Our Team

Founder, Behavior Psychotherapist, Teacher, Academic Coach, Executive Functioning Coach, Educational Consultant, Licensed Special Educator
Specializing in Academic Coaching, MYP, DP, Executive Functioning Coaching, ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia

• Former K-12 Director of Student Support at Benjamin Franklin International School, an IB School in Spain

• Former Head of Learning Enhancement at VSA

• Licensed Allied Mental Health Professional (USA)

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Autism Specialist)

• Dyslexia Specialist, Orton-Gillingham Trained (IMSE)

• Certified Clinical ADHD Service Provider

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Certified (Massachusetts General Hospital)

• Master’s of Education from the University of Massachusetts, Summa Cum Laude

• Attended Boston College for Undergraduate Studies at the elite Carroll School of Management

• Head of Learning Enhancement at VSA in Hong Kong

• “Master Teacher” at ISF in Hong Kong, awarded to select excellent teachers when he was a classroom teacher

• Learning and Behavior Specialist as well as classroom teacher at ISF for six years

• Over 20 years of experience teaching in the USA (Boston), Hong Kong, Mexico, and Spain

• Educator Licenses (Mild and Moderate Disabilities, Sheltered English Immersion, English as Second Language, and General Education) from the Department of Education in Massachusetts, USA

• Registered teacher in Hong Kong

• Post Masters Programs in Special Education and Behavior Analysis from accredited universities in the United States

Executive Functioning and Academic Coach for all grades; international school placement; learning and behavior support; services for Students on school leave; English language learners; special education advocacy.
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Nationality: American · Online and Face-to-Face Learning (Hong Kong)

Director of Executive Functioning Lab, Science and Math Expert
Specializing in Sciences and ADHD

• Expert Executive Functioning Coach

• Former Head of Guided Discovery at ISF in HK

• Science Lab Teacher at ISF

• Classroom Teacher at ISF

• Canadian and Hong Kong Teaching Credentials

• Published author in Science Journal

• Published a Children’s Science Book

• Masters of Education from HKU

• Over 15 years teaching experience in HK, Canada, and Korea

• Provided presentations for organizations such as FOCUS HK in Executive Functioning

Biology and Chemistry Tutoring up to and including IBDP, STEM Classes, STEM/Executive Functioning group classes, Reading groups, Executive Functioning and Academic Coach for all grades, Gifted and Talented Enrichment, Services for Students on School Leave, English Language Learners.
Nationality: Canadian · Online Sessions and Face to Face Learning (Hong Kong)

Teacher and Dyslexia
Specializing in Phonics, Reading and Writing

• Play Based Inquiry Approach

• 6 Years Teaching at Early Childhood at Canadian International School in Hong Kong

• Phonics and reading comprehension

• Writing

• Executive Functioning Support: Emotional Regulation, Impulse Control, Flexible Thinking for Primary and Early Childhood

Nationality: American · Online Sessions, Face to Face Learning in Hong Kong

IB DP Physics SL and HL Specialist, Physics Exam technique, past-paper preparation, and Internal Assessment support

Specializing in Physics

• PGCE in Teaching Physics and Math from University College London

• Bachelors in Electrical and Eleoctronic Engineering from Queen Mary College

Nationality: English · Online Sessions, Face to Face Learning in Hong Kong

• Former Director of Academic Performance at ISF

• Physics Teacher at ISF in HK and Sevenoaks and Allen’s School in UK