Company Overview
Our education firm offers college dropout prevention services, including workshops, professional coaching, and organizational planning. Our ideal clients are college access organizations, high schools, community colleges and 4-year colleges, and professionals.
Our Mission
Our mission is to increase the graduation of more BIPOC, low-income, first generation, and students with disabilities at predominantly white institutions. We do this by partnering with college access and success organizations, high schools, and postsecondary institutions.
About Our Company
Dr. Ezella McPherson
Dr. Ezella McPherson
Dr. Ezella McPherson
- Founder of Dr. McPherson Coaching, an educational coaching firm, Black-owned business, woman-owned business, and minority-owned business.
- She is a first-generation college graduate and a college student retention expert.
- She has increased student retention and graduation at multiple institutions.
- She is the best-selling author of two books, Real Outreach and Dream On!
Our results
Dr. Ezella McPherson
Dr. Ezella McPherson
- Our founder has retained 82% to 100% of academically at-risk students in 1-semester.
- Our founder also has a track record of graduating 95% of women of color advisees.
- Our founder has published 2 best-selling books, 8 book chapters, 7 journal articles, and 3 book reviews.
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Our results
Dr. Ezella McPherson
Our results
- We assisted a predominantly white college gain a 4% freshman to sophomore student retention increase from 63% to 67% in the pandemic.
- We have experience with obtaining over $500,000 in grants/loans for companies.
- We have helped companies with program evaluation and the strategic planning process.
- We have provided one-on-one coaching to pro
- We assisted a predominantly white college gain a 4% freshman to sophomore student retention increase from 63% to 67% in the pandemic.
- We have experience with obtaining over $500,000 in grants/loans for companies.
- We have helped companies with program evaluation and the strategic planning process.
- We have provided one-on-one coaching to professionals.
- We've helped professionals and organizations save time and money.
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Services for Individuals and Companies
Workshops
Organizational Planning
Professional Coaching
-We offer virtual or in-person workshops to individuals and/ or groups at companies.
Our signature workshops are centered on:
-Creating a college-going culture in urban school districts
-Retaining more academically at-risk college students through proactive advising in postsecondary settings
-Helping more Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities seek help through early alert systems in postsecondary settings
-Using case management to retain more BIPOC college students.
Professional Coaching
Organizational Planning
Professional Coaching
-We provide guidance to professionals to engage very disengaged college students, including BIPOC, low-income, first-generation, and/or students with disabilities at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).
-We help higher education professionals and practitioners strengthen their academic coaching skills through teaching proactive advising in order to retain and graduate more BIPOC, low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at PWIs.
- We hold one-on-one coaching sessions or group workshops to facilitate college student retention and graduation at PWIs.
Organizational Planning
Organizational Planning
Academic Writing Services
-We co-design successful student retention and success programs with postsecondary institutions to retain BIPOC, low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at PWIs.
-We co-develop successful alumni programs with college access organizations to retain BIPOC, low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at PWIs.
-We help organizations with researching, writing, and preparing competitive grant proposals.
-We co-design strategic plans with organizations.
-We evaluate programs for organizations.
Academic Writing Services
Professional Career Services
Academic Writing Services
Book Review Services:
-Review and edit query letters to prepare for submission to competitive book publishers.
- Review and edit book proposal to prepare for submission to competitive book publishers.
-Review and edit the book prior to final submission to the publisher.
Book Review Services:
-Review and edit book chapter abstracts prior to submission to the series editor.
- Book chapter review and editing for submission to the series editor.
Journal article services:
-Review and edit journal articles prior to submission to competitive journals.
-Helping scholars turn conference papers into journal articles through reviewing and editing.
-Assisting scholars with turning their dissertation into a book.
Research and Data Analysis
Professional Career Services
Professional Career Services
-We assist research scholars with IRB preparation for using human subjects.
-We provide scholars with advice to decide on the best qualitative method for their research study.
-We help with qualitative data analysis (e.g., coding, data displays).
-We support research scholars with making compelling arguments and telling stories of their research participants.
Professional Career Services
Professional Career Services
Professional Career Services
-We assist professionals by helping them to prepare for job interviews.
-We review and edit resumes, cover letters, and curriculum vitas for career preparation.
-We help professionals prepare for graduate school by reviewing and editing resumes, curriculum vitas, and personal statements.
Why invest in us?
- At Dr. McPherson Coaching, L.L.C., we offer affordable prices to individuals and groups.
- We also provide customizable solutions to meet your individual and/or group's needs.
- We are a small business who puts each customer first.
- We offer referral bonuses to our prior clients!
Consultation Experience
- At Dr. McPherson Coaching, L.L.C., in the past we have consulted with professionals at:
- The University of Utah
- Georgia Gwinnett College
- A private law firm
- And others.
Websites to purchase Dream On! and Real Outreach books
Past Speaking Engagement
Parents and young ladies are invited to join the Women Leading Technology STEAAM experience as we address these realities and offer solutions during our "Dream Through STEAAM" virtual symposium. Get your ticket today at: https://tinyurl.com/WLTSTEAAM