About Me

 
 

EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND

While still a college student at California State University, Fresno, I worked in the university’s career services department. It was there, working side by side with experienced career counselors, where I first learned how to help young adults discover their strengths and passions, and use this self-knowledge to find meaningful work and careers. 

Prior to starting my own college planning business in 2013, I was employed as a teacher on special assignment at New Technology High School in Napa, CA. For eight years, I oversaw an innovative internship program, spending one-on-one time with students as a career planning advisor. I was delighted to help each student determine his/her strengths, interests, and goals, make connections between these talents and passions and possible college and career paths. I helped guide students to fields of study in college, while also teaching such practical skills as resume and cover letter writing, professional portfolio development, networking and interviewing techniques, and professionalism and ethics. 

Throughout my career, I have continued to grow and learn right alongside the students I support. I have taken, and continue to regularly take, numerous professional development and training courses in counseling, communication, and the many different facets of college planning. I have also worked as a volunteer with a variety of programs and services, such as crisis hotlines and community counseling centers. I am a counselor at heart.

I have assisted over 1,000 students and can’t possibly express how personally and professionally fulfilling it is to see students “come into their own.” For me, it is an honor and a privilege to help students find college paths that bring them satisfaction, inspiration, and continued expansion of their academic and professional skills.

Are you ready to begin the College Planning process?

Give me a call at 707-225-2530 or send me an email: heidihamler@att.net. 

I look forward to talking with you!

 
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EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS

  • Professional Certification Program, College Admissions and Career Planning, UC Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA

  • Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI®), Certified Administrator

  • Career Technical Education Teaching Credential, Metropolitan Education, San Jose, CA

  • Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies, California State University, Fresno, CA
     

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Member

  • Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) Member

  • Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) Member