College Assistance Plus Minnesota combines years of experience counseling students about college with years of law practice to create a comfortable environment for families looking to attend college.

Jay Benanav has practiced law and run businesses for over 30 years. He served on the St. Paul City Council for 10 years. Jay has a J.D. from St. John’s Law School and has attended Harvard School of Government and Columbia University School of Business. He is committed to helping families find the right academic and financial fit. Jay’s wife Lucy is a clinical social worker and a teacher in the St. Paul Public Schools. They have three sons, two of whom have graduated from college, and one who is in college.

Alan Weinblatt is a college counselor, attorney and business consultant who began his counseling career in 1990 with his own four high school children and their friends as his first clients. Since then, he has successfully coached many students and their families in the college search process. Alan and his wife Gloria have traveled to many parts of the United States scoping out colleges and universities and their admission policies and procedures. His goal is to help families work together to make the college search process easy, fun, and educational while finding the best educational fit and funding for his clients.

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