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for Everyone Darcie Patrick Director of Education & Development Darcie is a graduate of Elon College, B.A. She worked in the fields of marketing and advertising before pursuing graduate studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to pursue an encore career in education. She has served in the education field since 1996, where she began as a high school teacher in the Indianapolis Public School System. Darcie is a veteran educator, with 22 years of experience in the field of education including: teach- ing and administrative leadership roles in both public and private schools, college planning and admissions consulting services to domestic, international and first-generation students. Darcie has worked in private school admissions/administration on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for nearly a decade. In 2012, she retired as Head of School from Sea Pines Montessori Academy. Since then, she has been working as a College Admission Strategist and founded her own college consulting firm – College HHI.  She has been a featured speaker at educational conferences and broadcast on television and international radio on the subject of education. Most recently, she was featured as a one of four Women of Distinction feature in Elysian Magazine. In addition to being a Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) she is also a Member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). ugh the intricacies of the process. AD M I SSI O NS GUI D E 2019 45