Paul Celuch
CEO &
Founder
After 30 plus years of executive experience with IBM, Burroughs, MCI and various telecommunications companies, Paul saw the burden families were under when trying to send their kids to college. He saw mounting student debt and students unhappy with their degrees. He founded College Assistance Plus to help families with the financial burden and the emotional aspect of this immense purchase. Paul is fulfilled when he gets to assist families in getting additional financial aid to the tune of tens of millions of dollars over the last years.
Doreen Welsted
Senior College Consultant
Doreen brings more than 17 years of customer service and sales support to CAP. In addition, her educational certifications, business knowledge and customer relationship skills help her provide compassionate guidance to families throughout the college process.
Jill Morich
College
Consultant
Jill brings a background of 10 years of customer service and sales experience in various advertising media. She most recently worked 5 years in collections and collections management collecting on federally defaulted student loans. As a graduate of the University of Florida, she is eager to use the insight she experienced to help guide students through this process and save families money.
Elena Matteo
College
Consultant
Elena is the newest member of the College Assistance Plus Consultant team. She worked in health care before coming to join the CAP team. She is driven to help your family with all that College Assistance Plus has to offer.
Josh Hogancamp
Director of Marketing, College Consultant
Josh Hogancamp spent over a decade working with college students in the nonprofit world with specializations in training, development, and multicultural teams. Josh was able to see firsthand the harm that massive student debt can cause young adults trying to start their life. He joined the CAPlus team to help families walk through the college process with confidence. Josh graduated from Roberts Wesleyan College with a degree in Organizational Management and holds multiple certificates in coaching and leadership development.
Jill Morich
College
Consultant
Jill brings a background of 10 years of customer service and sales experience in various advertising media. She most recently worked 5 years in collections and collections management collecting on federally defaulted student loans. As a graduate of the University of Florida, she is eager to use the insight she experienced to help guide students through this process and save families money.
Brenda Piazza
College Essay
Specialist
Liane Crane
College Funding
Specialist
Liane’s organizational skills and experience with event planning and non-profit organizations are a true benefit to CAP employees and its clients. She draws on her marketing and communication degree from SUNY Albany to lead CAPlus’ marketing and business development.
John Decker
Business
Development
John Decker brings his experiences at Lockheed Martin, FCA, Philips, and Every Student Sent to his work at College Assistance Plus. He is passionate about helping families save money on college. His long-standing interest is seeing high school students realize their full potential with a vision for their purpose and calling in the marketplace and vocation.
Bill Young
Account Manager
Bill’s expertise in supporting customers helps him to get CAPlus into companies to offer our services to their employees. As more companies learn about CAPlus, more families can be helped with college planning and saving money. With his customer support and business background, Bill has worked for various companies and non-profit organizations.
Andy Palmer
Education
Success Guide
College Assistance Plus was instrumental with our children’s higher education and I hope to help other Families”. Andy brings a business background of 30 plus years with Jones Chemicals, Southern Foods, US Foods and PFS. Andy’s experiences include: Customer Service, Sales, Operational Management, Procurement and Marketing.
