Specialties
Innovative Education Partners brings a collaborative approach to guiding students through high school planning and the entire college admissions process. We help students build the confidence and skills necessary for college success by supporting them in engaging in an enriching high school experience, “living” the college application, building highly personalized college lists, and crafting compelling applications for college admissions. We also serve transfer students looking to continue their education at another college or university.
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History
Established in 2019.
Building on 25 years of experience as an educational consultant, college and high school faculty member, researcher, and published author, Erin Gordon Grady founded Innovative Education Partners to support and guide students in pursuing their personal and educational goals. Our work is informed by developmental psychology and an understanding of how students thrive when we consider and integrate all aspects and influences from their social, cultural, educational, and larger community environments. We help students learn about themselves and teach them to reflect on their interests, ideas, and experiences. Our students are empowered to become their best advocates while creating a unique, individualized pathway to their future. Engaging fully in educational endeavors that are personally meaningful, enjoyable, and impactful for the larger community are core principles of our work.
Meet the Business Owner: Erin G.
As a college counselor and developmental psychologist, I bring 25 years of working with students and families within educational systems to the next stage of your student's academic journey.
I am certified in College Advising & Career Planning from UC Berkeley, completing a practicum in college counseling at Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles. As a published author and researcher, I guide students in crafting impactful college essays and finding their own stories.
Being a parent of a teen and young adult in college, I have experienced firsthand the stress and complexities of navigating the college landscape, including athletic recruitment.
I graduated Summa Cum Laude at TCU in psychology and English and earned an MA in Child Development and Family Relationships from UT Austin, receiving the graduate research award and teaching distinction. Subsequently, I pursued doctoral studies in developmental psychology at UC Irvine, specializing in criminology and child psychopathology.