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WTMJ-TV4 Morning Blend - Milwaukee
WISN-TV6 Morning News - Milwaukee
WFAA-TV feature - Dallas
WUWM Lake Effect Show - Milwaukee, WI
KMCN and KCBR - Colorado Springs, CO
WBEV - Beaver Dam, WI
KILT (CBS Radio) - Houston, TX
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KBUL - Billings, MT
KNUU - Las Vegas, NV
KRWM - Seattle, WA
Nashville Parent Magazine
Houston Family Magazine
The Herald News (Chicago)
Milwaukee Community Journal (column)
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http://collegehunt.blogspot.com/2008/07/boost-your-chances-of-winning-college.html
Call: 414-747-9391
DOWNLOAD PHOTO
DOWNLOAD One-Page Bio
Media coverage
WTMJ-TV4 Morning Blend - Milwaukee
WISN-TV6 Morning News - Milwaukee
WFAA-TV feature - Dallas
WUWM Lake Effect Show - Milwaukee, WI
KMCN and KCBR - Colorado Springs, CO
WBEV - Beaver Dam, WI
KILT (CBS Radio) - Houston, TX
WNCU - Six markets in North Carolina
Issues Today Radio Network - National
KLPW - St. Loius, MO
WNTA - Rockford, IL
KBUL - Billings, MT
KNUU - Las Vegas, NV
KRWM - Seattle, WA
Nashville Parent Magazine
Houston Family Magazine
The Herald News (Chicago)
Milwaukee Community Journal (column)
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080708113516tsop.nb/topstory.html
http://collegehunt.blogspot.com/2008/07/boost-your-chances-of-winning-college.html
Fast Facts about The Scholarship Lady
Ms. Stezala is a long-time advocate for students and parents.
She has nearly twenty years experience helping families achieve their educational dreams.
She subscribes to the philosophy of “A Shared Agenda,” which is described by the Pathways to College Network as a “leadership challenge to improve college access and success.”
She has worked with a variety of people in diverse organizations such as public and private high schools, libraries, colleges, universities, scholarship programs, community-based agencies, faith-based groups and more.
The book, Scholarships 101: The Real-World Guide to Getting Cash for College, packages her best advice about winning scholarships in a plain-talk approach that reads like a conversation. The book directly addresses the unique needs of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
Ms. Stezala’s book is published by AMACOM Books of New York.
She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Ms. Stezala is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she is the President of Stezala Consulting, LLC; a firm that contributes to the success of mission-driven organizations by helping them create programs, develop strengths, measure impact, and share success. Education and nonprofit organizations are among her clients.
She has nearly twenty years experience helping families achieve their educational dreams.
She subscribes to the philosophy of “A Shared Agenda,” which is described by the Pathways to College Network as a “leadership challenge to improve college access and success.”
She has worked with a variety of people in diverse organizations such as public and private high schools, libraries, colleges, universities, scholarship programs, community-based agencies, faith-based groups and more.
The book, Scholarships 101: The Real-World Guide to Getting Cash for College, packages her best advice about winning scholarships in a plain-talk approach that reads like a conversation. The book directly addresses the unique needs of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
Ms. Stezala’s book is published by AMACOM Books of New York.
She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Ms. Stezala is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she is the President of Stezala Consulting, LLC; a firm that contributes to the success of mission-driven organizations by helping them create programs, develop strengths, measure impact, and share success. Education and nonprofit organizations are among her clients.
Fast Facts about Scholarships
More than $3 billion is available annually in private scholarships. Source: National Scholarship Providers Association.
More than 3. million students graduated from public and private high schools in 2008. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.
College student loan debt has nearly doubled since the 1990’s. Source: Project on Student Debt.
The cost of tuition has risen almost 200% in the past two decades - a rate that far surpasses the increase in healthcare costs, prescription drugs, or new cars. Source: “Promise Abandoned: How Policy Choices and Institutional Practices Restrict College Opportunities,” by the Education Trust.
Anywhere between 30 - 60% of SAT test-takers (varies by race) will be the first in their family to attend college. Source: “The Impact of Demographic Changes in Higher Education,” by the College Board.
Most students are not headed to Ivy League colleges. For example, Harvard offered acceptance to 2,058 students for fall 2007 admission. Stanford was 2,456 and Columbia was 1,618. Source: April 4, 2007 New York Times article “A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them.”
One-third (33%) of public high school graduates have family incomes between $20,001 - $50,000. Approximately another third (35%) have family incomes between $50,001 - $100,000. These two groups make up the majority (68%) of graduates. Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
More than 3. million students graduated from public and private high schools in 2008. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.
College student loan debt has nearly doubled since the 1990’s. Source: Project on Student Debt.
The cost of tuition has risen almost 200% in the past two decades - a rate that far surpasses the increase in healthcare costs, prescription drugs, or new cars. Source: “Promise Abandoned: How Policy Choices and Institutional Practices Restrict College Opportunities,” by the Education Trust.
Anywhere between 30 - 60% of SAT test-takers (varies by race) will be the first in their family to attend college. Source: “The Impact of Demographic Changes in Higher Education,” by the College Board.
Most students are not headed to Ivy League colleges. For example, Harvard offered acceptance to 2,058 students for fall 2007 admission. Stanford was 2,456 and Columbia was 1,618. Source: April 4, 2007 New York Times article “A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them.”
One-third (33%) of public high school graduates have family incomes between $20,001 - $50,000. Approximately another third (35%) have family incomes between $50,001 - $100,000. These two groups make up the majority (68%) of graduates. Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
