College Counseling Leadership Institute

The 2023 CCLI was cancelled.

We plan to bring back the program June 21-22, 2025 
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, prior to PACAC Annual Conference


Join experienced college counselors from public and private high schools and seasoned admission professionals to expand your knowledge of the college counseling profession and grow as a leader in college counseling.

This workshop will include sessions on: the changing admission landscape; school profiles and letters of recommendation; building professional relationships with college admission counselors; the Harvard Business School Leadership Survey, and the VIA Character Survey.


2023 CCLI Chairperson:
Ellen O'Neill Deitrich
Assistant Head of School for Academics and Dean of College Counseling, Saint Mary's Hall
Past President, PACAC 

2023 CCLI Faculty:
Miguel Alvarez
Senior Associate Director of Admission, and
Tartan Scholars Recruitment & Enrollment Manager, Carnegie Mellon University

Jeremy Branch
Senior Assistant Director of Enrollment, Penn State University, Brandywine Campus
Past President, PACAC
Board Director, NACAC

Josh Ditsky
Director of College & Career Counseling, Berks Catholic High School

Julie Sitko
College and Career Counselor, Moon Area

2023 Costs:

  • $75 members; $100 nonmembers
  • Registration ends June 22, 2023
  • Cancellations made by June 4, 2023 will be honored (minus a $10 administrative fee).
  • Cancellations made after June 4, 2023 will not be issued a refund.
  • If you have questions or need to cancel your registration, please email [email protected].

Registration:  Closed

More opportunities:

For questions about CCLI, please contact Ellen O'Neill Deitrich at [email protected].