Education Consultant
Colleges, Universities and Gap Year (high school higher education planning)
Dr. Jeweler-Bentz joined the School Counseling Group in 2009 and is a native of the Washington, DC area. She attended Montgomery County public schools, earned a B.A in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and received her Psy.D. in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has several years of clinical experience in university counseling centers, including DePaul University in Chicago and, most recently, The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Dr. Jeweler-Bentz has also taught at the undergraduate and graduate level and has been a private academic tutor and college advisor for local area high school students. Prior to her graduate studies, Dr. Jeweler-Bentz worked as an undergraduate admissions officer for the University of Michigan. She was responsible for reviewing prospective freshman application materials and for making subsequent recommendations for admission. Dr. Jeweler-Bentz has a clinical interest in the stress that often accompanies the college application process, and she has given several lectures on the topic.
Office and Billing Manager
Lindsay Donnellan came to The School Counseling Group in 2007. Ms. Donnellan attended Montgomery County public schools, graduating from Thomas S. Wootton High School. An alum of North Carolina Outward Bound, she has experienced the many types of programs to which the consultants at SCG refer. Nominated to attend the United States Air Force Academy, Ms. Donnellan opted instead to attend St. Joseph's University, concentrating in Criminal Justice. As a transport professional working with Adolescent Intervention Services she has accompanied students to wilderness therapy programs throughout the country. Ms. Donnellan has also managed the budgets, schedules and staffs of several small, local businesses. At SCG she is the office and billing manager and assistant to the counselors.
Client Relations Coordinator
Susan Puritz joined the School Counseling Group in 2006. Born and raised in Annapolis, she attended public schools in Annapolis and later received her B.A. from Denison University. Ms. Puritz began her career in sales and marketing and after fourteen years left to raise her children. Ms. Puritz devoted her professional skills to providing active leadership in the school community, serving as PTA President and Head of Fundraising for a Montgomery County elementary school. Mrs. Puritz brings a range and depth of experiences to SCG where she supports and facilitates family and school communications for the director, as well as supporting the overall functioning of the office
Peter A. Sturtevant, Jr., M.A., M.A.L.S., IECA, NACAC
Director
Schools, Crisis Intervention, Mentoring, and Gap Year
Peter A. Sturtevant, Jr. became Director of the School Counseling Group in 2000, after eighteen years in independent schools. From 1992-2000, Mr. Sturtevant served as Head of School at, first, The Gunston School and, later, Gunston Day School in Centreville, Maryland. Previously, Mr. Sturtevant worked for ten years at the Maret School in Washington, DC, teaching English and humanities, coaching, advising seniors in the college admissions process, and serving as Senior Master of the Upper School. Mr Sturtevant is a Washington, DC native, having attended the Potomac School and Landon School before receiving his B.A. from Bowdoin College and his M.A. from Middlebury College. For two years, he attended public elementary school in Burlington, Vermont. He recently received his M.A.L.S. from Skidmore College in Counseling Philosophy. Mr. Sturtevant is a member of WISER, NACAC, and IECA.
Lindsay White, M.Ed.
Education Consultant
Day Schools
Lindsay White joined the School Counseling Group in 2009. Lindsay is a native of Pennsylvania and attended both public and independent schools before attending high school at Garrison Forest School in Baltimore as a boarder. After graduating from St. Lawrence University, NY, with a BA in Sociology and English, Ms. White worked briefly in advertising and then earned an MA in school counseling from New York University. Ms. White has many years of experience serving both as a school counselor and an admissions representative. She was the Director of Counseling at The Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA for four years, and was a counselor at East Manhattan Outreach School for two years. Most recently, Ms. White worked in the admissions office at The Maret School. As a busy mother of three children, Ms. White is actively involved in her daughters’ schools, serving as a member of the Parents’ Association and as a volunteer admissions committee member. Combining her counseling background and her experience in admissions allows Ms. White to guide families through the school admissions process with confidence. Beyond her significant roles as an educational consultant, school volunteer and parent, Ms. White remains a long-standing board member of the Pocono Lake Preserve, a 105 year-old intentional Quaker community and retreat founded on the principles of “simplicity, sincerity and service.”
Jenney G. Wilder, M.S.Ed., IECA
Education Consultant
Schools, Crisis Intervention and Gap Year
Jenney Wilder joined the School Counseling Group in 2005. She received a B.A. from Wheaton College (MA) and an M.S.Ed. from Bank Street College of Education (NY) with New York State teaching certifications in childhood general and special education. She is in the process of transferring her teaching certifications to Washington, DC. While a student at Bank Street, Ms. Wilder taught in two New York City public schools, one in East Harlem and the other in Tribeca. She also privately tutored students in reading and writing. Before earning her special education degree and becoming an educational consultant, Ms. Wilder spent several years at three successful start-up companies in Silicon Valley. Ms. Wilder is a native of the Washington, D.C. area where she attended public schools in Montgomery County before graduating from the Maret School. Ms. Wilder is a member of IECA and a board member of WISER.
NACAC – National Association of College Admissions Counselors
WISER – Washington Independent Services for Education Resources