Staff Experience and Qualifications - College Connections

Christel Milak-Parker

University of Virginia Counselor Workshop, 2010.
Partnership for the Future, Richmond, VA, 2008 to present. GUIDES Mentor and presenter. Helping Hands Award 2010.
Member of Potomac and Chesapeake College Counselor Association (PCACAC) since 2004. Conference attendee. Presenter 2008.
Founded College Connections in 2000.
Financial Aid Advisor for The Greater Richmond Area Scholarship Program (GRASP), 1995-1997, 2004-2005
Parent Volunteer and High School Career Center Volunteer, 1994 to 2005
High School College and Career Center Coordinator, 1999-2000
M.Ed., School Counseling, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998
Business Careers in Human Resources and Marketing Communications prior to changing to Education

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College Planning/Consulting, College Connections, 2008 - Present
Assistant to Founder of College Connections, an independent college consulting service, October, 2006 - Present
Member, Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling
Attended PCACAC Conference (Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling), April, 2008, April, 2010
College and Career Center Volunteer, Midlothian High School, 2006-2008
Treasurer, Walton Park Community Association, 2003, 2004, 2006
President, Walton Park Woman's Club, 1999-2000
Treasurer, Walton Park Woman's Club, 1997-1999
Bond Representative, Tabb, Brockenbrough & Ragland Insurance, Richmond, Virginia
BA in Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia