Georgia Bennett founded Bennett Educational Resources, Inc., in 1991 and is listed in the Book of Leaders of Philadelphia and in Who's Who of American Women. As President of BER, she oversees all of the company’s consulting services and manages the company's corporate accounts. She also consults to individual students, parents and human resource managers in all areas related to education; her particular expertise is in the evaluation and placement of primary and secondary school aged children in the U.S. and abroad.

Georgia and her husband split their time between their home in the Philadelphia suburbs and their home in Maine.  She is well known in the education and relocation world for her tremendous knowledge and warmth…to say nothing of her irresistible panache…

Grant Calder, Senior Partner, C.E.P.

During his 17-year relationship with Bennett Educational Resources, Grant Calder has provided college and financial aid counseling to BER families and has consulted to corporate clients on education benefits.   Grant is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and is a Certified Educational Planner. 

A graduate of the U. of Pennsylvania, with degrees in History and German, Grant has taught at Temple University, the Middlesex School and Choate Rosemary Hall. He currently teaches History and German and is the Director of College Counseling at Friends’ Central School in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

In the spring of 2008, Grant published an article entitled, "Ignore the Statistics: It's a Great Time to be Applying to College" in the Philadelphia Inquirer and is currently working on two additional pieces, one of which addresses the question of post-secondary school “gap years.” Grant resides in Philadelphia with his partner Suzi and their twins.  In his limited spare time, he enjoys writing, biking, rock climbing, and an occasional trip to the Adirondacks.

Kay Branaman Eakin, a Senior International Consultant, has worked with BER since 1994, helping students of all ages and those with special needs.  She is an expert in the issues faced by children who move frequently and has written extensively on reentry challenges for children returning to their passport country from abroad. Formerly an Education Counselor with the U.S. State Department, Kay advised Foreign Service families on their educational options, both on assignment and upon return home; she also prepared a database of boarding schools, organized education workshops, and assisted in the writing and production of several videotapes on the mobility of children. She is a frequent presenter at various educational consultant conferences.

Mary Rabbitt, Senior International Consultant

A Senior International Consultant for BER, Mary Rabbitt has worked in company-related international education consulting throughout her career. Her consulting work has included education site assessments, policy development, school management, curriculum planning, and placement.  Mary’s consulting and school management work has been conducted throughout the world, most recently in Iceland and Saudi Arabia, on behalf of companies in the energy, mining, finance, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries. Mary earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the New York University, Robert F. Wagner School for Public Service.  She and her husband live outside of Princeton, New Jersey where Mary also works as a certified appraiser of fine and decorative arts.

Carlyle W. Clark, a Senior Consultant, holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in English Education from SUNY-Albany.  He brings 40+ years of classroom teaching, school administration, coaching, and educational consulting to his work at BER and has a special needs designation from the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), which certifies him to serve students with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. 

Sandra Godfrey has a broad background in education and the corporate world. She has taught all ages from pre-school to adult and has also worked with corporations, state school boards and school administrators. 

Sandra’s tenure with a large, international, educational publishing company included management at the national level, and her work took her into public and private school classrooms across the country.  In overseeing the introduction of innovative foreign language and ESL materials in schools, she worked with school boards, administrators and teachers, providing training and conducting workshops nationwide.

Monica Reinhard, a BER secondary school and university placement consultant, has counseled students and families for over a decade, in a variety of settings.  She has served as a school and college counselor in a highly-ranked public high school and has also worked in admissions and counseling at a private boarding school and at an alternative high school for troubled teens.

Monica has visited over 100 of the nation’s colleges and universities and has placed students in institutions of higher learning across the country.  She also consults on special needs cases on issues ranging from special education advocacy to school and college placement for individuals with special needs. Monica earned her B.S. in Psychology and Education at Bryn Mawr College and her M.S. in Family and Adolescent Counseling at the University of Pennsylvania.  She resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband and young daughter.

Lindsey Boden is one of BER’s special needs experts and works with students who require assessments and evaluations. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education where she focused on psycho-educational testing.

Lindsey has worked as an evaluator at the Center for Psychological Services in Ardmore and Paoli, Pennsylvania, for several years.  In addition, she served as Director of Admissions at the Tower School in Marblehead, Massachusetts; as an Admissions Associate at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; and as an Admissions Associate at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. 

Erin Brady is a consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in U.S. and international day and boarding schools.  At BER she works with families being placed all across the United States, manages some of BER’s larger corporate clients, and co-manages BER’s daily operations.
Prior to joining BER, Erin worked as Associate Director of Admissions at The Pennington School in New Jersey, where she also coached and served as a dorm parent.  She taught English, language arts, and writing in grades six through twelve at the Queen Anne School and at The Bullis School in Maryland. As a teacher at The American School in England (TASIS), outside of London, she led student trips to Spain, France and Wales, and traveled extensively in Europe and Africa.  

Brian Proctor hales from Canada and is BER’s on-the-ground affiliate in Ontario. As a teacher at Upper Canada College in Toronto, he chaired the Geography Department, was a boarding Housemaster and coached the varsity ice hockey team. Later, he was Director of Admissions at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, where he spearheaded the boarding school’s transition from all-boys to co-ed.  At Trinity, he also honed his marketing skills and became a recognized face at all of the prominent private schools across Canada.

In 2001 Brian founded Brian Proctor & Company Education Links to provide consulting services to families seeking support with school and program placements in Canada, the United States and Europe.  Possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional school and college options, Brian is also known for his expertise in special needs, having visited over 100 therapeutic boarding programs in the U.S. and Canada.  Brian earned his degrees at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto, and he and his wife make their home in Port Hope, Ontario.  He is an avid ice hockey fan and a film fanatic.  Appreciated for his kindly cheerfulness and depth of knowledge…

A graduate of Duke University and Teachers College, Columbia, Silenia Rhoads brings a background in education to her BER consulting.  Currently a middle school Spanish teacher in addition to being a BER consultant, Silenia has worked as a teacher and community educator in New York City, in Washington State and internationally.

Silenia moved to the U.S. from Caracas, Venezuela at age six and consults with many of BER’s Spanish-speaking families and clients.  Her international living experience includes stints in South America, the Caribbean and Europe, and has informed her interest in working with families traversing cultures.

Raised in England and Ireland until the age of 12, Elizabeth Sawyer is an international hybrid like many of the BER children she serves.  She brings over a decade of teaching experience in three languages to her work at BER where she is a “consultant of all trades,” working with families moving internationally and into/within the U.S., and also co-managing BER’s daily operations.

Prior to joining BER, Elizabeth taught English and French literature at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr and at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia.  She has also taught Spanish at the elementary level and ESL to adults.

Elizabeth is a graduate of the Northfield Mount Hermon School and Williams College. She spent her Junior year in Paris where she studied French Literature at the Sorbonne and International Politics at the Institute of Political Science.  In addition to her year in Paris, she three months studying Spanish in Burgos, Spain, and taught English in Bangladesh and Nicaragua.  She earned her M.A. in English Literature at Villanova University and has worked as a freelance writer and private English and French tutor. Elizabeth lives with her husband and three children in suburban Philadelphia.  She is an avid runner and writer but rarely has time for either…

Charlie Strater received a B.A. in Speech & Communications from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Choate Rosemary Hall School in Connecticut. In addition to working with BER clients, he is a private music tutor to children ages 6-18, including those with special needs.  He received his GMS (Global Mobility Specialist) designation from the Employee Relocation Council (ERC) and consults with families moving into and within the U.S. Also a freelance writer, Charlie recently authored an essay entitled “Hard Times for the Soft Services: Family Adjustments and Relocation Trends from 1995-2005,” for an upcoming edition of ORC magazine.  Another of his articles, “Preparing for Preschool,” recently appeared in Mobility Magazine, as did his essay on the growing currency, worldwide, of the International Baccalaureate.

Jayne Gandy is one of BER’s specialists in college and university placement and brings an extensive knowledge of college and high school athletics to her consulting.

Jayne earned her B.A. from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ and her M.A. in Education, with a specialization in School Counseling, from The University of Delaware.  She was a Division I All-American Field Hockey player and was also a varsity coach of three league championship teams.  

Prior to joining BER, Jayne was a school and college counselor at a highly competitive public high school in Pennsylvania. She also worked as an academic advisor to incoming freshman and sophomores at the University of Delaware, counseling students in appropriate course selection and advising them on future planning. Jayne lives in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, with her husband and two children.  She continues to be an accomplished athlete, competing in triathlons and coaching youth field hockey.

Julia Bickings is a member of BER’s university/college placement team with particular expertise in the NCAA process, the California State system, ROTC and other military options for college-bound students.  She currently works as a guidance and college counselor at a competitive private high school in San Diego, California, where she is also a member of the Board of Admissions.  Prior to this, she worked as a guidance counselor at a public school in New Jersey, specializing in assisting students with placements into colleges and universities specializing in the arts. 

Julia received her B.A. in Education from the College of New Jersey, and her M.A., with certification in Pupil and Personnel Services, from Rowan College in New Jersey.  She is currently working on a college counseling certificate at UCLA.

A veteran of  23+ years as a teacher and Director of Curriculum and Professional Development in international schools in Honduras, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Egypt, Claire Brusseau brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her BER consulting. Claire has also worked with American corporations overseas, consulting on school management, needs assessments and professional development.  Prior to joining BER, she spent six years as Director of Professional Development in a New Jersey public school.  Her B.A and M.A., both in Education, are from the University of Seattle and the University of Washington, respectively.