Partner and Co-Founder

Nancy graduated from Cornell University in 1988 with a B.S. in Economics and was involved with Cornell Admissions for over 20 years. After practicing law for many years, Nancy finally pursued her true passion of assisting students and families with the college admissions process and established Acceptance Ahead. During her two decades of involvement with Cornell Admissions, Nancy had numerous responsibilities including interviewing prospective candidates, presenting information at college fairs, organizing events for admitted students and coordinating over 700 alumni interviewers. She was Chair of Cornell’s College Fair Committee for NYC and was selected to become Co-General Chair of the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network of NYC. Working closely for many years with the Deans, Associate Deans and officers in Admissions has deepened Nancy’s understanding of the admissions process and has provided her with invaluable insight and knowledge of the application process at selective colleges and universities throughout the U.S. Nancy and Beth also run pro-bono workshops on various aspects of the college process for students and teachers in Yonkers, New York.

A committed and involved member of the Edgemont and Westchester communities, Nancy served three terms on the Executive Board of the Edgemont PTA and Edgemont PTSA in addition to chairing numerous committees over two decades. Nancy is a founding Executive Board Member of Impact 100 Westchester, a women’s not-for-profit charitable organization. Nancy held several Advisory Council positions at Cornell University. Nancy has completed the New York State Association of College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC) Summer Institute, the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Summer Training Institute and a Seminar Series on Financial Aid Counseling. She is a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) and the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC).

An avid skier, runner, chef and traveler, Nancy resides with her husband, Randy, in New York City, after raising her three children in Westchester County, NY. All of her children graduated from Edgemont High School, in Scarsdale, NY. Her oldest child is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia University Teachers College and teaches English at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. She has a son who is a graduate of Columbia University and another son who is currently a student at Colgate University.