Lida Griest, M.S., M.Ed., has 31 years of educational experience and professional expertise in both public and private schools. Lida graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in English (1975) and received a M.S. in English Education with an emphasis in reading from the University of Tennessee in 1977. She earned a M.Ed in school Counseling from Georgia State University in 1992. She has 10 years of teaching experience, including six in Atlanta independent schools.

Lida taught English in both private and public schools in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Washington. After receiving her master’s in counseling, she was the high school counselor and AP English teacher in one of Atlanta’s Private Day Schools.

Lida began her educational consulting practice in Atlanta in 1997. She assists students and their families in the complex decision making processes for education and acts as the student’s advocate with private and public school placement in the Atlanta area. She also works with students and their families during the entire college application process, including recommending specific colleges that fit the student’s profile, assisting with applications, working on essays, developing interviewing strategies and making a final college decisions.

Wendy Williams, M.A., has been in the field of educational consulting for over a decade. Wendy graduated from Kennesaw State University with a B.S. in Psychology and received a master’s degree in professional psychology, specializing in counseling from Argosy University. She also graduated from the Independent Educational Consultants Association Practices and Principles Training Institute held at Johns Hopkins University.

Wendy began her career working for a well established educational consultant. She also worked as a college counselor at the Ben Franklin Academy, a private school in Atlanta, GA. There she guided students and their parents in selecting the best college or university for their specific needs. In addition, she has done admissions consulting for both the precollege and graduate sectors of Kaplan, Inc. She works with students across the country in advising them on their educational path.

Wendy assists students and their families in their search for their best options in the preschool, college and graduate selection process. She also helps students with semester abroad programs, summer programs, time management skills, academic organization and study skills. Wendy has worked with a full range of students. She has accumulated a strong background on schools that assist students with specialized needs. In order to bring first hand information to her clients, Wendy visits and evaluates schools and programs across the United States and attends conferences on education, learning differences, college and graduate admissions.