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Kris Hintz, Position U 4 College Coach & Founder
Position U 4 College Founder Kris Hintz offers expertise in college counseling, psychology, career development and marketing to help students and young adults discover and market their key strengths to colleges, graduate schools and target organizations in the workplace.
Kris has 12 years of executive experience in marketing, advertising, research and employee recruiting and development, with blue chip consumer companies including Nabisco, Coca Cola, Quaker Oats and Clorox.
Kris holds a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA (2010), and an MA in Organizational, Counseling & Social Psychology from Teachers College of Columbia University (1996), focusing on Career Development & Career Counseling. Kris earned an MBA in Marketing from The Wharton School (1980) and a BA Summa Cum Laude in Psychology from University of Pennsylvania (1978), concentrating on Child & Adolescent Development.
Kris is a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches (PARWCC) and the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC).
Kris's background has been further enriched by study with the Institute for Life Coach Training, supplementary graduate coursework in Counseling at College of St. Elizabeth, and a Grief Counseling Certificate from the American Institute of Health Care Professionals (AIHCP).
Kris and her husband, Brad Hintz, have a junior, Eric, at Emory University (Atlanta, GA). Eric attended Newark Academy (Livingston NJ) and Oak Knoll (Summit NJ).
Since establishing her consulting firm in 2008, Kris has given advice to students in numerous NJ private high schools including: Kent Place (Summit NJ), Pingry (Martinsville NJ), Montclair Kimberly Academy (Montclair NJ) and Seton Hall Prep (West Orange NJ), Gill St. Bernards (Gladstone, NJ), and Princeton Day School (Princeton NJ). She has also counseled students in many public high schools in New Jersey (i.e., Millburn HS, Chatham HS, Ridge HS, Summit HS, Madison HS, Livingston HS) and New York (i.e., La Guardia Arts HS, Pleasantville HS, Cornwall Central HS).
For a complete list of colleges and graduate schools to which Kris' clients have gained admission, view our College Track Record.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
- UCLA 2010, (Certified College Counselor)
- Columbia University Teachers College, 1996, MA (Psychology)
- The Wharton School, 1980, MBA (Marketing)
- University of Pennsylvania, 1978, BA (Psychology)
MEMBERSHIPS
- National Association for College Admissions Counseling
- Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches