Our Team

Opus College Prep aims to guide students to exploring their academic passions, finding joy in a complicated admissions process, and achieving top college choices

Sylvia

Sylvia is an accomplished college-coaching and admissions professional with over a decade of experience. Dedicated to helping students aspire, thrive, and realize their potential, Sylvia is a recognized admissions expert often consulted on admissions topics by the University Network and parenting magazines across the country.

Sylvia is a teacher by trade and training starting her career in education as an English teacher and NYC Teaching Fellow.
Having worked for Princeton University Admissions, Sylvia has served as Director of Enrollment with Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and Assistant Director of CUNY’s J-School. Sylvia identifies the distinctive qualities of each student and understands how to guide every student she works with toward selective admissions.

Princeton University Admissions

Silvija

Joanna

A proud alumna of Georgetown University, Joanna has decades of experience in the college admissions and standardized testing space. She’s a longtime admissions interviewer and current member of the Board of Governors at Georgetown, spent nearly a decade at the Graduate Management Admission Council as well as test prep organizations including The Princeton Review and Veritas Prep. She’s also served as a college and MBA admissions consultant to hundreds of applicants to elite programs. As a nonprofit marketing executive, she focuses her efforts on educational technology and higher education, and volunteers her spare time at a variety of athletic and military organizations including Dog Tag Bakery, Team Red White & Blue, the Ironman Foundation, and the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Georgetown University Admissions

Nils

Prior to his time at Opus College Prep, Nils worked in three different undergraduate admissions offices including 8 years at New York University, where he served as Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions. While at NYU, he was responsible for reviewing thousands of applications, establishing selection criteria, and recruiting students from all over the world. Before taking on the role at Opus College Prep, Nils was employed at Google where he was part of the Talent Acquisition team focused on recruiting  top-tier talent from across the United States. 

Nils earned his undergraduate degree in Secondary English Education from St. Ambrose University. For his graduate work, Nils earned his master’s degree at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and his Doctoral Degree from NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Both degrees were centered on the study of higher education and issues related to educational access. 

In his free time, Nils can be found playing board games with his friends, exploring New York City, and entertaining his seven nieces and nephews.

New York University Admissions

Dr. B

Dr. B completed her PhD at UPENN and her career spans academia and industry. Widely published, Dr. B has served as Assistant Dean of the Harvard Summer School and an Associate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for the Science, Technology and Globalization Project. She has served on committees for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of State, and United States Department of Defense. At Harvard College, she received the John R. Marquand Award for Exceptional Advising and Counseling of Harvard Students; the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Advising and Mentoring; and the Star Prize for Excellence in Advising. She was voted as a Harvard Yearbook Favorite Professor for three consecutive years.

Harvard University

Tony

Tony holds a BA in Philosophy and Film Studies from Amherst College, where he graduated with honors and won the Film Studies Award, and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa, where he designed and taught courses in literature and creative writing and won the Carl Klaus Teaching Award. He has served as an editorial assistant for The Iowa Review and an assistant editor for the London Review of Books. His college essay students have been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Penn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Duke, Michigan, Georgetown, NYU, Rice, and UCLA, among others — many with significant scholarships. Tony is a regular contributor to The Surfer’s Journal, a literary magazine about the art and culture of surfing, a subject about which he is currently writing a book. He is represented by Creative Artists Agency.

Amherst College

Paul

Paul is a writing coach with Opus College Prep. He is a published author and graduate of the elite Columbia University MFA in Creative Writing. Paul completed the UC- Irvine course in college admissions counseling. Paul is incredibly supportive of all students developing their narratives and works closely to help students understand their own stories. As a master writing coach, he is an expert in college admissions essay development!

Columbia University Admissions

Andrew

Andrew began his decades-long admissions career as an NCAA Compliance Officer at Georgetown University. In this capacity, he assisted recruited student-athletes navigate both the NCAA initial eligibility requirements and the university admissions process. An offer from University of Southern California to serve as an undergraduate admissions officer with USC Marshall School of Business, led him to the west coast. Since then, Andrew has acquired first-hand knowledge of competitive college admissions through his experience at both USC and Pepperdine University. Andrew uses his wide range of experience to help students build a well-tailored college list and shares strategies regarding how to stand out in the highly competitive world of college admissions and college athletics recruitment.

Georgetown University Admissions
University of Southern California Admissions

Clarice

Clarice graduated from Yale University with a BS in Psychology. Upon graduation, she joined Yale University Admissions where she recruited students from all over the country to Yale. Clarice is a current Yale College Adviser for Trumbull College and a student in Penn State’s Master of Education in Higher Education program. Clarice is a full-time admissions coach today and loves supporting students one-on-one through their college admissions journey. Clarice is a wonderful, caring guide students enjoy working with.

Yale University Admissions

Suzi

A recognized leader and college admissions expert with over 20 years of admissions expertise, Suzi has served as Director of Admissions for the highly selective Swarthmore College for 12 years. She has served as Director of College Counseling at the elite Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia and is a nationally recognized expert in college admissions advising. Suzi has been featured by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling. She is able to identify the unique qualities of each student and guides students thoughtfully through the college admissions process.

Swarthmore College Admissions

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