Our Educational Professionals
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Carolyn Kocurek President/Educational Consultant
carolyn@academic-answers.com
Carolyn Kocurek is the Founder of Academic Answers and a lead educational consultant. Over the past two decades, she has spent her professional life in the fields of educational consulting and behavioral healthcare for struggling teenagers.
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Chris Kocurek, M.Ed. Chief Executive Officer/Educational Consultant
ckocurek@academic-answers.com
Chris Kocurek, M.Ed. is the Chief Executive Officer and a lead educational consultant of Academic Answers. He has over 20 years of experience in the education and behavioral health fields.
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Scott Canter Educational Consultant/Managing Partner - Dallas office
scanter@academic-answers.com
Scott Canter has over 20 years experience helping families with underachieving students. In 1987 Scott began working with at-risk teenagers as a counselor and teacher at the CEDU School. In 1995 Scott joined a therapeutic boarding school as Director of Admissions. He then served Aspen Achievement Academy and Aspen Ranch in admissions prior to becoming Director of Admissions at the Second Nature Wilderness Program in 1999. Since then Scott served as National Director of Admissions for Aspen Education Group's Outdoor Division, supervising the admissions offices of 10 outdoor behavioral healthcare programs. Scott's expertise provides families with an unmatched knowledge and understanding of how special needs schools and treatment programs work to help at-risk youth. A husband and father, raising children three children, Scott is passionately committed to assisting parents with struggling youth in reuniting their families.
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Henry B. Ewert,
M.A.
College Planning Consultant
hewert@academic-answers.com
Hank Ewert was a member of the faculty of St. Stephen's School, a private day and boarding school, from 1975 until 2005, serving as a college counselor for twenty-six years and as Director of College Counseling for twenty-two.
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Nancy Fomby, M.S.E.
College Guidance Counselor
nfomby@academic-answers.com
Nancy Fomby, M.S.E. is a College Guidance Counselor at Academic Answers. Nancy has been an educator for thirty-six years, most recently at the Episcopal School of Dallas for thirty-one years, where she was the Director of College Guidance.
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Jodi Harris Denyszyn, M.Ed.
College Guidance Counselor
jdenyszyn@academic-answers.com
Jodi Harris Denyszyn, M.Ed., is a College Guidance Counselor at Academic Answers. Over the past 10 years, Jodi has assisted over a thousand students and families in their college search.
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Amy Smith, M.S.
Educational Consultant
asmith@academic-answers.com
Amy Smith, M.S. is a lead educational consultant with Academic Answers. Over the past 25 years her professional experience has been in the field of education serving traditional students and students with learning differences in independent school settings in both Dallas and Houston.
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Margaret Oak, M.S., LMFT
Educational Consultant
moak@academic-answers.com
Margaret Oak, M.S., LMFT is a lead educational consultant with Academic Answers, specializing in educational and therapeutic placements. With over 20 years in the field of human services, she values working with students and families to meet life's challenges.
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Shannon Lloyd
Personal Learning Coach
slloyd@academic-answers.com
Shannon Lloyd is a Personal Learning Coach for Academic Answers. Her primary objective is to encourage research skills and promote self-learning.
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Mary Gaddy, B.A.
Practice Coordinator
mgaddy@academic-answers.com
Mary Gaddy, B.A., provides administrative coordination for the offices of Academic Answers, while also monitoring the provision of client services.
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Assessment Services
Scott Hammel, Ph.D. - Clinical Psychologist
Mark Williams, Ph.D. - Clinical Psychologist
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