More About Dione:

Leverages experience as a writer/editor, marketing and communications professional, strategist and consultant.

Dione received a BA degree from Stanford University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and double majored in Economics and Communication with concentrations in journalism and sociology. After graduating, she held positions in corporate communications and product forecasting in the electronics, telecommunications, and energy sectors.  Dione returned to Stanford to earn an MBA degree, then joined the Silicon Valley tech industry, where she held roles in business consulting, international channel management, field communications and marketing in diverse organizations, including startups, nonprofits and large technology companies. She loves to travel, has worked and lived in Europe and Asia, and appreciates the unique challenges that international applicants face in pursuing higher education abroad. 

Draws on admissions experience and a broad knowledge of career paths.  

Long interested in higher education, Dione has evaluated applicants as an admissions reader for Stanford.  In addition, she was previously a member of the Minority Admissions Advisory Committee at Stanford Graduate School of Business and interviewer for Stanford School of Medicine admissions.  Dione continues to be an involved Stanford alum.  She currently serves as a Class Secretary, is an active member of the Stanford Business School Asian Alumni Chapter leadership team, former co-chair of alumni mentorship programs and has participated on multiple alumni consulting teams that provide pro bono strategy, marketing and organizational development assistance to local nonprofits. In 2020, she was inducted into Stanford's honorary volunteer alumni organization, a distinction conferred on less than 2% of all Stanford alumni. She is a member of the Western Association of College Admission Consultants.

Passion for helping others achieve their educational dreams.

The first in her family to graduate from college, Dione is fortunate to be able to combine her deep interest in higher education, her love of writing, and enjoyment and interest in helping others to share their stories. She sees clear parallels between her marketing and professional writing experience and her ability to empower clients to present themselves with confidence, energy, and authenticity.

Dedicated to client success.  

Dione works closely with a select number of clients. Continuing professional education and relationships with an extended community of admission consultants and former admissions committee members enable her to apply and share current knowledge and best practices. She is a Senior MBA Admissions Consultant with Stacy Blackman Consulting.

There is no one-size-fits-all playbook or "secret formula" for empowering clients to submit their strongest candidacy. Dione empowers individuals to effectively and authentically share their experiences, strengths, concerns, talents, and goals and and demonstrate how they will contribute at school and beyond

Mira Dhingra

DESIGN CONSULTANT

Mira is a senior at Georgia Tech majoring in Industrial Design with a concentration in Interaction Design with semester exchange experiences in Asia and Europe. Growing up in the Bay Area, she developed an interest in design, technology, business, and psychology--which led her to the field of product design. Through her multidisciplinary major, she designs both physical and digital products and has reaffirmed her passion for User Experience Design through internships at Facebook, Adobe, The Home Depot, and multiple startups in healthcare and tech. She has experience interviewing with companies such as Spotify, Lyft, Linkedin, Google, and Tesla.

Mira is passionate about mentoring students interested in pursuing design. On campus, she mentors first year Industrial Design students, instructs a 12-week product design bootcamp for Georgia Tech students, and designs apps and websites for local Atlanta nonprofits. In her free time, she enjoys writing articles and making Youtube videos about her experience as a design student and intern.

Mira has valuable knowledge and experience when it comes to working on both independent and freelance design projects, building a portfolio, applying and interviewing for internships, and leveraging non-traditional majors or skills as strengths during the recruitment process.

Services include:

• Informational interviews

• College and major advising

• Advice in pursuing physical (ID) or digital (UX) product design

• Internship search

• Portfolio guidance and feedback

• Resume feedback