Meet Lisa & Adrian
We are a family of educators, and College Portfolios is a family business. We approach the college admissions process as a family affair, seeking to balance the desires and needs of both students and parents.
Lisa Abraham
Founder & President
lisa.collegeport@gmail.com
Lisa is an educator with over twenty-five years of experience teaching English and History at both the middle and high school levels. She holds a BA in English and an MA in Education from the University of Puget Sound. She has taught in a wide variety of environments, from public to private, and from urban to suburban. In both the classroom and in college advising, Lisa’s approach is always student-centered. She believes that a rich and rewarding educational path exists for every student, no matter their background, abilities, or unique challenges. She founded College Portfolios in 2011 to respond to a need in the greater Seattle area for reasonably priced, personally invested, and high quality college admissions advising. Running College Portfolios has since become her full-time career, and helping students achieve their dreams is her full-time passion.
Adrian Abraham
Director
adrian.collegeport@gmail.com
Lisa’s son Adrian graduated from Montana State University with his bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, and went on to earn his MA in East Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2023. Adrian’s research was multidisciplinary, including fields such as history, anthropology, sociology, international relations and economics. His research explored late-nineteenth century to modern day Japan - specifically, the foundations and legacies of Japanese imperialism as it relates to contemporary Japanese racial power structures, economics, and international relations with its neighbors. Having received a full-ride academic achievement scholarship as a fellowship recipient in recognition of his research and high standing within the department, Adrian is well-versed in the competitive and rapidly changing characteristics of modern academia. Currently, Adrian is working for a wealth management firm, where he is learning to apply his education in the social sciences to micro and macro economic trends as they relate to geopolitics, market forces, and consumer psychology.