Our staff is unparalleled in their educational background and experiences, holding one or more higher degrees from the nation's top colleges and universities.
Chief Consultant
Angela Suh Um
Founder and Chief Consultant
Harvard College, A.B.
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P.
Angela Suh Um grew up in Los Angeles and graduated with honors from Harvard, where she studied Government and East Asian Studies. After receiving her Master's degree, she worked for several years in the world of admissions, development, and alumni relations at Harvard and at MIT. When she left, she was serving as Senior Admissions Officer and Director of the interviewing process at MIT.
Ms. Um is an educational columnist for several national newspapers, and has been featured, interviewed, and quoted on television and in print media over the past twenty-five years for her expertise and unique insider's perspective on competitive admissions to the nation's top schools. She loves working with young students and has also led seminars, training sessions, and workshops on academic planning, admissions strategies, and other topics in higher education.
Consultants
Dr. Donald Choi
MIT, S.B.
Boston College, Ph.D.
Dr. Patrick Liu
Harvard College, A.B.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Ph.D.
Yale Divinity School, M.A.R.
Dr. Jean Pyun
Seoul National University, B.S.
Brandeis University, Ph.D.
Valerie Kua Qian, Esq.
Wellesley College, B.A.
Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Vicki Dominguez, Esq.
UC Irvine, B.A.
Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
Emily Chin
Harvard College, A.B.
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ed.M.
Mary Kondo
Boston College, B.A.
Boston University School of Education, Ed.M.
Jeanwon Yang
Harvard College, A.B.
Leadership
President
Dr. David T.S. Um
MIT, S.B.
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, M.Div
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, D.Min.
Asia Director
Susanna Sooyoung Lee
Academy of Art University, B.A.
Board of Advisors
Business and Engineering
Joseph Han
University of Minnesota, B.S.
MIT Sloan School of Management, M.S. and M.B.A.
Law
Amy M. Kao, Esq.
U.C. Berkeley, B.S.
Harvard Law School, J.D.
Medicine
Dr. Lily Liu
Harvard College, A.B.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, M.D.