Jane McClure holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from UC Santa Barbara and is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP 1605). Prior to moving with her family to the Bay Area, she was the school psychologist and college counselor at a K-12 independent school in Santa Barbara. She began working as an educational consultant in 1983 where the focus of her work was, and continues to be, on college counseling and conducting psychoeducational evaluations. Jane has been a partner at McClure, Mallory, Baron & Ross for more than 20 years.

Jane recently received the WACAC Service Award from the Western Association of College Admission Counseling, and was previously named Educational Psychologist of the Year by the California Association of Licensed Educational Psychologists. She conducts workshops and participates in sessions at the annual conferences of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC). She has also, through College Board, presented workshops for guidance counselors related to counseling college bound students who have learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Jane is also frequently invited to speak at schools throughout California on various aspects of the college admission process. She has worked as a consultant for College Board on issues related to services for students with disabilities. Jane was also an instructor for several years in the College Advising Certificate Program offered through UC Berkeley Extension.

In order to inform her work, Jane spends time every year traveling throughout the country visiting (and re-visiting) colleges and universities. Recently, she spent a week in the UK in order to become more familiar with British universities and their admission process. Jane works with students from public and independent schools throughout the Bay Area, and beyond (including the central valley and the wine country). Despite the number of years she has been doing this work, Jane finds each student and each family to be excitingly unique. The most important aspect of Jane’s work with students, she believes, is to find the best fit between students and the group of colleges to which they apply.

Testimonials

Dear Jane,
We have very much appreciated and valued your good advice and the “fruits” of the same. All four of the kids have had great college experiences and all four, from those experiences, are fine human beings and citizens and you can be genuinely proud of them. Thanks to you and yours, you did a great job!
– Tom and Mary Leittem Thomas

Jane, I want to thank you for your professional assistance in the past year. Kevin’s college application process was so much less stressful and more organized than what we went through with his older brother. Even though Kevin got in early to Connecticut, he had a lot of work done on all of the other schools he was applying to which was impressive. You were very quietly effective. Thank you so much.
– Mary Hartfield

We have enjoyed working with Jane on three separate occasions and are looking forward to the fourth and final counselling interaction.  Jane takes such a personal approach to each child.  There is nothing formulaic in the way she arrives at a potential list of appropriate colleges for each one.  She has a unique way of extracting the particular interests and needs of the student and uncovering possibilities that you might not have otherwise considered.  She is accessible, responsive, and above all, always cheerful and encouraging.  We cannot recommend her services any more enthusiastically.
– Ann and Jim Lazarus

I have been very pleased with the college preparation and advisory services of McClure, Mallory & Baron.  We had no idea how to begin thinking through the huge quantity of colleges and universities, or how to evaluate which ones might be a fit for my son.  Keeping in mind our son’s strong interest in music composition, among others, Jane led us through an exploration process which helped my son identify possible good 'fits'.  From the beginning through the long and sometimes difficult 18 month process, Jane's expertise and guidance was invaluable.  Her process allowed me to step back and my son to step up and work with her directly and this was key to our very successful outcome.  He has been accepted to his number one choice with a substantial scholarship.  Thank you, Jane, for all your help and guidance.
– Christine McGuire

My wife and I have been very pleased with the college advisory services of McClure, Mallory, and Baron. During the long and sometimes intimidating college application process, Jane McClure has been incredibly helpful and readily available to answer our many questions. She developed a personal relationship with our son, helping him narrow his college choices and offering invaluable guidance along the way. We owe it to Jane that our son is happy at Princeton University, a school that we otherwise would not have considered for him.
– Bill and Irene Dillon

Jane, it is wonderful meeting with you. You always manage to put us at ease. I always leave your office with a more positive attitude towards this complicated college application process!
– Lilly Ouyang