Meet Anson
Anson knows students, and he knows schools. That understanding started early. He grew up in a family of educators and graduated from Latin School of Chicago, where he experienced firsthand the lasting impact of a school community.
Returning to his alma mater to teach alongside some of the same educators who had inspired and mentored him brought that experience full circle. Over 25 years in education, Anson has taught, coached, counseled and led programs from Pre-K through twelfth grade. Along the way, he has learned what helps students thrive, what families and schools need from one another and how the right school can bring out a student's best.
His work with families brings together everything Anson has learned. His experience consulting with schools, families and Fortune 100 companies has shaped how he listens, builds relationships and helps people move forward.
At Town School for Boys, where he served as Director of Secondary School Counseling, Anson helped students and parents navigate one of their family's most personal decisions. He loved helping students recognize what made them special and find the words to express it. Some of his favorite moments came when parents shared that their child was suddenly excited about high school or could finally picture themselves somewhere new. Those moments capture the joy Anson finds in helping students see new possibilities and believe in what they can become.
For Anson, few things are more rewarding than hearing a student say, “I felt seen there.”
Through the boarding school fair he built, Anson introduced nearly 3,000 families to admissions teams from around the world, opening up options they might never have considered. Admissions teams describe the fair as the largest of its kind in the country. Even families he had never met sought him out afterward to share how the experience had opened new doors for their children.
Sometimes, the best opportunity is a door a student just needs help opening.
For Anson, the relationships don't end when the school year does. Students, families and colleagues continue to reach out long after they've worked together. He especially enjoys hearing from admissions teams and seeing updates and photos of former students thriving at the schools they discovered together. Each one is a reminder of why this work matters: helping students find where they belong, families make thoughtful decisions and schools create places where students can grow.
The Communities That Shaped Anson's Work
He has taught, coached, counseled and led at schools across the country, learning how every part of a school shapes a student's experience.
Chicago
Latin School of Chicago
Chicago is home. He grew up blocks from Wrigley Field and has enjoyed living throughout the North Side. He has decades of experience with schools throughout the area and has stayed connected through former colleagues and by supporting friends and families in their pursuit of school communities.
Aspen
Aspen Country Day School
Lived in town, where he married and became a dad. He has continued his work in the area and recently attended the boarding school fair. He stays connected to the community that supported his young family.
New York
The Dalton School
Lived on the Upper East Side, where his child went to school and he navigated the admissions process himself. He has collaborated with and presented to schools throughout the area and loves the communities they offer families.
San Francisco Bay Area
Town School for Boys
Head-Royce School
With family in the area and strong links to the school communities, the Bay Area quickly became home. It was such a fit for him that he moved back with his family, which only deepened his appreciation for the area.
Anson's Approach
Experience From Every Angle
Engineers, Programmers and Artists
Anson taught digital arts, robotics, coding and engineering courses while leading educational technology work at his schools, so he knows what a strong robotics, coding or arts portfolio looks like and how to present it to an admissions team.
Preparing Confident Applicants
Anson has prepared students and families for more than a thousand interviews, essays, tours and campus visits, helping each applicant show admissions teams who they genuinely are.
From Parent Nights to Boardrooms
Anson has presented at conferences, schools, board meetings and admissions events, often to audiences of hundreds, on topics from parenting and admissions habits to supporting teens with gaming and social media. His data visualizations turn complex topics into clear next steps for families, faculty and trustees.
Lens of a School Leader
Anson has led curriculum, technology, faculty development and strategy work, and has presented to educators and trustees on curriculum design, innovative teaching, virtual reality in schools and school efficiency models.
Counseling Leadership
Anson co-chaired the steering committee of school counselors across the Bay Area and advised schools and boards of trustees on improving admissions and counseling processes.
Stronger Support for Every Family
Schools and counselors have turned to Anson on everything from financial aid to waitlisted students to adding boarding schools to the list, so they can best support their families.
National and International Perspective
Anson has worked with 175+ schools across North America and abroad, and knows firsthand what it takes to move a family across the country or overseas.
A Coach's Perspective
Anson has coached high school teams and helped student-athletes create highlight reels and prepare for conversations with coaches. He understands how to support athletes with different goals across a variety of sports.
Schools Anson Has Worked With
Day and boarding schools Anson has worked with across North America and abroad.
- Verde Valley School
- Archbishop Mitty High School
- Army and Navy Academy
- The Athenian School
- The Bay School of San Francisco
- The Bentley School
- Besant Hill School
- Bishop O'Dowd High School
- The Branson School
- The Cate School
- Cathedral School for Boys
- Chinese American International School
- The College Preparatory School
- Convent & Stuart Hall
- Crystal Springs Uplands School
- Design Tech High School
- Drew School
- The Dunn School
- The Hamlin School
- Head-Royce School
- Idyllwild Arts Academy
- International High School
- Junípero Serra High School
- Katherine Delmar Burke School
- La Scuola International School
- Lick-Wilmerding High School
- Live Oak School
- Marin Academy
- Marin Catholic
- Marin Country Day School
- Menlo School
- Midland School
- The Nueva School
- Park Day School
- Presidio Hill School
- Prospect Sierra School
- Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
- Sacred Heart Preparatory
- Saint Francis High School
- Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
- San Domenico School
- San Francisco Day School
- San Francisco University High School
- Santa Catalina School
- Sonoma Academy
- Stevenson School
- Tamalpais High School
- The Thacher School
- Town School for Boys
- The Urban School of San Francisco
- Villanova Preparatory School
- The Webb Schools
- Woodside Priory School
- Aspen Country Day School
- Colorado Rocky Mountain School
- Fountain Valley School
- Steamboat Mountain School
- Avon Old Farms School
- Brunswick School
- Canterbury School
- Choate Rosemary Hall
- The Ethel Walker School
- Forman School
- The Frederick Gunn School
- Greenwich Academy
- Greenwich Country Day School
- The Hotchkiss School
- Kent School
- The Loomis Chaffee School
- Marvelwood School
- Miss Porter's School
- Pomfret School
- Salisbury School
- Suffield Academy
- The Taft School
- Westminster School
- Westover School
- St. Andrew's School
- Admiral Farragut Academy
- The Bolles School
- North Broward Preparatory School
- St. Andrew's School
- Hawaii Preparatory Academy
- Iolani School
- Riverstone International School
- Sun Valley Community School
- Francis W. Parker School
- Lake Forest Academy
- Lake Forest Country Day School
- Latin School of Chicago
- North Shore Country Day School
- University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
- Culver Academies
- Gould Academy
- The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
- Applewild School
- The Berkshire School
- Brooks School
- Cushing Academy
- Dana Hall School
- Deerfield Academy
- Eagle Hill School
- Eaglebrook School
- The Fessenden School
- Governor's Academy
- Groton School
- Lawrence Academy
- Middlesex School
- Milton Academy
- Miss Hall's School
- The Newman School
- Northfield Mount Hermon School
- Phillips Academy - Andover
- St. Mark's School
- Tabor Academy
- Wilbraham & Monson Academy
- Cranbrook Schools
- Interlochen Arts Academy
- The Blake School
- Chaminade College Preparatory School
- Missouri Military Academy
- Brewster Academy
- Dublin School
- Holderness School
- Kimball Union Academy
- New Hampton School
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Proctor Academy
- St. Paul's School
- Wolfeboro Camp School
- Blair Academy
- The Hun School of Princeton
- The Lawrenceville School
- The Peddie School
- Allen-Stevenson School
- Avenues: The World School
- The Brearley School
- The Buckley School
- Chapin School
- Collegiate School
- Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
- Convent of the Sacred Heart
- The Dalton School
- EF Academy New York
- Emma Willard School
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School
- Friends Seminary
- Grace Church School
- Hackley School
- Harrow International School New York
- Hewitt School
- Horace Mann School
- Lycée Français de New York
- Marymount School of New York
- The Masters School
- Millbrook School
- Nightingale-Bamford School
- Riverdale Country School
- Rye Country Day School
- The Spence School
- The Stony Brook School
- Trevor Day School
- Trinity School
- Trinity-Pawling School
- Asheville School
- Western Reserve Academy
- Delphian School
- Oregon Episcopal School
- George School
- The Hill School
- Mercersburg Academy
- Solebury School
- St. George's School
- McCallie School
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School
- Wasatch Academy
- The Putney School
- Episcopal High School
- Fork Union Military Academy
- Woodberry Forest School
- Sidwell Friends School
- Annie Wright Schools
- Wayland Academy
- Brentwood College School
- Queen Margaret's School
- Shawnigan Lake School
- St. Michaels University School
- The Bishop Strachan School
- St. Andrew's College
- Bishop's College School
- Institut Le Rosey (Switzerland)
- TASIS The American School in England
- TASIS The American School in Switzerland
- Timbertop (Australia)
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