Pam Valle is the founder of Valle Educational Consultants. To meet the needs of an ever-changing, complex college climate, she draws on 17+ years in organizational consulting and coaching with 10 of those years spent in the college consulting realm. Pam has worked with hundreds of families in college search, selection, and in developing an overall life-plan that protects other priorities impacting the family. Planning for college takes an experienced multi-faceted professional. Pam spends her time with families determining their student's individual college-related needs. A mother of college students herself, Pam has felt the impact of rising college costs and the need for proper overall college planning.

As a member of college consulting groups and associations, Pam's clients are comfortable with her commitment to ongoing professional education and maintaining high ethical standards. In addition, her membership in the National College Advocacy Group expands Pam's professional boundaries to include educating and advocating for college bound students and their families. Pam has created and facilitated numerous student and parent workshops and seminars held in local high schools, community centers and libraries speaking publicly on all important aspects of college planning. Pam also partners with small to mid-sized companies to bring all aspects of college planning support to their employees as an extension of their internal company's corporate benefits.

Participating in a variety of community and professional organizations is very important to Pam. Her community involvement has expanded over the years to include tutoring and mentoring students anywhere from the pre-college phase to the student transitioning out of college and into the "real world". She is a former member of the ICPA, served as a board member on the Hinsdale Central Foundation and is active in PEO (a national philanthropic educational organization). Pam and her family make their home in the Chicago suburbs.