Suzanne Rheault is a 10-year Wall Street veteran and parent of two young children enrolled in Manhattan private schools. A nationally renowned expert on admissions, Ms. Rheault has been featured on Dr. Phil, in The New York Times and in The Wall Street Journal. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science from MIT.
Management Team
Suzanne Starnes
President and Chief Operating Officer
Suzanne Starnes has 17-years experience developing and executing corporate, product, technology, and marketing strategies for start-ups, Global 2000 companies, and the world’s leading Technology vendors. Ms. Starnes is an expert in leveraging global teams and innovative technologies to create high-value products and enable business operations, and in developing research and consulting products and platforms. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, Literature, and Management Science from MIT.
Erik Kimel
Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director of Peer2Peer Tutors
Erik Kimel is an entrepreneur with 8 years of experience in education, peer-based learning and word of mouth marketing. He has been featured as one of Bloomberg Business Week’s Top 25 under 25 as well as in the Huffington Post, CNN and other national and local media outlets. He holds a BA from New York University Stern School of Business.
Donna Zilkha
Director of College Services
Donna Zilkha has been a lawyer for 30 years. For 15 years, she was involved in education policy in France, as a member of the board of education of the town of Neuilly, and as head of a national public interest group. She has sat on the Board of several private schools in New York City, and has counseled families in the US and abroad applying to schools and colleges for the past 5 years. She graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and Columbia Law School.
Kim Har
Director of Childhood Education
Kim Har, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and published author in journals of education and child psychology, with more than 10 years of hands-on teaching and research experience. Dr. Har earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a Minor in Psychology from MIT; a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education from NYU; a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia Teachers College; and a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA. Dr. Har is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Har leads development of products and services for the pre-college market, including childhood test preparation and tutoring.
Monique Saphin Bloom
Director of Programs
Monique Saphin Bloom has spent the past 18 years as a parent leader, organizer and advocate on Long Island. Prior to that she spent 12 years as a Chief Administrative Officer of a global Wall Street firm. She holds a BA in Economics from SUNY Stony Brook and is a mother of three college age children and one high school sophomore.
Lisa Frank
Director of Special Education
Lisa Frank has been a certified special education teacher for 16 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education from The George Washington University and a Master’s degree in Reading from Loyola College. Mrs. Frank has over nine years of varied experience in teaching students with disabilities in both inclusive and self-contained learning environments. Over the past 9 years, Lisa has been working as a private special education consultant for families. She has been a successful advocate and expert witness for families seeking the best educational fit for their children.
Caitlin Graham
Manager of Client Services and Expert Recruiting
Caitlin Graham has 5 years of experience in education at the college and high school level, including work at Phillips Exeter Academy and Boston University. She has also worked at New York Film Academy and is currently an adjunct lecturer in film and communication at Kingsborough Community College. She holds a bachelors degree from Wellesley College and a masters from Boston University.