The Populus Academy Team
Get to Know Us
Katherine Yang
COLLEGE COUNSELOR | FOUNDER
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
MEd | Educational Psychology | University of Virginia
A Member of NACAC
A Member of NAFSA
8 years of counseling experience
Issy Sun
COLLEGE COUNSELOR
MPA | Public Policy | University of Wisconsin-Madison
LLM | University of Wisconsin-Madison
LLB | East China University of Political Science and Law
Experienced Diamond Challenge Coach
7 years of counseling experience
Huan Yang
Essay Consultant
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
Vice President of NAFSA
Teacher at UPenn ISSS
Founder of Penn China Education Summit
Penn Alumni Interviewer
Jared Chris
Essay Consultant
PhD Student | Harvard University
MA | Chinese History and Philosophy | Harvard University
BA | Carleton College
Daniel Mao
Academic Counselor (STEM/Business)
MBA | Georgetown University
BS | Biomedical Engineering | Tsinghua University
CFA
WGHS Coach
Elie Goldman
Essay Consultant
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
BA | Emory University
A Member of Teach for America
Teacher and Director of Internships at Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School
Philip Pan
Business Competition Coach
Student | The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Champion of Diamond Challenge 2019
Former Model UN President
Victor Russo
Experienced Writing Coach and All Subjects Tutor
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
BA | College of William & Mary
Candy Tang
Experienced College Counselor and Business Competition Coach
Cornell University
8 years of experience in college counseling, teaching and essay editing
Peggy Yang
Experienced STEM Tutor
Student | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Former USACO Gold Division Competitor
Will Conly-Dwyer
Experienced Writing Coach and Essay Consultant
M.S. | University of Pennsylvania
B.A. | Temple University
Sydney Moss
Experienced Writing Coach and Essay Consultant
Harvard University
University of California Berkeley