Meet the Team
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Roberto Hasbun
FOUNDER; COLLEGE COACH; SAT TUTOR
Roberto graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa as Valedictorian in 2017 with a 98.5% average and 98th percentile on the ACT. He got admitted to Princeton and Columbia University with more than $400,000 in financial aid/scholarships. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History at Princeton University in 2021 and a Master’s in Management at Cornell University in 2022.
Roberto worked in the Princeton Undergraduate Admissions Office and has extensive experience in guiding students in the application process.
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Paola Simon
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CAREER ORIENTATION COACH
Paola Simon graduated with a degree in Psychology and has dedicated the past five years to making a positive impact in the education sector. She is currently studying a Masters in Special Education, Intervention in Learning Difficulties and Psychopedagogy at ISEP University.
Paola manages the day-to-day operations, including social media, reaching out to new students, and implementing a growth strategy.
Paola also helps students select their field of study through workshops and specialized aptitude tests.
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Rosibel Rodas
ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST
Rosibel graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa in 2016. She then graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering at the Catholic University of Honduras. She is passionate about education and empowering the future generation.
She manages onboarding for new students and helps match them with one of our college admissions consultants.
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Jalileh Garcia
COLLEGE COACH
Jalileh Garcia completed her Undergraduate at Columbia University in 2021 and her Master’s at Oxford University in 2022. She received more than $300,000 in scholarships and financial aid at Columbia and the Harry J. Carman Fellowship for her studies at Oxford. This prestigious fellowship is given to only two graduating Columbia seniors. She wrote a thesis for both of her degrees.
Throughout her education, she perfected the art of writing. Jalileh is passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals and show their authentic selves through the essay.
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Maria Teresa Tome
SAT TUTOR
Maria Teresa graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa in 2018 with a 99th percentile SAT score and a 96.5% average. She received a combined $480,000 in scholarships and financial aid from different colleges and universities and later obtained a BA in Computer Science and Visual Arts from Columbia University. She currently works as a Software Engineer at the world's leading asset manager in New York.
Maria Teresa worked as a mentor and teaching assistant in the Computer Science department and is passionate about helping students succeed.
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Ana Lucia Rivera
COLLEGE COACH; SAT TUTOR
Ana Lucia was awarded the Ambassador’s Medal at her graduation from AST in 2017. She later graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2021 with Cum Laude and Renaissance Scholar distinctions. Upon entering USC, she was awarded with the prestigious half-tuition Presidential Scholarship and became a member of the Honors College.
Her passion for helping others navigate and succeed through the college admissions process brought her to a job at the USC Admission Center.
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Gabriela Lagos
COLLEGE COACH; SAT TUTOR
Gaby graduated with a BA in Economics and Political Science. Merit Scholar recipient at Emory University. She has experience in the fields of consulting, development, non-profits and previously worked as an immigration paralegal. She currently works as a funds paralegal at a prestigious top-10 Law Firm in the United States and is applying to Law School.
She is passionate about mentoring students and helping them navigate the college application process by finding their voice and understanding what paths they want to take.
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Mafe CastroWu
COLLEGE COACH; PSAT TUTOR
Maria Fernanda graduated as one of the top 10 students of her graduating class at the American School of Tegucigalpa. She was an ICDF full-ride scholarship recipient which allowed her to study business administration in Taiwan. She has experience in finance and education. She is knowledgeable about the application process, particularly the merit scholarship search.
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Farid Hode
COLLEGE COACH
Farid attended the American School of Tegucigalpa. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Calgary with distinction. He received the Schulich School of Engineering Dean’s Entrance scholarship and the International Undergraduate Award.
He has experience in the Oil and Gas industry in Canada, and is currently working in the technology sector in the United States.
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Paulina Madrid
COLLEGE COACH
Paulina graduated as Salutatorian from the American School of Tegucigalpa and studied International Economics and Management at Bocconi University in Milan.
She has experience working at an edu-tech start-up in Barcelona and is now an incoming master’s student at Brown University in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.
Paulina understands the complexities of the application process and is passionate about mentoring students to find their paths and voices.
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Sofia Rodriguez
COLLEGE COACH
Sofía graduated from Macris School as STUCO President in 2017. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2022 and did an exchange year at Purdue University where she studied Political Science and International Economics.
She currently works as a Transfer Pricing Associate at a Big Four and has previous experience working as a teacher.
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Camille Fiechter
ASSISTANT COLLEGE COACH
Camille graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa with a 98% average and as the Eagle Medal recipient. She also founded her nonprofit organization, Rafa's Light. Camille is currently pursuing Finance and General Management at Boston College.
Camille was accepted into Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame, and Boston College with over $250,000 in scholarships and financial aid, and was accepted into UNC-Chapel Hill with a full-ride scholarship.
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Ana Andino
COLLEGE COACH
Ana graduated as salutatorian at Macris School (GPA: 99.9%) and went on to attend Mercyhurst University with a full external scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Economics and a minor in Mathematics.
She completed her Master’s degree at the London School of Economics (LSE) in Local Economic Development and is now pursuing a PhD at Duke University. In between, Ana gained three years of professional experience.
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Mariangelica Vargas
COLLEGE COACH
Mariangelica graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa as a full International Baccalaureate alum. After being accepted to several top universities in the U.S. and Canada, she chose Lehigh University, where she received a comprehensive financial aid package and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing in 2018. She went on to complete a Master’s in Project Management from Universitat de Barcelona in 2024.
Known for her strong writing and communication skills, she has guided others in showcasing their unique strengths to reach their university and career goals. Today, she is committed to helping others reach their full potential.