Stephanie Lapat
Sudbury, MA
Stephanie studied English and American Literature at Harvard University, graduating cum laude before teaching English abroad on a Harvard fellowship. She returned to Harvard to earn her Masters of Education and Teaching Certification. Over the next decade, Stephanie taught in both public and private schools while completing an MA from Middlebury’s Bread Loaf School of English. Stephanie transitioned from teaching to full-time tutoring, preparing students for the SAT, ACT, and their college applications. As she edited essays and helped her students fill in their applications, she realized she wanted to support her students with more of the college search and application process. Stephanie completed the Independent Educational Consultant Certification Program and received the UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education’s Student Achievement Award in recognition of her commitment to her profession and continued lifelong learning.
Janna Kim
Orange County, CA
Janna received a B.S. in Business Administration from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from University of Hawaii at Manoa. She enjoyed a corporate career with twenty years combined experience in both the Building Automation and Financial Services industries. Through volunteer work within her local school district as well as a workplace mentorship program serving disadvantaged high school students, Janna became inspired to help college-bound students plan for life after high school. While enrolled in the Independent Educational Consultant Certification Program through the University of California Irvine, Janna supplemented her required courses with electives to expand her understanding of how to best help a variety of students, including those with neurodiversity.