Rebecca founded RNG International Educational Consultants for two reasons: first, she identified the need for families to have expert comprehensive educational planning, whether they are staying in their home town or moving their children around the world. Secondly, she is passionate about helping each child or adolescent to realize their individual potential. She knows a child’s future can be hugely influenced – for good or for bad – by the educational decisions they and their parents make along the way. When kids are in the right school or college for them, they thrive. When they are in the wrong environment, or lack the ability to manage their current environment, life can be unnecessarily difficult. Sometimes the consequences of not having their academic, social or emotional needs met can be quite serious. Therefore, before understanding what we do and what makes us experts, it’s probably even more important to understand WHY we do it. Whether the young person lives down the street, across the country, or in Mongolia, we are on a mission to help kids grow and succeed!
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Michelle is an Educational and Therapeutic Consultant with RNG International Educational Consultants LLC™. With a background as a school psychologist, she understands the intersection of academic and social-emotional life for students. She consults on traditional boarding school and therapeutic program placements for a wide range of student profiles.
Michelle served as a school psychologist in public and charter schools in New York City and Denver, Colorado. She is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and maintains her NCSP (Nationally Certified School Psychologist) credential. She is a Professional member of IECA and individual member of NATSAP. She earned her Masters of Education in School Psychology at Teachers College Columbia University and a Bachelor’s in History from the College of William and Mary. She is a graduate of the The Madeira School, an all-girls boarding school.
Michelle is currently serving as the national therapeutic chair for IECA, periodically writes for IECA’s newsletter “Insights,” and presents regularly at professional conferences.
Michelle calls Colorado home and enjoys working local and US-based students, as well as young global nomads like herself. Having grown up for many years overseas, she experienced firsthand the challenges and rewards of being a Third Culture Kid. She now offers a professional lens through which to understand the impact of global mobility on children and youth.
She lives in Denver where she enjoys writing (pretty bad) poetry at the local creative writing center, skiing, yoga, and cooking. She is an Active member of Junior League of Denver.
I believe every child can learn and can thrive. I am passionate about education, mental health, and the role of educational consultants.
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Kandis joined the RNG team in 2018 as our client services and outreach coordinator. She has a bachelor’s degree in business from Brigham Young University and her post graduate experience includes event planning, sales, and more recently teaching English to students living in China. Teaching has been a joy throughout her life and learning about the Chinese culture has elevated that experience.
Kandis quickly learned how to navigate the world of special education and learning disabilities. As the mother of a son with ADHD, executive functioning, and physical disabilities, she has learned through personal experience how to be an advocate for children in the school systems, and knows the ins and outs of an IEP. These experiences have given her a passion to work with more students in order to help them progress in their education and future pursuits.
Kandis grew up in Southern California and will always enjoy the beach and warm weather. She and her husband made a big move to the south and raised their four active boys in the Georgia mountains and fell in love with southern hospitality. Recently, they have moved back west and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kandis enjoys baking, skiing, and game nights with family and friends.
After graduating from the University of Miami (Florida), Leanne spent about a year in Washington, DC before returning to her hometown in Monmouth, Maine. Leanne received her M.Ed in Higher Education/Student Development from the University of Maine and spent four years in the Student Activities Office at Colby College. There, she was responsible for planning and implementing orientation activities as well as weekly campus programming.
Following her time at Colby College, Leanne spent over 14 years at Kents Hill School where she served as both Director of College Counseling and Director of Admissions. She has worked with hundreds of students, both domestic and international, in both roles. She is an expert in navigating the search and application process for independent schools, with specialization in boarding schools, as well colleges/universities and has had students admitted to a wide variety of institutions including, Boston College, Duke University, Princeton University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and the University of California at Berkley. Additionally, Leanne has traveled extensively visiting programs across the United States, and as Director of Admissions, has participated in recruiting events in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Additionally, Leanne has also been a seasonal reader for the Admissions Office at Northeastern University.
Leanne looks forward to working with RNG students and their families as they explore and prepare for the boarding school and college admissions process. When she’s not proofreading essays and prepping students for interviews, Leanne can be found cheering on the sidelines of her daughters’ soccer games, skiing at her favorite mountain or enjoying a quiet day on the lake!
Tara earned her Master of Education in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. While at Carolina, Tara worked in Career Services, helping students to choose a major and prepare for a fulfilling career path. She spent countless hours working with students to perfect their resumes, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters, and interview skills. It was there that Tara uncovered her burning passion for helping others ignite, inspire, and act on their own personal passions. This came in particularly handy during her time teaching a first-year seminar course to new U of SC students from across the globe.
Beyond Career Services, Tara has also gained experience in college admissions, college orientation, the first-year transition, Greek life, and academic advising. She’s worked with a wide variety of students in both the public university and community college setting. Prior to enrolling at the University of South Carolina, Tara earned her Bachelor’s in Communication from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has years of experience in digital marketing and public relations in addition to her experience in education.
Now, Tara lives in Las Vegas. She is a pet mom who enjoys hiking and spending as much time as she can outdoors. She aspires to become a full-time traveler and digital nomad.
Originally from Hartford, Connecticut, Jack is a U.K.-educated academic with a background in journalism and theatre.
Jack recently received his DPhil in History at the University of Oxford, where he taught modern history and assisted with Oxford admissions alongside completing his thesis on French, British, and American fighter pilots in the First World War. Moving from the United States in 2010, Jack completed all of his higher education in the U.K., earning a BA in History from Royal Holloway University of London and an MPhil in Modern British & European History from Oxford. He is also a classically trained actor on both sides of the pond, training and working at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts and the British American Drama Academy, and worked in breaking news journalism from 2013 to 2018.
Jack has extensive experience teaching and mentoring students from diverse international backgrounds, from private school students in Southeast Asia to Americans studying abroad in the U.K. As an expat and former international student himself, he is passionate about making British higher education – especially the prestigious, sometimes complex Oxbridge system – accessible and navigable to all. He offers RNG students and their families personalized insight into the British education system and application process, opening students up to an exciting international option.
Jack currently lives in the south of England, where he spends his time hiking, writing, and doing volunteer community healthcare advocacy. You can find him on LinkedIn.
Alex has tutored and taught for nearly twenty years at notable private institutions such as Philips Andover, Taft, and Dartmouth College. Though originally an English major, he has taught a great variety of subject areas in his career, from humanities to AP literature to history to creative writing to college essay writing. He has also edited alumni publications and yearbooks, run debate teams, coached varsity athletic teams, acted as an academic advisor and dorm parent, and taken on myriad other roles in his experience as a private school faculty member. Having taught a wide variety of students from 8th grade through college undergraduate with various behavioral and academic profiles, his great breadth of experience allows him to provide guidance in many academic and extracurricular areas. He is also a skilled academic coach, able to help adolescents and young adults navigate the variety of adversities they face in unfamiliar circumstances as they work through the challenges of academic rigor.
Alex feels blessed to be able to teach and coach his students in those critical transitional years, and finds it infinitely fulfilling to work with these students.
He attended Philips Exeter Academy, a well-known boarding school, then received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon College and a Master’s Degree in English from Dartmouth College.
As the father of three young children, Alex spends most of his free time between story times, playgrounds and beaches. He has a lifetime obsession with the science fiction genre and the New England Patriots, not necessarily in that order.
