Meet the College Counselors
Ostrander Hall, 3rd Floor
FRANCIS McIVOR, Director of College Counseling and Career Advising
Master of Arts (MA) in Classics – University of Cambridge, England
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) – University of Cambridge, England
Master of Education (MEd) in International Counseling – Lehigh University, USA
Certificate in College Counseling – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Before joining ACS in the fall of 2024, Francis McIvor served as University Counselor and SAT Coordinator at the American School of Milan, Italy. Prior to this he was College and Career Counselor and CAS Coordinator at the American International School of Mozambique. He has also previously been High School Counselor at the International School of Florence in Italy and University Counselor at the British School Jakarta in Indonesia.
Francis started his education career in the UK, as a Classics teacher at Stonyhurst College, and then as Head of Classics and assistant boarding housemaster at West Buckland School. Subsequently, for 27 years he taught Classics, Philosophy, and Critical Thinking at Norwich School, where he also served as housemaster, senior housemaster, and senior tutor, the last of which involved responsibility for Oxbridge and US university applications. Francis is a member of Council of International Schools (CIS) and International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC). He holds an MA in Classics and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from the University of Cambridge, as well as an MEd in International Counseling from Lehigh University and a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA.
Brian Kilgallon
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – University of Georgia, USA
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Certificate in College Counseling – University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Michael Smith
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication – University of Southern California, USA
Kalina Hadzhikova
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Master of Arts in History – Johns Hopkins University, USA
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Bachelor of Arts in History – Reed College, USA
Desislava Veleva
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Master in European Integration - Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
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Bachelor of Arts in Bulgarian Philology - Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
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Teacher Qualification: Bulgarian Literature and Language - Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
