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Shaun McElroy is head of high school counseling at Shanghai American School. A veteran overseas counselor, Shaun has lived and worked in Venezuela, Thailand, Australia and Canada. He has given workshops on college counseling around the world including the National Association of College Admission Counselors, Council of International Schools, Association of American Schools in South America, East Asia Region Council of Overseas Schools and the Overseas Association of College Admission Counseling (OACAC) of which he is elected as Vice President for technology and communication. A recognized authority on university advising and admissions, he has developed innovative practices in working with students and their families. You can follow the latest on news on higher education at his blog, www.internationalcounselor.org.  

Aerian Gray is originally from Dublin, Ireland and is currently the lower school counselor at the American School in London.  She has been a Middle and High school counselor and health teacher.  In her life before education she was a radiographer and a Cordon Bleu cook!  Over the past 35 years her work has taken her to Greece, South Africa, the USA and Hong Kong.  She is also a graduate of the PTC’s Essential Skills program.

Mary Russman has been the middle school Principal at the American School of The Hague for the past eight years and is now in her fourteenth year as a principal in international schools. Mary was previously an academic university counselor, middle school/high school counselor and K-12 counselor in international settings. She is a graduate of the PTC's Essential Skills program and has previously both presented and co-trained Teacher Training Center courses.

Martin Walsh graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in History. Additionally, he holds graduate degrees in education and law from San Francisco State University and the University of California - Hastings College of the Law. From 1993 to 2004 Martin worked with international education programs in Russia, Cambodia and Venezuela. From 2004 until 2008 he helped managed the undergraduate admission process at Santa Clara University and Stanford University. Martin is a member of the National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC) and the California International Baccalaureate Organization. Additionally, Martin has been a guest speaker at WACAC, NEACAC and at numerous universities and high schools. His areas of expertise include: Trends in University Admissions, Access to Education for Undocumented Students, Higher Education for International Students, and Application Essays that Work.