Meet Our Executive Team

Academic Coaching Associates was founded by Susan Schaefer in 2008 who had a vision of helping students succeed who underperform in school because of executive function difficulties. ACA is a pioneer in the field of academic and executive function coaching.

Many issues in a student’s life may negatively impact academic performance. For students to have the ability to concentrate on academics, it is often necessary to help them overcome these other obstacles as well. This is why our Whole Student approach is the cornerstone of our philosophy at Academic Coaching Associates.

ACA Academic Coaches familiarize themselves with each student’s academics, of course, but also the many other activities your student is balancing: social issues, sports team commitments, jobs, and extracurricular activities, in addition to learning issues, and/or emotional difficulties your student may have.

Our coaches truly mentor their students. Overall, our goal is to help students become more independent and self-reliant. We help students gain the skills and motivation they need to help themselves while also keeping parents informed and school supports on board.