About Us

behind the scenes at college prep alabama

We are CPA

College Prep Alabama started in 2015 serving an extended population of our sister organization College Admissions Made Possible 501-c(3). 

We began our first year serving 15 schools and have grown to serve over 50 schools throughout our tenure.

Our Mission

CPA impacts students across the state by empowering teachers and schools through ACT data-driven instruction in the classroom to improve student outcomes. 

We believe that every student who is eager to learn should have access to higher education. 

Teacher Training

Provide your teachers with data-driven professional development to increase rigor in all subject areas.

Mock Testing

ALL juniors take our diagnostic exam in the fall and our progress test in the spring before the April ACT

Underclassmen Pledge

Get sophomores to pledge a goal ACT score. For longitudinal data, allow underclassmen to test. 

instill school culture

All stakeholders should work to build a positive school culture from the “bottom up”

Your Dream. Our Mission.

the CPA philosophy

We have worked with many schools and thousands of students and have refined our approach through years of experience.

In order to achieve ACT score improvement, we recommend targeting teachers, students, and school culture.

meet our amazing team

The Faces Behind our Success

The CPA team is made of professionals with considerable experience in the world of secondary education and college advising. We share a passion for our common goal of making college admissions support more accessible within the high school classroom.

Dr. Martin Nalls

President & Founder

Amanda Viikinsalo

Director of Client Relations

Dr. Thomasyne Hill

Programs Coordinator

Trent Tidwell

Technical Solutions

Michelle Hayes

PD Coordinator

Lindsey Williams

Consultant

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