell, and she has loved working with the Lighthouse Guidance team to help students find their voice for their college essay. When she’s not meeting with Lighthouse Guidance students, Talia works as a mental health counselor and enjoys crocheting, watching sitcoms, and discovering new music!

Sari Sussman, M.A.

LEARNING SPECIALIST & COLLEGE ESSAY COACH

Sari was raised in New York City, earned her BA from Lehigh University and her MA in Middle School Special and General Education from Bank Street College of Education. Throughout her career, she has worked as a Special Education teacher and Learning Specialist in Manhattan independent schools across all age groups. In addition to working privately with students with learning disabilities after school, Sari was most recently a Middle School Learning specialist at Trevor Day School. Sari has also served on the board of B&M Art Program, the Council of Advisors at her alma mater, Suffield Academy, and has consulted in the curriculum development of Mylowrites, software designed to increase independence in the writing process.