We are the top college planning firm in the Northern Virginia and DC area.
We take on a limited amount of personal clients each year because we have decided to only take on the clients we know we can create a substantial impact for.
We offer discounted online resources for all other families who because of our intake limitations, cannot become clients.
We know equity of access continues to be an issue in college planning. We never want money to be a reason a family cannot get help planning for college.
If you believe you could benefit from any of our services but can’t afford them, reach out to our team.
I’m Theresa
I'm a proud female business owner in Northern Virginia.
My hardest and truest job is being a good-enough mom to my two kids. Some days, I am.
My favorite time of the day is right before coffee when I still believe there is a chance today is the day I get it all done.
My least favorite time of day is those few minutes of mild despair after the coffee is over.
Twenty minutes before this photo was taken I was running around my house yelling, "Has anyone seen my white tennis shoes?"
Not pictured: white tennis shoes.
Theresa Crowley
Founder and Lead Strategist
Theresa has loved strategy games since she was 10 years old.
The oldest of four kids, no TV, and parents who loved to play board games meant she learned Chess, Othello, and Backgammon before turning 10 years old.
Graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Miami with a focus in Economics, she predicted that rising college costs would become one of the biggest financial hurdles for families.
Today she helps families employ the best strategies to get through the most expensive part of raising a child.
Theresa@redteamcollegeplanning.com
Office Phone: [571] 549-1003
Career Coaching
Laura Sheehan
Award-Winning Career Coach & Strategist
Laura began her professional journey as a lawyer. Married to a U.S. Diplomat and a proud mother of two teenage daughters, her career path has been anything but linear. With 20+ years of experience as her firm foundation, she now leverages her time to help others navigate the high pressure question: "What do I want to do when I grow up?"
Laura is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with a certification in resilience-building leadership. She currently works as the Associate Director of Graduate Coaching in the Career Center for Georgetown's premier School of Foreign Service and is thrilled to be able to serve current college applicants as they consider which university will be the best fit for them - both personally and as they launch their careers.
Check out her TEDx Talk on Career Change (with more than 1M views!) HERE. .
College List and Essay Creation
Danielle LaCoste
Danielle holds a master’s degree in Human Behavior, along with Teaching Credentials, years of training, coaching experience, and has worked with young people for 20+ years.
For the last 12 years, Danielle has focused mainly on students transitioning into college.
Phone: [512] 450-4515
Krista Adams
Krista is a mom of three and former admissions counselor at a top 2% US news ranked University. Let her navigate you through that college essay.
No one is better at helping students find their story. Her superpower is helping young people find their voice.
Krista@redteamcollegeplanning.com
Application and Financial Forms Support
Daniel K Berman
Daniel is a Harvard graduate, PhD and former college teacher with more than 30 years of experience assisting students with various aspects of their college applications.
Dan’s main role at Red Team College Planning is to review and help improve upon collateral such as activities lists, resumes, letters of recommendation, portfolios, and supplemental essays in connection with the Common App and other platforms.
Danielkberman@alumni.harvard.edu
Jenelle Harcut
Jenelle will assist with all the nitty-gritty details of your college process. She is also the go-to person for anything on your ENGUS™ website and SAT/ACT ePrep test preparation software.
It’s her job to keep your family up to date with important deadlines via monthly to-do’s, help with the FAFSA, guidance on CSS Profile financial aid forms, and more.
Office Phone: [800] 525-0568 ext. 3
Allison Hamilton
Allison is a curriculum writer with a Master’s degree in education. She is a former high school English teacher and an experienced freelance writer/editor.
Using her combined writing and education expertise, Allison has coached high school seniors through the college essay process, and she loves helping students uncover the best version of their stories..
AllisonHamilton104@gmail.com
Alan Katzman
Alan is our Social Media Guru. He’s been tracking college use of social media to track student points of interest before any one else was even looking.
Leading students in what he considers to be part art and part science, he knows mastering social media is a teachable skill. He loves seeing the improved social media profiles students create after taking our courses and hearing stories of how they proactively use their new social media to engage and interact with college admissions.
Phone: [908] 342-2236
