The Team
Anna Marshi
After spending her early years living in the Middle East and North Africa, Anna’s family moved to Switzerland, where she studied the IB at the International School of Geneva. At Boston College, Massachusetts, she gained a BSc in Psychology and Biology. Following her MSc in Social Psychology and Industrial Relations at London School of Economics, Anna began her career in Management Consulting, Development, and Training, before moving into Selection and Assessment, with a focus on Investment Banking. She then co-founded a London-based Computer Consulting company. In 2002, Anna established her Educational Consultancy - working with students from around the world, both for undergraduate and graduate entry. Through regular visits to universities, attending seminars, and conferences, and her extensive professional network in affiliated areas, Anna remains up to date with all the latest developments in the application process. Anna also attended Tufts University’s PhD program in Experimental Psychology and holds a Graduate Certificate in College Admissions Counselling from University of California (UCLA).
Sarah Daouk
Graduating with a BA in Sociology from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Sarah began her career at AUB’s Counselling Center, affiliated with the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. She played an important role in helping public school students chart their higher education journey. Later, as preschool director of Ahliah Preschool, she led the school renovation and implementation of the Montessori method and was part of a team that developed an inclusive resource room for children with special educational needs. While working with the European Commission at the Center for Behavioral Research, she also completed AUB’s MA in Sociology and Anthropology. She later joined College Louise Wegman (CLW), a Lebanese independent school affiliated with the French Ministry of Education. As well as teaching English as a Foreign language, she established the school’s Center for Information & Orientation, providing university guidance and counselling to students. Since leaving CLW until 2023, Sarah has worked as an independent counsellor.
Isaac Nowell
Graduating from the University of Oxford with a first-class BA Hons degree in English, Isaac is singularly well placed to guide our students through the specialist Oxbridge applications process. Since graduating, he’s worked in a variety of teaching capacities – from teaching English to refugees on the Greek island of Samos with Action for Education, to working within the UK education system as a qualified professional, to private English language and SAT tuition and consulting. His interest in writing and literature has led to him to cultivate continued connections in the academic and the literary worlds, making him uniquely qualified to help students with their written applications. Whether you’re struggling with the nuts and bolts, or you can’t quite crown your work with those flourishes that set an essay or personal statement apart, Isaac will help to draw out your inner writer.