It Takes a Team

With over 50 years of combined college admissions, corporate recruitment, and educational consulting experience, our team has helped students launch their post-secondary journeys. From selective college admissions, to collegiate athletic recruitment, to internship and career placement, the ScholarTrek team is here to guide students and families.

Senior Leadership Team

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    Melissa Barger

    FOUNDER AND COLLEGE CONSULTING LEAD

    Hometown: Saratoga, CA

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    Callie Decker

    CAREER CONSULTING LEAD

    Hometown: Milton, GA

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    Chad Barger

    ATHLETIC CONSULTING LEAD

    Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa

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    Sharon Armstrong

    EVENT LOGISTICS

    Hometown: Dayton, OH

Our students have been admitted to over 1000 colleges, including:

Auburn University
Brown University
Clemson University
Denison University
Emory University
Florida State University
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Mercer University
University of Southern California
University of South Florida
Princeton University
University of Notre Dame
University of Michigan
University of Georgia
University of Florida
University of Texas at Austin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UCLA
Southern Methodist University
SCAD
Northeastern University

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