GOLDEN STATE|CONSULTANTS

Our Founder

 

Our founder, Patty Finer, , a native 2nd -generation Angeleno, is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and the University of California. Los Angeles,  and  Widener University.  She has spent most of her  the majority of her career life heling retrain to things that they love and want to do to find fulfillment within their lives.

 

Patty started her College and Career Consulting career as a pastime in 2003.  In 2007, after pr dacticing Workers' Compensation Law for 20 years,  The College Admissions Consultant, was opened to assist students create their own specific college admissions program and timeline in order to reach their goals.​, and when the State of California appointed her to help workers,  she expanded her practicee.   Today,  she brings you Golden State Consultants,  and returns to the California Workers reach their new or reinvented career goals complete  with an array of new ideas.  

 

In the off season months,  Patty spends approximately 25% of her time on the road, meeting with exploring the job markets, visiting  admissions officers at colleges and universities, touring campuses, and learning more about what  employers are looking for in their human capitol investment.

 

At the present time,   Patty participates in the Association of Independent Certified Educational Planners,  and has been appointed by  the State of California, Director of Industrial Relations  to assist workers on all levels define who they are and where they want to go.   With these two credentials,  many more resources will be available to the injured worker.  She is a member of  NACAC, HECA, OACAC, and WASAC and is making plans to rejoin CAAA.

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As a result, she offers workers an extensive and first-hand knowledge of the different certificate, colleges and trade programs, big and small, around the country. This personal insight provides clients with a much deeper understanding than any catalog or web site can convey. Because most educational and vocational consultants are familiar with a multitude of institutions or how to transition from career to career.....  job to job,   we can offer a little more because of our workers' compensation background and understanding the system you are going through. p Injured workers will have a much wider selection of possibilities that will  provide a vital amount of help in weighing factors such as cost, location, and curriculum. They can offer recommendations that perhaps you never even thought of and let you think the process is simple.

 

Patty currently sits on the Santa Monica-Malibu School District's VAPA-DAC (Visual and Performing Arts) Advisory Board.   She is also leads the Silicon Beach  Chapter of the Higher Educational Consultants Association (HECA)as the Area Repr.  and is the author of the award winning book, The Applica-Phobia of College Admissions, Xlibris , 2007.  

 

​Patty says "Workers can not afford to make mistakes with one of the biggest decisions in their lives...   and all 21st Century jobs will require some type of new training.  Our goal is to not only get you INTO trade school or college, but to help you get a new and higher paying job as well "