About

Melissa Farrah Bouzianis is founder and principal consultant at Farrah College Consulting, LLC.

After many years as a management consultant, Melissa successfully transferred her skill set to help students navigate the college selection and application process. Her analytical and comprehensive approach incorporates understanding the student’s academic profile and learning style, their desired educational setting, and their family’s financial budget. The goal for each student is to leave the process knowing about their gifts, talents, and abilities, and how they can find their purpose in life. She expects and gives her students the support and guidance to graduate college in four years, make the Dean’s List, and graduate with honors with little or no debt. In addition to working with her students, Melissa has worked closely with the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, MA (BGBL) for years to connect other New England consultants with the BGCL to volunteer their time helping highly motivated students with the college search and application process.

Melissa holds a Graduate Certificate in College Counseling, earned with distinction from UCLA, an MS in Plastics Engineering, and a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Before working as an independent management consultant, Melissa was an international management consultant for Arthur D. Little, Inc. In addition, she held marketing and technical management positions at the General Electric Company, where she was an on-campus college recruiter for many years. She is currently a Professional Member of IECA and a member of NACAC and LDA. Melissa is actively involved in her church, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Portsmouth, NH. She enjoys spending time with family and friends. She enjoys sailing, traveling, hiking, weightlifting, and reading.

Marilyn S. Zotos

As an educator, Marilyn well understands how each student requires an individualized approach to the college search, application and selection process. She is committed to forming a strong student and family partnership to learn about her students’ interests and learning styles. This personalized approach, and Marilyn’s 20+ years as both a teacher of writing and as a journalist, allows her to help students develop their ideas and voice into a memorable personal essay – a vital piece of the college application process. Marilyn’s goal is to guide teens and their parents through this process with reduced stress while helping students grow in self-confidence as they discover the right college or university for them.

She has spent most of her professional and volunteer career working in education. Marilyn has taught English and Social Studies for 15 years in the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District. She has been a tireless advocate for education as a member and chairperson of the York School Committee and as Religious Education Director for her church in Portsmouth, N.H. She also has extensive experience as a staff writer and editor-in-chief of corporate publications at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts prior to moving to Maine.

Marilyn holds a Master of Science in Education and a Certificate of Graduate Study in School Administration from the University of Southern Maine and a B.A. in English from the University of South Florida. She is currently earning a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA.

Kerry E. Koroski

After many years of counseling in pediatric health care, Kerry turned her interest to helping teens with the college search and application process.

As a pediatric dietitian, Kerry helped teens and their families by developing individualized care plans based on their specific needs, unique circumstances, and outcome criteria. Kerry is committed to using a similar approach to understand a student’s college preferences while evaluating their academics, learning styles, and family’s financial needs. Her goal is to help each student gain confidence and knowledge, allowing them to feel empowered to choose the right fit college or university, placing them on the road to their future.

Kerry holds a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, earned with honors, from Boston University. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education & Sports Medicine from Keene State College. Kerry spent most of her professional career at teaching institutions, including Johns Hopkins Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center, and consulted in the primary care setting.

Kerry earned a graduate Certificate in College Counseling with distinction from UCLA. In addition to her experience working with students independently, she also served as the College Counselor long-term substitute at Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, N.H. She is currently an Associate Member of IECA.