Our Team

Todd Mitmesser, M.S.,

Franchise Owner and College Admissions Advisor

Todd is the owner of Class 101 – Conejo Valley, where his mission is to help students and families successfully navigate the college search and admissions process. His goal is to assist all clients in finding and gaining acceptance to the school of their dreams. Todd joins Class 101 after a successful career as both a high school teacher/coach and a college women’s basketball coach. While serving as an NCAA Division I and II coach, he helped scores of students with admissions and college selection at five different colleges and universities. Todd has visited well over 160 college campuses nationwide. Throughout his career, Todd has seen families struggle with the college selection process. He firmly believes there is immeasurable value in assisting high school students with their college planning. Over the last 25 years, Class 101 has helped over 8,500 students in college selection, admission and cost savings. In the class of 2022, Todd’s students averaged over $240,000 in scholarship awards.

Mindy Schinnerer

College Planner

As a mom of two sons and a past client, Mindy has seen firsthand the value of working with a trusted college advisor and all that Class 101 offers prospective students and their families. She is passionate about helping students find their way as they navigate the process of finding their perfect college. She is committed to making the entire process less intimidating by helping each student feel more comfortable and prepared as they begin their college careers.
Mindy received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Her graduate studies are in Spiritual Psychology, and she is a Certified Holistic Health Coach. Mindy grew a thriving career touring and recording with celebrated artists, including Don Henley, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Al Jarreau and Peter Cetera.
As a music teacher, Mindy developed curriculum, taught college-level courses at the LA Music Academy (now The LA College of Music) and taught private voice lessons.
As an entrepreneur, Mindy mentored and coached her clients and team to improve their health, mindset, lifestyle and leadership.
She brings this life experience into the college planning sessions to empower students with the tools to build confidence in themselves, inspire them to expand and express their unique qualities, interests and skills and serve families as a trusted guide through all stages of the college process.

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Our Westlake Village Students Say It Best

juliane

By the time senior year ended, I wanted to have a nice relationship with my kid. I wanted to feel like we enjoyed his senior year with him, but he had to get the college planning completed. Dinners at home were much nicer for my son’s senior year for sure.

Juliane

We had a daughter who recently graduated and we tried to do all the prep for college by ourselves and ended up with a lot of anxiety and stress. The idea of getting into Class 101 was to alleviate that stress. With our oldest child, without Class 101, we had a lot more friction because we were trying to do it all ourselves. With Todd Mitmesser at Class 101, it just made it a lot more smooth and it exceeded expectations from that perspective.

Kent

tricia

We would absolutely recommend Class 101 … I honestly did not know what to expect in this process. I think it was great for my daughter to narrow the list based on her interests, her learning style, whether she wanted a large school, a smaller school, schools that did have her major.

Tricia

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