Who We Are
Dr. Anna Kim
Dr. Anna Kim holds a Ph.D. in Global Leadership and Change from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mathematics for Teaching from UCLA. Her career has spanned the classroom and the boardroom alike. She founded and led accredited schools in the United States and South Korea and directed international academic programs, building learning environments rooted in both rigor and care.
Dr. Kim conducted research examining how motivation, emotion, and socioeconomic context were associated with long-term educational and career outcomes. She also contributed to cross-national literacy initiatives across Africa and Latin America and conducted school affordability studies focused on advancing equitable access to education.
To expand her expertise in educational data and responsible artificial intelligence, Dr. Kim completed Harvard Online programs in Data Science and AI Principles. This advanced training strengthened her ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data carefully, apply appropriate AI principles to educational practice and systems, and support evidence-informed research and decision-making.
As Co-Founder and CEO of Eclectic Education Consulting LLC, Dr. Kim brings this depth of scholarship, analytical expertise, and lived experience to every partnership. Through personalized guidance, data-informed insights, tailored roadmaps, research-backed strategies, and hands-on mentorship, she helps students, families, and institutions transform their educational goals into meaningful, lasting change.
Frank Montes
Frank started his path into educational services early on by studying philosophy with a focus on language and thought at the University of California, Berkeley. This provided a smooth transition into English education, which allowed him to teach abroad in South Korea for several years, gaining experience working with students from grade school to secondary school. After returning to California, he shifted focus to college readiness by working with a professional development based business centered on SAT/ACT preparedness at school districts across the country.
All the interactions with parents, students, fellow educators, and educational leaders across his entire professional career has led to a culmination of experience and skills that aim to achieve an important goal: fostering the academic talents of individual students to develop critically reflective learners ready to tackle the challenges they face in higher education and beyond.