Meet the Team
At The Wardlaw + Hartridge School we have two full-time college counselors available to work with our students and families on the ever-shifting college landscape. The College Counseling Office provides opportunities for students and families to learn more about all aspects of the college admission process. Our goal is to ensure that our graduates have the skills and knowledge to navigate the college process effectively so that they can make the best selection for their undergraduate experience.
Christopher Teare
Co-Director of College Counseling
Chris Teare joined W+H after decades as an independent school college counselor and more recent experience in college admissions. For 40 years, he has worked with families in excellent schools in Philadelphia, Brussels, Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Florida, and the US Virgin Islands. In college admissions, he recruited students for Drew University. Also trained in journalism, Chris has worked in broadcasting and written for a variety of publications, most recently contributing to Forbes.com.
Chris was on the founding executive committee for the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS), is a member of that organization, as well as of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling (NJACAC). He is the only college counselor on both the Fiske College Guide Editorial Advisory Group and the Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board.
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Sarah Honan joined W+H after over a decade of working in higher education and college admissions. After graduating summa cum laude from George Washington University, Sarah began her career in college admissions at DePaul University. She later joined the undergraduate admissions team at Fordham University where she oversaw recruitment data management and analytics. After completing her Master's in Education Policy from Teachers College at Columbia University, Sarah transitioned to the non-profit space serving as the Director of Operations for Cooperman College Scholars.
Sarah currently serves as an Advisory Committee Member for the Education Pioneers Greater NY Alumni Board, a member and regular volunteer for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) as well as its state affiliate, the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling (NJACAC), and a member of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS).
Sarah Whittemore Honan
Co-Director of College Counseling
Rande Brown
Registrar
College Counseling
Assistant
Rande Brown joined the W+H Community part-time in 2013 as a substitute teacher, an early care supervisor and the Summer Programs Assistant and later became the full-time Front Desk Receptionist in 2016, before becoming the College Counseling Administrative Assistant & Registrar in 2021.
Having recently gone through the college admission process with her own children, Zachary ‘20 and Olivia ’21, Mrs. Brown looks forward to interacting with Upper School Students and assisting them in their exciting college process.