Dr. Alex Duke

• MS and Ph.D. in Higher Education

• Former Director of Admissions and Student Affairs at UCLA

• Former Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Student Services at USC

• Former Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Pardee RAND Graduate School

• 30+ years of experience in higher education recruiting, admissions, scholarships, enrollment, and student affairs

Dr. Paul Stoltz

• The originator of Adversity Quotient® (AQ®)

• World's leading authority on the integration and application of GRIT and resilience

• Founder and CEO at PEAK Learning, Inc.

• Top 10 most influential global thinkers

• Oversees research in 17 countries as Director of the Global Resilience Project

• Member of Stanford University’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series

Mr. Nanxian Chen

• Honorary Chairman of Shenzhen Yucai Education Group

• Founding Principal of Shenzhen Yucai Schools

• Honorary President at Shenzhen Learning Disorders Association

• Independent Director at ISS-LINK

• China National Excellent Educator

Dr. Robert Stephenson

• STEM Consultant

• Emmy Award-Winning Host and Creator of Curious Crew

• 2010 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

• 2009-2010 Michigan Teacher of the Year

• 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching

Robert Jew

President

• President, Perceiver

• Coach, AEC Foundation

• Former Admissions Officer at UC Berkeley

• Former Interviewer at UCLA

• 20 years of experience across different business industries and higher education mentoring

• BS in Mechanical Engineering and MBA, UCLA

Dr. Jonathan Jiang

Chief Science Mentor

• Principal Scientist of Engineering and Science Directorate and Managing Supervisor of the Aerosol and Cloud Research Group at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

• American Geophysical Union (AGU) Editor, overseeing the reviewing processes for AGU’s journal of Earth and Space Science

• Awarded the Prestigious Edward Stone Prize in 2019

• Awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medals in 2010 and 2019

Laura Glaviano

Educational Consultant - Senior Mentor

• Master of Education, USC

• Bachelor of Art, double major in English and Political Science &

• minor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Public Speech, University of Oregon

• 8+ years in education including secondary and postsecondary teaching, leadership development, and curriculum design

• Worked with over 300 students who have been accepted to Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and many others.

• Awards and recognitions include full ride scholarship to USC, University Student Body President, and International Teaching Fellowship

Jency Yan

Founder & CEO

• Chief Executive Officer of Perceiver Education Inc, United States

• General Manager at Perceiver International Education, China

• MBA

• China National Certified Psychological Consultant (Level 2)

• Developer for Fortune 500 Corporate Training Programs

• HR Talent Development and Succession Planning

Liyan Jiang

ASL Director

• College & high school admissions counseling, academic advising, and family education consulting

• Teaching English and Chinese as second languages, curriculum development, program design, and classroom management in the university level and grade 7-9 level

• MA in TESOL, Azusa Pacific University, California

• BA in Foreign Language Education, Guiyang Teachers College, China

Andy Xiao

Marketing Development Manager

• Master of Leadership Studies, University of San Diego

• ICF Certified Coach (ACC)

• 5+ years of experience in education marketing

• 5+ years of experience in higher education consultant

• Former Recruiter at UCSD summer session

• Professional Certificate in College Admission-NACAC

Rachel Miller

English Teacher

• Southern Illinois University, MA in TESOL

• Taught freshman English at UCI

• Over 10 years of English teaching experience

• Experience in private tutoring: reading fluency for children and pronunciation classes for international companies

• Arizona State University, Bachelor in Mass Communication and Design Studies

Jake Jacobs

Educational Consultant

• MA in TESOL

• UC Irvine-BA in Linguistics

• Over 12 years of English teaching experience

• Instructor of ESL, TOEFL, GMAT & English for STEM at UC Irvine for 10 years

• Course expert for TOEFL iBT, English grammar/writing course

Dr. Cathy Jin

Science Mentor

• UCLA- Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biophysics, Biochemistry

• AP Chemistry teacher

• Professional STEM coach

Jean Shao

Operations Director of Southern China Region

• Dual Master of Education, New York University

• Taught at Brooklyn Technical High School, top three public high schools in New York

• 10 years of experience in college application consulting and English training

• Helped and tutored around a hundred students to successfully enter TOP30 universities in the US, as well as other well-known universities in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

Dean Liu

Business Development Manager

• MBA, University of California Riverside

• Previous worked in Anderson Graduate School of Management admissions office at UC Riverside

Scott Phelps

Science Mentor

• Master’s degree in Geophysics from Caltech.

• 14 years of teaching high school science and math and tutoring privately.  

• 22 years of teaching college math and science at the University of La Verne, Mt. SAC, Chaffey College, Cal Poly Pomona, Citrus College, Cal State LA.  UCLA teaching assistant in statistics.  

• Volunteer tutor for returning veterans at PCC

•  Award-winning high school teacher and very positive ratings by students.

• Board Member at PUSD

Ray Wong

Educational Consulting Manager

• 10 years experience of studying and living abroad

• Former biology researcher with a solid academic background

• An Explorer and adventurer who has traveled to 38 countries

• Martial art and survival training coach

Dr. John Moran

Vice President of Educational Consulting

• Transformational education leader, who has created sustainable change and excellence in schools, colleges, and corporations in the US and China for thirty years

• Master of Education from the Harvard and a Doctor of Education from USC

• Principal and Superintendent of private schools and the Dean and Chancellor of colleges for many years

• A published author, motivational speaker, and education consultant, as well as a Harvard Interviewer

• Helped hundreds of students enter top colleges. Also, he is the father of two adult sons, who were both accepted to Harvard

Lee Moua

Director of Educational Consulting

• Master of Education, Harvard University

• BA, Ethnic Studies and Education Minor, UC Berkeley

• 8+ years of experience in admissions consultant, career, and guidance counseling

• Students have been accepted to 450+ university and graduate programs in the USA and overseas, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc.

• Received 18+ awards, recognitions, and accolades professionally and in university

Patrick Zylka

Educational Consultant - Senior Mentor

• Assistant Dean of Admission, Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University

• Secretary of ICCAM (Independent Consortium on College Admissions in Music)

• 14+ years of professional experience in college admissions

• The University of Michigan, Master of Music degree

• The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bachelor of Music degree

Cindy Ma

Operation Director/Partner

• Johnson and Wales University-MBA

• Straight A Graduate with Honors

• 12 years of experience across business and operations management at Fortune 500 corporations worldwide

Ms. Natacha

Business Mentor

• MBA, Washington University in St. Louis

• Adjunct Professor at Washington University in St. Louis

• Projects consultant with MIT, Adidas, Asics, Timberland, Hewlett Packard, Nike, Reebok ...

• Advisory board member for Iambic 3D Scanning

• Mentor for the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEWW)

Joy Frey

Assistant to President / Client Service Manager

• Senior consultant for college application

• 10 years of experience across business and operation management

• Video Production Management

• Major in Business Administration at Shanghai Jiaotong University

Tory Elmore

Educational Consultant

• College admissions consultant

• Private tutor for SAT/ACT, k-12 and college-level English and Language Arts, and ESL

• 7 years of English-teaching experience

• MS in Geography and Computer Programming Development, University of Wisconsin- Madison

• BA in Environmental Science, Brown University

Melissa McDonald

English Program Manager

• ESL & TEFL Teacher Trainer and Academic Coordinator at UC Irvine

• ESL curriculum writer

• 25 years of English teaching experience

Yiuman Su

Senior Leadership Coach

• Chief Engineer at Epirus System

• Chairman for CESASC Student STEM Essay Contest

• Judge at California Science Fair

• Mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition

• President Judge at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Bill Tao

Educational Consulting Senior Manager

• 10+ years of experience in college counseling

• Helped over 150 Chinese students get Top 50 US college offers and 85% of them were admitted to Top 35 US colleges

• Studied MS in financial analysis program, University of San Francisco

Dr. Simone Hicks

AEC Coach

• Serves as the Assistant Dean and Director of Case Management at Scripps College in Claremont, California

• Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. 

• Have held positions in community mental health, acute psychiatric units, and college counseling.

Flora Guo

Client Service Manager

• B.A. in English Literature, minor in International Business

• Prolific and passionate writer and translator

• More than 15 years of experience across different industries including newspaper, international cultural collaborations in theater and dance, and business management

• Five years of experience in consultation and market research in higher and secondary education