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Education has always been an important life-factor for Director of Operations. From her childhood growing up in the Bronx, NY with parents of German/African American and Guyanese descent, you can imagine that the message resonating in that household strongly centered around doing well in school. It was no surprise that later years included an uprooting move to Bergen County, NJ - whose school district was then ranked 2nd in the nation - for a better education opportunity for her children. The latest chapter to this trilogy would involve landing in the College Planning office at a Florida college-prep school, with a focus on helping high school students in navigating the college application process. The emphasis on getting a good education has been the ongoing undercurrent throughout Director of Operations' life-experience, and remains her passion to this day.

Though Director of Operations had always treasured a deep love for music (studied music at CUNY Hunter College) since early childhood, it was her exposure to helping high school students apply to college that first exposed a hidden passion. “Applying for college when I was in high school was a solitary, scary, and uninformed experience. My parents had not attended college and knew nothing of the process, and so were not in a position to help. There were no personal computers and online college applications at that time. I was in a graduating class of 1,400+ students and could not pick my high school guidance counselor out of a line-up. Years later, when a high school senior walked into my office - just three months shy of graduating - humbly asking for help with applying to college, I received the vision of my calling and have been helping students ever since.” The Director of Operations has spent the past 18+ years working with students devising custom college application plans and helping to complete all aspects of the college application process … including help with high school course planning, determining standardized testing schedules (seeking resources for test prep when needed and/or desired), collaboratively working with students and families to determine the right college fit, help with researching and applying for scholarships, and finally resumé and essay proofing and editing. What’s the saying? “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ― Mark Twain

Director of Operations was born and raised in NYC and has been a resident of south Florida for 18+ years. When not helping students apply to college, Director of Operations is an avid reader, television program enthusiast and movie-watcher, enjoys the beach, stationary biking, plays a mean game of backgammon, trying new recipes of old favorite dishes, and looks forward to spending time with family at home and abroad.