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
Engaged in the Education Industry since 2009
Full-time Counseling in the US since 2013
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
Full-time Counseling in the US since 2014
Eveline Tsang
COLLEGE COUNSELOR
M.Ed. | Higher Education Leadership and Administration | Liberty University
Georgia Tech, College Admissions Essay Reviewer
Savannah College of Art & Design, Deputy Director of Admissions
Victor Russo
COLLEGE COUNSELOR & ESSAY CONSULTANT
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
BA | College of William & Mary
Andrew Zhu
Experienced Biology Trainer/ Research Counselor
Ph.D. | Syracuse University
Master of Public Administration | Syracuse University
B.S. & M.S. | Nanjing University
Tenured Professor in Biology
Hui Brewster
COLLEGE COUNSELOR
M.Ed. | Vanderbilt University
Over 10 years of Full-time Counseling in the US
Hanyi Tan
COLLEGE COUNSELOR
M.Ed. | English Language Learners I Vanderbilt University
Full-time Counseling in the US since 2015
Jerry Zhou
Experienced Math Coach & Counselor
B.S. & B.A. | Math & Economics | University of Chicago
USAMO & AIME Qualifier (AIME globally ranked top 20, AMC globally ranked top 24, AMC 12-144, AIME-13)
Huan Yang
COLLEGE COUNSELOR
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
Clarence Chen
Experienced STEM Counselor
B.S. | University of Virginia
Gary Yang
Experienced STEM Counselor
Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University
Diana Cheng
Experienced Finance Coach
Lead Quantitative Financial Analyst in a Large U.S. Bank
Jean
Experienced Finance Coach
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
BA | College of William & Mary
Sylvia Cheng
Experienced MUN Coach
B.A. | Brown University
Elie Goldman
ESSAY CONSULTANT
M.S. | Education Entrepreneurship I University of Pennsylvania
Sydney Moss
Experienced Writing Coach and Essay Consultant
Harvard University
University of California Berkeley
Zitong Yang
Experienced Tutor
Washington University in St. Louis
Anna Fitzgerald
Experienced Writing Coach and Essay Consultant
Harvard University
Jared Christensen
Experienced Writing Coach and Essay Consultant
Harvard University
