Jo Leonard, President and Founder of Jo Leonard, LLC. “Partners in College & Career Navigation” brings together over 40 years of experience in corporate, non-for profit and academic environments. Her team of career and college coaches is expert in the education, inspiration and training of young adults who are seeking guidance in order to make important college and career decisions. And the team all love their jobs, practicing what they preach every day!

With a charismatic and results-oriented approach, Jo has inspired audiences that include Fulbright scholars, senior level professionals and many Generation Y and Millenium Generation college and career starters. She travels around the U.S. speaking to and training high school and college students in the art of mind-mapping and creative brainstorming to develop career and major ideas and then helps them translate those ideas into personal presentation both in person and on paper. She is an expert in connecting with these generations and creating a comfortable and dynamic platform upon which to build ideas and strategies for success. Her young clients love her, their parents admire her for her commitment to their kids and her corporate and non-profit partners value her for her tremendous contribution to their organizations.

Born and raised in England and with a Business and English degree from The University of Hertfordshire in London, and Montclair State University in New Jersey, Jo brings global perspective into her work. With many hours of training in NLP and other communications and strategic development skills, Jo leaves no stone unturned with her clients. Her new CD, “Educated, Now What,” has been acclaimed by senior HR executives around the country.”

As a communications and advertising professional in Fortune 500, start-ups and non-profits, Jo has hired and managed young adults throughout their careers. With professional experiences in both Europe and the United States, Jo Leonard is uniquely qualified to consult with and coach young adults and their families on best practices for finding and succeeding in colleges and careers that match talents and passions.

 

 

Ed Rebele's firm understanding of college bound students' advising needs comes from his 7 years working with students as a guidance professional, and 10 years working as a teacher.

What was most missing for him when he transitioned to us at Jo Leonard, LLC., was "really getting to know the students individually, so that I can give them more attention and customized college and career direction. This is my real passion and I'm enjoying that aspect of working for Jo the most." He loves researching schools, and teaching students how to do effective research before they put their Smart List together. He's organized and thorough, and has an assertive but friendly approach when it comes to overseeing student's applications.

As a guidance counselor for South Brunswick Board of Education in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey he advised 260 students regarding academic and social issues, provided college and career counseling to students in grades 9-12, and regularly visited colleges and universities.

Having graduated from Rider University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Ed decided to continue his education at Rutgers University where he received a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology. He has worked on the financial aid process with many families and comes equipped with tremendous resources for his clients.

 

 

Kasey March, a young authority on orderliness, has an unparalleled ability to keep track of details. When coordinating projects she is able to identify necessary tasks, brainstorm solutions, and see that each task is followed to completion with ease. Kasey understands the difficulty of taking an overwhelming to do list and breaking it down into manageable pieces that can be tackled individually.

Kasey is a class of 2010 College of New Jersey graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English and minors in Creative Writing and Women and Gender Studies. As a Community Advisor and later an Assistant Residence Director with the department of Residential Education and Housing she was responsible for 50 to 200 students every year and became interested in supporting the development of young adults' personal, social, academic, and career ambitions.

She developed programs to meet students many needs such as academic advisement and career consulting. Kasey is motivated by seeing others succeed, "I like the age group. They're passionate and it's easy to be energized by their ambitions."

Arkema Group
Bucks County Community College
Campbell's Soup Company
City Year Philadelphia
Comcast
Delaware Valley College
Dow Jones
Future Business Leaders of America
Fulbright Scholars
Merrill Lynch
Montclair State University
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
100 Black Men of Atlanta
Right Management Consultants
The After School Corporation
The Lions Club

And 1000's of individual young adults....