Meet Our Writers Amy Baldwin is the Director of Student Transitions
Anne Maytubby is a junior at the University of San
at the University of Central Arkansas and co-author of numerous books about the college experience and student success. She and her husband are the parents of two college students.
Diego where she’s majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Environmental Policy. Anne interns at CollegiateParent when she’s home from college as well as writing for the website.
Shari Bender works as Communication and Marketing Director for a large electrical firm on Long Island. A catloving spiritual vegan and (mostly) empty nester, Shari writes for a variety of sites including CollegiateParent and Grown & Flown.
Channon S. Miller is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of San Diego specializing in African American History. She earned her PhD in American Studies at Boston University.
Rob Danzman is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor. Author of The Insider’s Guide to Parenting, Rob’s counseling practice focuses on teen and college student anxiety, depression, substance use and motivation issues.
Mary Scott Douglas is a junior at Vanderbilt
Deborah Porter is the Founder of Moms Mentoring Circle, a regular contributor on WTVR’s Virginia This Morning, and occasional guest on WJLA’s The Mother Side. She and her husband raised three children, all college graduates. Suzanne Shaffer counsels students and families
University majoring in Political Science, Spanish, and Medicine Health and Society. She is passionate about human rights and hopes to attend law school after college.
through her blog, Parenting for College. In addition to CollegiateParent, her advice has been featured on Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News College, TeenLife, Smart College Visit and numerous other sites.
Emily Griffen is the director of the Loeb Center for
Jennifer Sullivan is a private executive functioning
Career Exploration and Planning at Amherst College, where she works with faculty, alumni and employers to create and broaden professional opportunities for liberal arts students. Emily spends her free time cooking and enjoying the beautiful landscapes of Western Massachusetts.
coach, the founder of Fast Forward College Coaching, and the author of Sharing the Transition to College: Words of Advice for Diverse Learners and Their Families.
Allyson Letteri is the VP of Marketing for Handshake. She began her career at the Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco and also worked at Intuit. Allyson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an undergrad and earned an MBA from Stanford University.
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Laura Tobar is a member of the Class of 2022 at Stanford University, where she studies Communication. When she isn’t reading or writing, you can find her experimenting with new vegan recipes, watching football or expressing herself through art and poetry.
Spring 2021
