TESTIMONIALS

"Diana not only helped guide our family into having our daughter accepted to Crofton House School, but really acted like a cheerleader for our family. She cares about us genuinely and even well after the acceptance letter arrived, still regularly checks in on us. She took my 5 year old out for ice cream to celebrate the offer and has stayed in touch over the year. Thank you, Diana, for everything and for your big, caring heart. We are definitely lucky to have met you."

Mother of Crofton House Student

"Diana is truly outstanding in her admission director role at Fulford Prep. In my experience it is unusual to find such confidence, poise, diligence and talent in an education professional so young. From student recruitment activities at international venues and engagement with families and agents, to brand marketing (especially with regard to social media) Diana continues to excel. She liaises effectively with teaching and administrative staff, and is extremely well-organized and detail-oriented. She connects with students and parents with both compassion and competence. Top marks all around!"

Headmaster, Fulford Prep and former Director of Admission at Ridley College, D.Rickers

"Our daughter was waitlisted to three of our top choice schools last year. But we were very satisfied with Diana's expertise and support throughout the process. She was detail oriented, receptive to our questions, and ethical in the way she operated. We've stayed in touch since the results and we can say that we are grateful for gaining a friend after the application process and would highly recommend her to anyone."

Past Client

"Diana has an amazing ability to make a strong connection with whomever she is interacting with right from the start and is always very conscientious of individual needs and concerns. The relationships that she has built with our Queen's alumni in Hong Kong and schools throughout Asia have helped to raise the profile of Queen's University and these connections remain strong. Diana is always very approachable and encouraging of others who are facing new challenges, like students who are making the decision to study abroad for their post-secondary education. Diana is a conscientious and hard-working person who has great enthusiasm for international education. I would not hesitate to recommend Diana to anyone who requires a highly motivated person who is adaptable, professional and creative in her thoughts and actions."

J. Corlett, Director of International Initiatives at Queen's University

"Working with Diana taught me time management skills as well as accountability. She instilled skills I need growing up in today's age, such as keeping up with my emails and the ins and outs of “zoom”. It felt like she cared a lot about me in helping me get to where I wanted. She is always there when you need, and is very helpful."

Past Student

"Diana has all the characteristics that anyone would want in a business development, strategic planning, and account management professional.

She possesses a well-rounded and holistic view of the business, blending the needs of customers with commercial and operational realities. Diana is highly strategic, very methodical, and leadership centered. She is empathetic, fair, and demonstrates a duty of care, but also is unafraid to ask tough (but good) questions to drive to solution(s) and action. She is an excellent communicator, customer-centric, actively cultivates relationships, and invests in them going forward, ensuring mutual benefit, and this applies to internal team members and external partners/customers.

Additionally, Diana is well read, stays up to date on industry trends and developments, and actively shares insights and thoughts broadly for the benefit of the team, her colleagues, and the partners/customers. She is fiercely passionate about what she believes in, has the highest integrity and ethics, and has strong values and guiding principles.

She is highly engaging, passionate, and it has been my honour to work with her; I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to learn from her, get to know her, and work with her!"

Past Supervisor

I have had the sincere pleasure of working closely with Diana since starting my tenure at ApplyBoard and am delighted to recommend her to any team lucky enough to have her in their corner.

At ApplyBoard, Diana has taken on the challenge of managing a portfolio of longtail institutions and takes a great amount of pride in advocating for her portfolio with our internal teams and students. Whether it means waking up ready to present a webinar at 6 AM to hundreds of people, crafting marketing messages to appeal to a variety of audiences, or diving deep into the latest immigration trends, Diana is tireless in supporting her institutional partners and our students in achieving their goals. She is an exceptional communicator- whether face-to-face, where she may have parsed through pages of inscrutable data to deliver a compelling and engaging presentation, or in her emails to internal and external stakeholders, where she presents a clear, thoughtful message.

Ultimately, what impresses me most about Diana is her unwavering commitment to anything she is passionate about and her strong set of guiding principles. It is obvious that she believes deeply and fully in the value of education and strives to champion this both in and out of her "9-5" role. Her nuanced understanding of business needs balances with this value-oriented mindset to make her an extremely effective force in the industry.

Past Colleague