dr. Kierstan connors

Mrs. Kierstan Connors, PhD, joined GEMS Education as founding Director of College Counseling for the flagship technology-focused GEMS Nations Academy Dubai three years ago and now serves a consolidated, centralized,
international role as GEMS Corporate Director of College & Career Counseling Worldwide – to develop GEMS global brand of excellence for University and Career Advising for over 250 schools with 8 different curricula and
over 35,000 secondary students to place in post-secondary programs each year. Prior to GEMS, she has spent over 30 years as an international administrator, Professor, Academic Dean and consultant in Central America, the
Middle East and Asia, with a five year role as Dean and Director of College Counseling in China with Ray Global Education and the Ministry of Education (SOEEC) based out of Shanghai. Dr. Connors brings over three decades of
experience managing and advising international students, families and school staff through the complexities of the holistic college application process on a global scale, and is uniquely qualified to support international students,
schools and advising teams in their efforts to gain admission to the most selective universities worldwide. Dr. Connors earned dual accelerated degrees from Stanford University and the Universidad de Panama, is a Master
Teacher of Economics and English, and has a PhD in Economics and International Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Policy Studies from Indiana University.