Lauren Cook

Position: Dean of College & Gap-Year Advising
Categories: All Staff, College and Gap-Year Advising, Leadership Team

Mount Holyoke College – BA
Northeastern University – MEd

Lauren has close to three decades of experience in college admission counseling developing relationships with colleges, universities, and individual families engaged in the college admission process. Prior to her role at JCHS, Lauren served as an Associate Dean of Admission at Mount Holyoke College, a selective residential liberal arts college for women in Western Massachusetts.

Lauren is an active member of the National and Western Associations for College Admission Counseling (NACAC, WACAC), the Bay Area Independent School College Counselor (BAISCC) consortium, and the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS). She served as WACAC President in 2019-2020, is a member of the Fiske Guide to Colleges and Northwestern University Counselor Advisory Boards, is a frequent contributor to NACAC publications, and is an occasional commentator on college admission for ABC7 News Bay Area.