Sheila Akbar - President & COO of Signet Education - Getting Into College. This is episode 520 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Sheila Akbar joined the Signet team in the summer of 2010, bringing with her a wealth of experience teaching SAT, ACT, GRE, literature, and composition in both one-on-one and classroom settings. Sheila loves both teaching and learning, and finds nothing more rewarding than working closely with students to overcome the challenges they face.
After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Sheila spent two years working in financial services before continuing her academic career, which culminated into two doctorates. She brings her significant business and academic experience to bear on her current role at Signet.
Her skills include speaking to every client to craft a tailored solution for their needs, managing the administrative team, and providing educational thought leadership for the company.
Sheila holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Harvard University and two doctoral degrees from Indiana University.
Today we are focused helping students get into the college they desire to attend.
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The new intro and outro music was written and performed by Brian K. Buffington.
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Connect & Learn More:
Sheila Akbar
President & COO
Signet Education
405 Waltham St. #192
Lexington, MA 02421
info@signeteducation.com
617.714.5262
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaakbar/
http://signeteducation.com/
Length - 57:29