Dafan Zhang
Executive Director

Dafan is a seasoned educator and technology professional. Dafan is a model non-traditional student: he holds a GED certificate, returned to college in his 30s, and earned an ivy-league advanced degree despite all his early life challenges. He is dedicated to helping everyone achieve their potential. Read more.

Alex Batoff
Communications Director

Alex grew up in Penn Valley, PA, and attended Lower Merion public schools from first through twelfth grade. He holds a Bachelor's degree from University of Pittsburgh and is currently attending University of Pennsylvania Law School. Alex developed an encyclopedic knowledge of America's top colleges and universities, information he paid forward to many of his classmates, who found his friendly but straight-forward advice a refreshing change from the usual innuendo and hearsay. As a keystone member of Education4Tomorrow, Alex is excited to "return to his roots" and give college counseling to the students who need it most. Read more.

Tatiana Dorval
Development Director

Tatiana has an unshakable curiosity for psychology. She loves hearing about how the mind works in different cultures and personalities and how people deal with everyday stresses, and make a conscious decision to either let their worries overcome them, or how they’ll overpower their apprehensions. Tatiana is a graduate of West Chester University with a bachelors degree in English Writing and minor in Psychology. She is currently serving as a TOEFL rater for ETS and pursuing graduate studies in Operational Psychology at Walden University. Read more.

Tiffany Smith
Outreach Director

Tiffany is a currently attending The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Penn Wood High School. As an older sister to six siblings, Tiffany hopes to be able to inspire and motivate more than just her kin to achieve higher goals by pursuing a higher education. Read more.

Sue Ellen Zhang
Operations Director

Sue Ellen defied the odds of being a teenager mother and found her way to an ivy-league education. She has many years of caring for others through being a mother and caring for the elderly. She has a passion for caring for others and has a strong belief that education is the key to many of life’s struggles. Sue Ellen is currently studying Psychology at University of Pennsylvania .