Our Team

Meet the Mentors

Bicultural educators who have lived the journey and guided hundreds through it.

Eric Zhang
Mentor

Eric Zhang

Founder · UC Berkeley Alum · Senior Consultant

Chinese-American, UC Berkeley graduate, and co-founder of Sun Yat-sen University's study-abroad incubator Paiii. 10+ years in U.S. admissions, with 150+ students placed at Columbia, Chicago, Duke, Cornell and UC Berkeley. His bicultural upbringing lets him truly read each student; he pioneered an online–offline incubation model and a mentor platform that solve school selection, major fit and U.S. campus integration end-to-end.

Zoey Wang
Mentor

Zoey Wang

Co-Founder · UC Davis Alum · Global-Perspective Strategist

Shenzhen-born UC Davis graduate with 8 years living and studying in the U.S. MMUN (Model UN) lead instructor, question-setter and judge; academic advisor to the International Affairs Committee of the Guangdong Education Society. An expert on international relations and current affairs, she helps students see beyond cultural bias — building independent, globally minded thinkers with real macro perspective.

Chris Bethea
Mentor

Chris Bethea

Interview Coach · NYU M.Ed.

NYU Master of Education and former senior interviewer at Vericant, the leading third-party admissions interview platform. Combines role-play, situational simulation and personalized 1-on-1 feedback to help students speak with confidence — strengthening public speaking and team communication along the way. Numerous mentees have stood out in interviews at U.S. top-tier universities.

Helen Yang
Mentor

Helen Yang

Essay Lead · Columbia Dual Bachelor's

Columbia University Bachelor's in English and Biology. American-born ABC who speaks impeccable Mandarin — bilingual fluency and bicultural insight let her surface a Chinese student's authentic strengths in natural, native English. Listens, probes, and refuses AI-written drafts; every essay stays in the student's own voice, measurably lifting admit rates.