The EEE Team
The EEE Team is made up of an international Academic Advisory Board and school assessors across the globe. Every member of our team has a strong background in education, including instruction, school management and education leadership. Many of our team members are also expat parents, and know firsthand the challenges of finding the best schools for our children in new expat locations.
Senida Kiehl
Founder & CEO
Senida Kiehl is the founder and CEO of Excellence in Expat Education Awards. Her work in education has taken her to many parts of the world, including North America, Europe, and the Middle East. She holds an MA in Educational Leadership, and her areas of specialization include teacher training and school leadership. Senida has conducted trainings for educators and educational leaders at schools, Ministries of Education, The British Council, and other government agencies. She is a noted speaker who has been invited to deliver workshops on topics such as school leadership, gender-based leadership issues, teaching methodologies and intercultural fluency at various educational conferences. She has lived and worked in 5 countries, and has experienced firsthand the challenges of finding the right schools her expat children.
Dr. Rachel S. Awad
Academic Adviser
Dr. Rachel Awad is senior educational management professional who focuses on international education. After obtaining her Masters degree from Harvard University and her PhD in Public Administration from Golden Gate University, Rachel has held leadership positions and provided consulting services to educational institutions and government agencies in seven countries. She has worked extensively with schools and ministries of education on school improvement and educational reform programs. Rachel is also the Founder and Chief Education Officer at Global College Admissions Planning (GCAP), and is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. As an expat mom, Rachel’s expat kids have attended 6 international schools in a few different countries.
Angela Sauciuc
Academic Adviser
Angela is both an expat and an experienced education professional, with over 20 years of experience in international education. She is a professor of education, teaching both undergraduate and master’s degree students on a range of topics including Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, Curriculum Design and Evaluation. She has also supervised a wide variety of MA theses related to Curriculum Design. Angela has led numerous educational improvement and reform programs in international schools. One of her key research interests is in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) to children. She has designed and conducted many workshops for teachers and teacher trainers, and is passionate about teacher development.
Natasha Mason
Academic Adviser
Natasha is a long-term expat, with a rich and varied background in law, human resources and education. Her degrees include Law (LLB), Human Resources (Dip HRM) and a Master's in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Her experiences as an expat and a teacher, alongside her own entrepreneurial spirit, led Natasha to open and operate a number of very successful educational training centers. These teacher-training centers focus on the teaching of languages to non-native speakers of all ages. Based on her areas of expertise, she has taught in various Master's programs in Bilingual Education, and is extremely active in the international teaching community.
I was one of the testers for the FindMeASchool app. It gave me a wide range of schools to choose from and helped me understand which schools were available in West Cairo. I also spoke to one of the EEE consultants, who helped me decide which school aligned best with our family's expectations.
We’re moving from Dubai to Cairo. Our children attend a really nice school here and we wanted the same in Egypt. As an expat herself, Senida fully understood what we were looking for. Because she lived in both places, she was able to compare the school systems in both countries which was very helpful. We are feeling a lot more positive about the move now.
EEE has the knowledge and connections in place to put you in the right direction. We’re an American family relocating to Germany. EEE were able to put us in touch with people who could ease our transition to a new country.
As I come from China, I had no idea what to expect about schools in Egypt. I registered my children in a school which was below our family expectations in terms of academics. After speaking to Excellence in Expat Education, we decided to move my children to a school with better connections with universities from Europe, because that’s where I want my children to study.
When we heard about relocating to Senegal, we were sure that no one would be able to give us information on the best school. The information on Internet was very confusing. We realised that the world ‘international’ does not always mean ‘expatriate children’. In the end we only had one option, but it was the school we were looking for.