For thirty years Frank C. Leana has worked with students, families, and schools as a
teacher, educator, counselor, and consultant.
Dr. Leana received an A.B. with honors from Hamilton College, an M.A. from Indiana
University, a doctorate in English from the University of Rochester, and a certificate
from Harvard University Graduate School of Counseling Institute. He taught English at
Hamilton College, the University of Rochester, Queens College, Marymount Manhattan
College, and Trinity School in New York City, where for ten years he was the director
of college counseling. Dr. Leana has served as a consultant to Lehigh University and
the Dalton, Germantown Friends, Hewitt, Trinity, and Winston Prep Schools.
Dr. Leana is the author of
Getting Into College, published by Hill & Wang, and
The Best
Private High Schools And How To Get In, published by Princeton Review/Random House. He
has been a speaker for parent and school groups, a contributor to educational journals,
and a guest on radio and television shows, including
Good Morning America. A member of
the National Association of College Admission Counselors, Dr. Leana was awarded their
distinguished John B. Muir prize in 1994 for significant contribution in the field of
education. He has been profiled in
The Atlantic (October 2004) and cited in
New York Magazine's "Best of New York" issue (1998). He was
featured in
The New York Times in May 2000 and again in May 2003, where he was
named "one of the city's premier college counselors."
Carole Clark joined Frank Leana in 2002 as an assistant counselor. They had previously
worked together at an educational consulting firm, where Ms. Clark advised students and
their families on applications, essays, interviews, and schools visits, and served as
liaison with college and private school admissions offices. As the mother of two
daughters and grandmother of three, Ms. Clark also brings to her work a parent's
perspective of the application process.
Ms. Clark's prior experience includes working as an executive recruiter in development
and fundraising positions for major New York City educational, cultural, and health
care institutions and foundations. She has also worked in alumni and development at the
Trinity School in New York City and has taught elementary school.
