Experience

Beijing Normal University

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Content Manager and Lecturer of BNU College Counselor Training Certificate Program

  • May 2021 - Present

  Lead the content development of a 3-month College&Career Exploration and Student Development Counselor Training Certificate program with the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University Lead the content development of a 3-month College&Career Exploration and Student Development Counselor Training Certificate program with the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University



Moonshot Academy 探月学院

• China
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Director Of College Counseling

  • Oct 2018 - May 2021

  MSA is an innovative school that provides full-time, three or fouryear high school educational programs for teenagers around the globe. We adopted Sir Ken Robinson's stated aim for education as our mission–to help "Learners" better understand their intrinsic talents and the outside world and assist them in becoming fulfilled individuals and active compassionate citizens. MSA is also a prototype working group member of the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), and most of our graduates pursue overseas studies. Founded and developed the career and college counseling system since the founding of the school. Led the counselor team to develop and deliver career and college navigation curriculum and one-on-one student & family counseling Visited colleges and held college fair with admission officers from more than 100 colleges from the U.S. and Europe. Show less



Cogita Education Initiatives (CEI)

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager; College&Career Counselor

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2021

  Cogita Education Initiatives is the result of a collaboration between colleagues from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Columbia Teachers College. Cogita provides one-on-one academic, developmental career, and college counseling to students across the globe; As a member of NACAC and IECA. Cogita works with schools and organizations in the U.S., China, and Korea to deliver professional college counseling training and cultural competency workshops. Cogita supports schools to implement robust, student-centered college counseling programs. - Led Cogita’s brand marketing in China and among Chinese speaking immigrants by setting up China office, initiating social media channels, virtual Wechat communities and in-person branding events; held around 40 webinars, and 20 in-person speech/events in the U.S. and China; - Foster strategic partnerships with more than 30 Cogita’s business partners in the U.S., and China - Deliver career navigation and college counseling training workshops and support schools to implement robust, student-centered college counseling programs. - Design US college visit study trips for students and faculty members to cultivate college literacy. - Led sales team to recruit 30-50 students each year for college counseling programs. - Work with product development team to design and deliver college counseling and social emotional learning MOOC to around 2000 Chinese students and families. - Recruit and coach new staff and emerging leaders. - Work with family education team to develop, evaluate and optimize meaningful education action plans and advise more than 100 international students in the admissions process . Show less



Envoys

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Experiential Program Specialist

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Envoys is a leading operator of experiential learning programs for global competency. We work closely with schools and families to create customized learning experiences in locations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Our programs target outcome-based standards and provide reliable assessments for student and school growth. - Co-design and co-lead China study-travel programs for U.S.secondary schools with the learning outcome of intercultural competence development as part of schools spring/summer break experiential learning programs. - Conduct assessment and evaluation of learning outcome after the program using the Global Citizenship Education framework. (Program theme covered "Chinese Martial Arts", "Traditional Handicraft", "Social Entrepreneurship in China", "The Live of Expats in China", "The Education of the Children of Migrant Workers", etc.) Show less



Harvard Kennedy School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Impact Evaluation Specialist--Harvard SEED for Social Innovation

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

  Founded by a group of Harvard and MIT students, Harvard SEED for Social Innovation is a Harvard-based organization that promotes social innovation leadership in China. SEED Lab is a major functional branch of Harvard SEED, with aims to provide evaluation and consulting services, and connect global resources for foundations, NGOs and social enterprises in China. - Develop questionnaires, interview and observation protocols to collect quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate Harvard social innovation workshops for Chinese NGOs and social enterprises leaders and its long-term impact; produce and present reports to leading foundations in China. -Lead and design the evaluation project for the first Chinese MOOC in social innovation. -Provide consulting services to help more than 6 NGOs and social enterprise in China to develop global market-entry strategies, human resources management and user engagement strategies. -Revise business model and re-design service package for revenue growth for 3 educational social enterprises Show less



Teachers College, Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher -- Center on Chinese Education

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  - Conduct Research on Children's Museum Social-economical Impact sponsored by Ministry of Chinese Education, use American Museums as model and develop Evaluation Logic Model to assess the performance of Chinese children's museum. - Develop questionnaires, interview and observation protocols to collect both quantitative and qualitative data, conduct in-depth interview with 15 museum directors across the U.S. - Analyze data, create graphs and charts to convey the implications of the data, and write a 30-page research report that is published on Comparative Education Review in China as first author. - Work with a variety of school units to coordinate cultural events, career fair and academic collaboration, personnel exchange between Chinese universities and Teachers College. Show less



The New School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant, International Student and Scholar Services Office

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  - Review and upload application documents to Sunapsis, and create I-20. - Advise over 1,000 F-1 and J-1 non-immigrant students on maintenance of non-immigrant legal status. - Provide assistance to current international students to navigate through the process of OPT. - Ensure accuracy of data collection and reporting into SEVIS. - Develop and implement activities to address potential cultural transition issues including housing, personal finance, medical insurance and safety. - Assist with international student programming, including identifying, planning, implementing and evaluating effective educational programs/workshops. Identify speakers (e.g., immigration attorney, tax specialist). - Support Admissions' yield activities targeting newly admitted students; assist Assistant Director and Director in development of web, digital and print-based communications to new admits. Show less



One To World

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising/Organizational Development Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  - Maintained the integrity of Raiser’s Edge, a donor records/database, via regular maintenance and data-cleaning. - Brainstormed fundraising ideas; compiled and sent fundraising mailings and e-blasts to more than 200 prospective donors. - Coordinated special events, intercultural career workshops, volunteer supervision and preparations for annual fundraising benefit. - Assisted with grant prospecting and writing that are tailored to a variety of prospective donors, including corporates, universities, foundations and individuals. Show less



Institute of International Education

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Fulbright Foreign Student Program Assistant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  - Coordinated applications for special awards for Fulbright grantees from the Europe, South Asia and Near Eastern world regions; - Assisted with advising international students on immigration regulations and monitoring student records required for SEVIS reporting - Researched and compiled intercultural enrichment seminar resources about speakers, venues, universities, cultural sites and community service across the U.S. in a database; Corresponded with host universities and organizations. - Created templates for website communication, managed blog content publishing and social sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. - Designed and developed pre-departure material and guidebooks. - Developed monitoring and evaluation tools (surveys, informant interviews, online forums, etc.) to measure the effectiveness of various enrichment programs and compile assessment report. Show less



The State University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  - Provided assistance in the development of Academic Year Program Manual, including the preparation of materials for selection panels, conferences, and program renewal. - Created and improved the learning database of various programs by searching and updating learning materials and keeping track of scholars’ academic performance. - Designed and coordinated monthly seminars, teleconferences, and workshops to enhance learning in international relations and global affairs, including research on international issues, human rights education. - Reached out to NGOs and global organizations for scholars 8-week summer internship program, arranged orientation, debriefing sessions, weekly seminar and mentor sessions. - Provided written feedback on Seminar Reflections, Conference Reflections and weekly assignments. Show less



Save the Children International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  - Researched Uganda’s education system and produced policy and situation analysis, force field and contextual analysis and capacity assessment. - Collaborated with Uganda’s education specialists to identify special education and early childhood education as the most pressing issues in Uganda’s education system, and recommended innovative solutions and alternatives, including the adoption of information and communications technologies (ICT). - Revised organizational Theory of Change; developed SWOT analysis, donor mapping and field analyses to support 2015 strategic planning. Show less



Hubei Province Shiyan No. 1 High School

• Shiyan, China

• Substitute Teacher

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  - Taught English in accordance with school requirements, assisted school’s English teaching committee to design and implement new assessment mechanism. - Observed teachers’ lessons and presented monthly written reflection on “How to Improve Global Competence by English Teaching and Learning”. - Engaged with school’s international communication center to set up joint project with Denver International High School to facilitate process of the internationalization of the school as part of the implementation of the local government education reform policy. Show less