
Our Story
DTCC started with you, the student in mind. By partnering with us, you're partnering with a team that not only wants you to succeed, but has walked in your shoes before, and knows how to get you to your dream school. Meet who you'll be working with!

Hong-An Phan
Hong-An joined our team after her admission to Stanford University. With her fresh insights and firsthand experience, she worked closely with our students to help them navigate the complexities of the admission process. By sharing her own successful strategies, she helped students gain acceptance to top-choice schools.

Alex Tran
Alex has been in the consulting industry for the majority of his career, and has been working with Dr. Tran for over 5 years. Alex specializes in helping students fill out financial aid, as well as finding them the best colleges to help reduce their tuition cost by an average of $112,000 per year. He is currently on track to save students $1.4 million over the next four years.

Brent Avery
Brent worked with Dr. Tran during his college application season, and after graduating from MIT and Stanford, decided he wanted to help students have the best chance at top colleges. His students have been accepted into Harvard, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.

Ashley Brunk
As a graduate of UPenn with a Masters in Intercultural Communication, Ashley has been instrumental to our team. Her experience in crafting compelling narratives has guided many of our students to produce outstanding college essays. Under her leadership students have been admitted to colleges like Harvard, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and MIT.

Ian Bayer
Ian has been working as a consultant for three years with Dr. Tran. He attended and graduated from UPenn and has helped students get into USC, Harvard, and UPenn.

Paige Muller
Paige manages our social media channels and website, keeping students and parents informed about DTCC through online methods. She also interviews past students to feature them on our channels!