People & associates.

Gordon Allan has been in Education for over 30 years, having been both an elementary and secondary school teacher at Holy Trinity School and Lower Canada College. He served as Director of Admissions at Lower Canada College and Bishop's College School. For six years, Gordon was also  the Head of School at Lakeside Preparatory Academy in Shawnigan Lake. From 2002 to 2017, Gordon served as Director of Strategic Development, Director of Communications and Director of Admissions at St. George’s School.  Gordon has given presentations at CAIS, ISABC, and SSATB conferences. He is accredited by the International Association of Business Communicators.

When Gordon is not consulting, he is writing for children. He is the author of the bilingual (English and Chinese) children’s novel, Edwin and the Quest for Drow.

Yully Wu has been involved in international education for over 20 years. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Yully started her career in international trade and eventually became part of a Canadian-Taiwanese start-up consulting company that is now the largest in Taiwan. Her focus was on market positioning, logistics, design, advertising and
translation—specifically for the company's biennial study guide and educational fairs.  Yully also worked as Director of Admissions and Marketing at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, an international boarding school in Shawnigan Lake. Yully currently works with local families, particularly immigrant-families, not only on their educational needs, but also on their cross-cultural integration in areas like etiquette training and life coaching

Javier Puig, founder of Persona, works directly with company leadership to bring together strategy and design, delivering distinctive solutions that amplify the experience of your brand.

At Persona, Javier is responsible for creative strategy and vision for projects ranging from experience design to brand development.

Javier is an award-winning designer with over 20 years of experience spanning two continents and a variety of sectors. His work has been recognized by Applied Arts, Metropolis Magazine, Creative Quarterly, Behance and Creative Review, as well as being published by Rockport Press.